Job 3:21

הַֽמְחַכִּ֣ים לַמָּ֣וֶת וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּ מִמַּטְמוֹנִֽים
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
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הַֽ מְחַכִּ֣ים
הַֽ
Prefix — article the
מְחַכִּ֣ים
Root word wait, waiteth, tarry, waited, long
Dictionary form: חָכָה · haw-KAW

Verb — Piel, Participle Active, masculine plural, absolute state intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" ongoing action — try "___ing" or "one who ___s"

In the KJV here: which long
wait ×3 and i will wait ×1 and tarry ×1 for him that waiteth for him ×1 had waited ×1 if we tarry ×1 is he that waiteth ×1 of robbers wait ×1
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wait — Most neutral, widely applicable rendering.
wait eagerly — Captures the sense of longing or anticipation.
linger — Emphasizes staying in place; good for physical tarrying.
look forward to — Idiomatic; suits hopeful or expectant waiting contexts.
long for — Highlights emotional yearning; best for devotional passages.
hold out — Suggests patient endurance over an extended period.

BDB2728 H2442

BDB2727 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2729

[חָכָה] verb wait, await —

Qal Participle pl construct חוֺכֵי Isa 30:18 with לְ waiting for him (׳י). Pi`el חִכָּה Job 32:4 חִכְּתָה Ps 33:20 חִכִּיתִי Isa 8:17 חִכּוּ Ps 106:13 חִכִּינוּ 2Kgs 7:9 Imperfect יְחַכֶּה Isa 30:18 תְּחַכֶּה 2Kgs 9:3 Imperative חַכֵּהֿ Hab 2:3 חִכּוּ Zeph 3:8 Infinitive construct כְּחַכֵּי Hos 6:9 (Ephr for חַכֵּה?); Participle מְחַכֶּה Dan 12:12 construct מְחַכֵּה Isa 64:3 plural מְחַכִּים Job 3:21 —
1. wait, tarry, absolute 2Kgs 9:3 tarry not; with עַד till morning light 2Kgs 7:9 with accusative את איוב בדברים Job 32:4 tarry for Job with words.
2. wait (in ambush), כְּחַכֵּי אִישׁ גְּדוּדִים Hos 6:9 as marauding bands wait for a man AV RV De, or as marauders lie in wait Hi Ew (taking אישׁ as construct) 3 wait for, long for, with לְ for ׳י Isa 8:17; Isa 64:3; Zeph 3:8; Ps 33:20 for his counsel Ps 106:13 for his vision Hab 2:3 for death Job 3:21 יחכה יהוה לחננכם Yahweh waiteth to be gracious unto you Isa 30:18 (Di regards this as threatening and refers it to 1); absolute waiteth (and cometh to the days of blessedness) Dan 12:12.

חַכָּה see below חנך.

wait, waiteth, tarry, waited, long
ḥākâ
properly, to adhere to; hence, to await
  • to wait, wait for, await
    • (Qal) to wait for
      • "(Piel)
      • to wait, tarry
        • "to wait (in ambush)"to wait for, long for

לַ מָּ֣וֶת
לַ
Prefix — preposition to, for + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
מָּ֣וֶת
Root word death, die, died, dead, dieth, …
Dictionary form: מָוֶת · maw-WET

לַ
Hidden "the" לַ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "to the ___".

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: for death
of death ×24 the death ×19 death ×16 from death ×8 and death ×6 of his death ×6 dieth ×4 to death ×4
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death — Most direct and universal rendering; suitable for nearly all contexts.
dying — Prefer when emphasizing the process or act rather than the state.
mortality — Highlights the human condition; good in reflective or wisdom texts.
end — Softer, euphemistic tone; useful in poetic or narrative passages.
fatal — Best as an adjective in phrases like 'fatal wound' or 'fatal blow'.
deadly — Adjectival use only; stresses lethal danger or consequence.

