Job 16:16

My face turns red ("like red wine" – Hebr. chamar) from my weeping,
and the shadow of death is over my eyelids.
[Hebr. chamar shares its root with a slightly more unusual word for wine (Hebr. chemer) used to refer to red, unmixed pure wine.]

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The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

פָּנַי   חֳמַרְמְרָה   מִנִּי   בֶכִי   וְעַל   עַפְעַפַּי   צַלְמָוֶת  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἡ γαστήρ μου συγκέκαυται ἀπὸ κλαυθμοῦ ἐπὶ δὲ βλεφάροις μου σκιά


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H6440
H9020
פָּנַ֣ (pana)
י (j)
face
my
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Ncmpc
Sp1bs
H2560c
חֳמַרְמְרָה (chómaremerah)
be red
Verb Verb
piel qatal 3p ♀ sing. piel qatal third person feminine singular

Vpp3fs
H4480a
H9014
מִנִּי (mini-)
־
from
link
Prep. Preposition

R
H1065
בֶ֑כִי (vekhi)
weeping
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9002
H5921a
וְ (ve)
עַ֖ל (al)
and
upon
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

C
R
H6079
H9020
עַפְעַפַּ֣ (afeapa)
י (j)
eyelid
my
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Ncmpc
Sp1bs
H6757
H9016
צַלְמָֽוֶת (tzalemavet)
׃
shadow
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa

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