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עָרוֹד
a.rod
H6171
H:N-M Hebrew

wild donkey

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a.rod denotes the animal sent out free and released from bonds in Job 39:5.

The term denotes the animal portrayed as being sent free and having its bonds loosened in Job 39:5.

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  1. Animal released into freedom · dominant

    In Job 39:5, the masculine singular absolute noun names the animal in the question about who “sent out the wild donkey free” and “loosened the bonds of the wild donkey.” The APB presents the clause as an animal set free from restraint.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 39:5, the APB renders the clause with “wild donkey” twice, while its word-level correspondence to the Hebrew form is not marked.

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