Lexicon
שַׁלְאֲנָן
shal.a.nan
H7946
H:A Hebrew

at ease

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shal.a.nan describes a person’s condition of ease in the statement about one who dies in full strength.

The attested use describes the condition of a person who dies while enjoying full strength, with the verse presenting that state as one of ease and security.

Senses in use

  1. Ease amid full strength · dominant

    In Job 21:23, the masculine singular absolute adjective occurs in the statement about a person who dies in full strength. The APB renders the verse, “This one dies in full strength, wholly at ease and secure,” presenting a settled and secure condition at death.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 21:23, the APB presents the condition as “wholly at ease and secure.” The adjective’s exact English boundary within that phrase cannot be isolated with certainty.

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