BDB4562 H4194

BDB4561 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4563

מָ֫וֶת161 noun masculineExod 10:17 death; — absolute ׳מ Deut 19:6 +; מָֽ֫וְתָה Ps 116:15 construct מוֺת Gen 25:11 +; suffix מוֺתִו Gen 27:2 +; plural construct מוֺהֵי Ezek 28:10 suffix בְּמֹתָיו Isa 53:9 —

1. death, opposed to life, Deut 30:15; Deut 30:19; 2Sam 15:21 כל האדם ׳מ the death of all men (that all go to) Num 16:29 (J), as distinguished from violent death; ׳יוֺם מ day of death Gen 27:2 (J) Judg 13:7; 1Sam 15:35 +; ׳שְׁנַת מ Isa 6:1; Isa 14:28 ׳עד מ Num 35:25; Num 35:28; Num 35:32; Josh 20:6 (P), 1Kgs 11:40 ׳לפני מ Gen 27:7; Gen 27:10; Gen 50:16 (JE); ׳אחרי מ Gen 26:18 (J), Gen 25:11; Lev 16:1; Num 35:28 (P), Deut 31:27; Deut 31:29 (D) +; ׳בכור מ Job 18:13 firstborn of death (deadly disease); of flies Eccl 10:1, unclean animals Lev 11:31; Lev 11:32 (P).
2. death by violence as a penalty : ׳מִשְׁפַּט מ + לְ or בְּ person: a case of death to, or in a man, guilty of capital crime Deut 19:6; Deut 21:22; Jer 26:11; Jer 26:16 ׳חֵטְא מ Deut 22:26 ׳מ (י)בנ 1Sam 20:31; 1Sam 26:16; 2Sam 12:5 ׳אישׁ מ 2Sam 19:29 ׳אנשׁי מ 1Kgs 2:26 ׳מַלְאֲכֵי מ Prov 16:14 messengers of death; במותָיו Isa 53:9 in his (martyr-) death (see BrMP 359).
3. state of death or place of death (|| שׁאול) Isa 28:15; Isa 28:18; Isa 38:18; Hos 13:14; Hab 2:5; Ps 6:6; Ps 49:15; Song 8:6; Prov 5:5; Prov 7:27 (|| אבדון) Job 28:22 ׳שׁערי מ gates of death Ps 9:14; Ps 107:18; Job 38:17.

death, die, died, dead, dieth, …
māwet
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
  • death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead
    • death
      • "death by violence (as a penalty)"state of death, place of death

וְ אֵינֶ ֑נּוּ
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אֵינֶ
Particle not
֑נּוּ
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: אַיִן · ah-YIN

Particle — Negative

In the KJV here: but it cometh not
there is no ×50 and none ×33 there is none ×33 not ×31 without ×29 is not ×27 neither ×24 there was no ×22
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there is no — Best for existential negation; most common contextual use.
nothing — Use when אַיִן stands alone as a noun meaning total absence.
without — Prefer when modifying a noun to indicate lack.
none — Good for negating a previously mentioned subject or group.
not — Broad negative; use when no stronger nuance is needed.
nor — Use in compound negations to connect two negated clauses.

BDB374 H369

BDB373 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB375

II. אַ֫יִן nought.

אִיעֶזֶר see אֲבִיעֶזֶר.

אִיתָמָר see I. אָוָה.

