re.gev denotes clods or compacted masses of earth, whether by a torrent or when dust binds together.

The two verses use the term for clods of earth: those associated with a torrent and those formed when dust gathers and cleaves together.

1. Clods or compacted earth · dominant

   In Job 21:33, the construct plural occurs in the phrase rendered by the APB as “The clods of the torrent.” In Job 38:38, the absolute plural occurs where the APB describes dust running “into a mass” and “the clods cleave fast together,” showing earth gathered into clods.

   Job 21:33Job 38:38

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “clods” in both verses, associating them with a torrent in Job 21:33 and with dust that gathers and cleaves together in Job 38:38. These renderings confirm the clause-level presentation rather than isolate every contribution of the term.