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עָרוּץ
a.ruts
H6178
H:A Hebrew

dreadful

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a.ruts denotes the dreadful torrent named as a place where people dwell in Job 30:6.

Its single attested use names a torrent characterized as dreadful, in the setting of people dwelling among dust and rocks.

Senses in use

  1. A dreadful torrent as a dwelling place · dominant

    In Job 30:6, the construct masculine singular noun occurs in the phrase describing where “They dwell.” The APB renders the setting as “the dreadful torrent,” followed by “holes of dust and rocks.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 30:6 the APB presents the clause as “They dwell in the dreadful torrent.” The precise division of that English phrase cannot be established beyond the verse’s setting.

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