BDB385 H369

BDB384 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB386

II. אַ֫יִן, אָ֑֫יִן construct אֵין substantive properly nothing, nought (Moabite אן, Assyrian iânu).

1. Isa 40:23 הַנּוֺתֵן רוֺזְנִים לְאָ֑יִן who bringeth princes to nothing; כְּאַיִן as nothing, ib. Isa 40:17; Isa 41:11; Isa 41:12; Hag 2:3; Ps 39:6 almost (|| כִּמְעַט) Ps 73:2 מֵאַיִן of nothing Isa 41:24.
2. construct אֵין, very frequently as particle of negations, is not, are not, was not, were not, etc. (corresponding to the affirmative יֵשׁ q. v. Similar in usage, though not etymology akin, are , לַיִת, , , properly 'there is nought of ...' followed by a substantive or a pronominal suffix (אֵינֶנִּי [verbal form, Ges«GKC:100»§ 100, 5; «GKC:152»152, 1 c], אֵינְךָ, אֵינֵךְ, אֵינֶנּוּ, אֵינֶנָּה, אֵינְכֶם, אֵינָם, also Ps 59:14 אֵינֵ֫מוֺ, Ps 73:5 אֵינֵ֫ימוֺ): twice abnormally, in late Hebrew, a noun אֵין אֲנִי, אֵין אֲנַחְנוּ Neh 4:17 (so sometimes לַיִת, , NöM. p. 295); once, incorrectly, את Hag 2:17.
  a. denying existence absolutely Isa 44:6; Isa 47:10 אֵין רֹאָנִי there is none that seeth me, literally nought of one seeing me! אֵין עוֺד there is none else Deut 4:39; 1Kgs 8:60; Isa 45:5; Isa 45:6; Isa 45:18; Isa 45:22.
  b. more commonly, in a limited sense, there is none here or at hand Exod 2:12 and he saw כִּיאֵֿין אִישׁ that there was no man (that is, there), Num 21:5; Gen 5:24 וְאֵינֶנּוּ and he was not (of Enoch's disappearance from earth) Gen 42:13 one (cas. pend. as often), he is not, vGen 42:36 often = is (or has) vanished Gen 37:30; 1Kgs 20:40; Isa 17:14; Ps 37:10; Ps 103:16; Job 8:22; Job 24:24; Job 27:19.
  c. with the sense determined by a predicate following: Gen 37:29 Joseph was not in the pit, Gen 41:39 + often; Exod 5:10 אֵינֶנִּי נֹתֵן לָכֶם תֶּבֶן I am not giving you straw; and so often with particip. where duration has to be expressed Gen 39:23; Deut 21:18; Isa 1:15; Jer 7:16, or intention Gen 20:7 אֵינְךָ מֵשִׁיב דַּע ֗֗֗ אִם if thou art not restoring her, know Gen 43:5; Exod 8:17; Exod 33:15 (idiomatically, after אם; see Dr§ 137) Judg 12:3. Following once pleonastic by יֵשׁ Ps 135:17. Treated as a mere particle of negation, אֵין may vary its position in the sentence, the substantive which should strictly stand in the genitive being not only separated from it by a little word, as בּוֺ Gen 37:24, לוֺ Exod 22:1, שָׁם Exod 12:30, גַּם Ps 14:3, etc., but even for emphasis prefixed to it, as Gen 19:31; Gen 40:8 וּפֹתֵר אֵין אֹתוֺ Gen 41:15; Exod 5:16; Judg 13:9; Judg 14:6; Judg 16:15; Judg 19:1 (so MI24): if however it be thus brought to the end of a sentence, or be disconnected with what follows, it stands in the absolute form, as Gen 2:5 ואדם אַיִן לעבד האדמה and man there was none to till the ground, Lev 26:37 וְרֹדֵף אָ֑יִן Num 20:5; 2Kgs 19:3; Hos 13:4; Mic 7:2.
  d. sometimes the subject has to be supplied from the context: thus (α) 1Sam 9:4 and they passed through the land of Shaalim וָאַיִן and they (the asses) were not (literally and nought!), especially after verbs of waiting or seeking Isa 59:11; Ps 69:21; Job 3:9; Isa 41:17. Ezek 7:25; Prov 14:6; Prov 13:4; Prov 20:4. (β) Exod 17:7 is ׳י in the midst of us אִםאָֽֿיִן ׃ or not ? Num 13:20. (γ) Judg 4:20 וְאָמַרְתְּ אָֽיִן׃ then thou shalt say, There is not, 1Kgs 18:10; 1Sam 10:14. (δ) Gen 30:1 give me children, וְאִםאַֿיִן and if not, I die, Exod 32:32; Judg 9:15; Judg 9:20; 2Sam 17:6 (see Dr) 2Kgs 2:10; Job 33:33.
  e. with subject not expressed, once (late), Dan 8:5 וְאֵין נֹגֵעַ בָּאָרֶץ and (it) was not touching the earth. feminine once, Job 35:15 with the finite verb; but read here כִּי אֵין פֹּקֵד (the usage of , cited by De, does not justify the anomaly in Hebrew) Jer 38:5 the imperfect may be due to the fact that no participle of יָכֹל was in use, and a relation must be tacitly supplied: 'The king is not (one that) can do aught against you.' On Exod 3:2 see Ges«GKC:52»§ 52, 2 R. 6; Ew§ 169 d.
3. ׳אֵין לְ, with substantive, or pronoun, there is (was) not to . . . = . . . have, has, had, etc. not: Gen 11:30 אֵין לָהּ וָלָד she had no child, Num 27:9 וְאִםאֵֿין לוֺ בַּת and if he have no daughter + often; with a participle Deut 22:27; Jer 14:16; Jer 30:17; Jer 49:5; Jer 50:32; Ps 142:5; Lam 1:2; Lam 1:9; Lam 1:17; Exod 22:2 אִםאֵֿין לוֺ if he have nought, Dan 9:26 ואין לו and have nought (or none).
4. in circumstantial clauses (Dr§ 164): —
   (a) Exod 21:11 she shall go out free אֵין כָּ֑סֶף without money, Exod 22:9 אֵין רֹאֶה none seeing it, Num 11:6; Isa 47:1; Jer 2:32; Hos 3:4; Hos 7:11; Ps 32:9; Ps 88:5 + .
   (b) Deut 32:4 a God of faithfulness וְאֵין עָוֶל and no iniquity, i.e. without iniquity, Jer 5:21; Joel 1:6; Ps 104:25.
   (c) very often, in such phrases as וְאֵין מַחֲרִיד with none to affright Lev 26:6 (12 t.); וְאֵין מְכַבֶּה Isa 1:31 and elsewhere; וְאֵין מַצִּיל Isa 5:29; Ps 7:3, etc. (Dr§ 159).
5. with infinitive and ׳ל, it is not to . . . : i.e.
   (a) like οὐκ ἔστιν, it is not possible to . . . (compare below יֵשׁ and לֹא), but hardly except in late Hebrew; 2Chr 20:6 וְאֵין עִמְּךָ לְהִתְיַצֵּב it is not possible to stand (in conflict) with thee, 2Chr 22:9; Ezra 9:15; Eccl 3:14; Esth 4:2. Once without ל, Ps 40:6 אֵין עֲרֹךְ אֵלָיךָ οὐκ ἔστι παραβάλλειν σοι. (β) there is no need to . . . 1Chr 23:26 וְגַם לַלְוִיִּם אֵיןלָֿשֵׂאת for the Levites also there was no need to bear 2Chr 5:11; 2Chr 35:15 (see Dr§ 202. 1).
6. with prefixes : —
  a. בְּאֵין properly in defect of: — (a) for want of, without — Prov 5:23 HE will die בְּאֵין מוּסָר for lack of instruction, Prov 11:14 בְּאֵין תַּחְבֻּלוֺת without guidance, Prov 14:4; Prov 15:22; Prov 26:20; Prov 29:18; Isa 57:1; Ezek 38:11 compare בְּלֹא. (β) of time = when there was (were) not Prov 8:24 (twice in verse).
  b. כְּאֵין Isa 59:10 כְּאֵין עֵינַיִם in poetry for כַּאֲשֶׁר אֵין לוֺ עֵינַיִם (compare Ew§ 286 g Ges«GKC:152»§ 152. 1 h).
  c. לְאֵין (α) for לַאֲשֶׁר אֵין לוֺ Isa 40:29 inlate prose 2Chr 14:10; Neh 8:10. (β) in the condition of not. . . (ל of state, see below ל) = without or so that not . . . (peculiar to Chronicles), 1Chr 22:4 cedar trees לְאֵין מִסְפָּר without number, 2Chr 14:12 and there fell of the Cushites לְאֵיןלָֿהֶם מִחְיָה so that they had none remaining alive, 2Chr 20:25 לְאֵין מַשָּׂא so that there was no carrying away, 2Chr 21:18; Ezra 9:14. (γ) עַדלְֿאֵין (see ׳עַד ל), 2Chr 36:16 until there was no remedy (compare עַד אֵין ֗֗֗ Ps 40:13; Job 5:9).
  d. מֵאֵין
   (a) (מִן causal) from lack of . . . Isa 50:2; Jer 7:32; Jer 19:11. (β) (מִן negative, see מִן) properly away from there being no. . . (with אֵין pleonastic, compare מִבְּלִי, and מִבְּלִי אֵין), i.e. so that not. . ., without, mostly epexegetical of some term expressing desolation: Isa 5:9 Surely many houses shall be desolate מֵאֵין יוֺשֵׁב without inhabitant, Isa 6:11 + often Jeremiah & Zephaniah; Isa 6:11 מֵאֵין אָדָם, Jer 32:43 מֵאֵין אָדָם וּבְהֵמָה Jer 33:10; Jer 33:12; Ezek 33:28; Lam 3:49. Once followed by infinitive Mal 2:13 so that there is no regarding more. (γ) in Jer 10:6; Jer 10:7 מֵאֵין כָּמוֺךָ, מֵאֵין is supposed by some to = a strengthened אֵין, even none, none at all; but it is difficult to justify this explanation logically; and it is preferable to point מֵאַיִן כָּמוֺךָ whence is any like thee? compare Jer 30:7. (So Hi see DrHebraica. ii. 34-7.)

no, not, none, without, neither, …
ʾayin
a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
  • nothing, not, nought
    • (n) nothing, nought
      • "(neg) not"to have not (of possession)"(adv) without"(with prep) for lack of

וַֽ֝ יַּחְפְּרֻ ֗הוּ
וַֽ֝
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
יַּחְפְּרֻ
Root word digged, out, dig, paweth, seeketh, …
֗הוּ
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: חָפַר · haw-PAHR

וַ
Vav-consecutive (wayyiqtol) The וַ prefix — vav with patach plus a doubling dagesh in the next letter — flips this verb into story-telling past: translate "and (he) ___ed", not "will ___".

Verb — Qal, Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol), third person masculine plural simple action — "he did" story-telling past — try "and he ___ed" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: and dig
and digged ×4 digged ×2 they had digged ×2 to search out ×2 and dig ×1 and they digged ×1 and they shall search out ×1 digged and ×1
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dig — Core, everyday sense; most broadly applicable rendering.
excavate — Formal register; suits large-scale or deliberate digging.
burrow — Implies tunneling or animal-like digging into the ground.
search out — Figurative sense; use when meaning is to probe or investigate.
hollow out — Emphasizes the cavity created by digging.
paw — Animal behavior only, e.g. a horse pawing the ground.

BDB3012 H2658

BDB3011 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3013

I. חָפַר verb dig, search for (Arabic id.; Aramaic חֲפַר, , id.; Late Hebrew חֵפֶר act of digging) —

Qal Perfect ׳ח Job 39:29 וְחָפַרְתָּ֫ Job 11:18 וְחָפַרְתָּ֫ה Deut 23:14 חָפַרְתִּי Gen 21:30 חָֽפְרוּ Gen 26:18 + 2 t.; חָפָ֑רוּ Gen 26:32 חֲפָרוּהָ Num 21:18 Imperfect וַיַּחְפֹּר Gen 26:18; Gen 26:22 וַיַּחְפְּרֵהוּ Ps 7:16 וָאֶחְפֹּר Jer 13:7 יַחְפְּרוּ Job Job 39:21 (but read יַחְפֹּר so ᵐ5 ᵑ9 ᵑ6 Di) Deut 1:22 וַיַּחְפְּרוּ Gen 26:19 + 2 t.; וַיַּחְפְּרֻהוּ Job 3:21 Infinitive construct לַחְפֹּר Josh 2:2; Josh 2:3 + Isa 2:20 (compare below); Participle חֹפֵר Eccl 10:8 —
1. dig:
  a. a well, with accusative בְּאֵר Gen 21:30 (E), Gen 26:15; Gen 26:18 (twice in verse); Gen 26:19; Gen 26:21; Gen 26:22; Gen 26:32 (J), Num 21:18 (E); compare Exod 7:24 (E); dig (a hole, implied as object) Deut 23:14 a pit, with hostile purpose, as snare or trap, figurative of malicious plan, with accusative בּוֺר Ps 7:16 (|| כָּרָה); so with accusative גומץ Eccl 10:8, compare [שַׁחַת] לְנַפְשִׁי ׳ח Ps 35:7 of horse, dig, i.e. paw the ground, יַחְפֹּר בָּעֵמֶק Job 39:21 (so read, see above) he paweth in the valley (compare Arabic hoof).
  b. dig for something hidden, with accusative Job 3:21 (figurative of longing for death), Jer 13:7 (no object expressed)
2. search, search out, explore, with accusative הָאָרֶץ Josh 2:3 (twice in verse) (JE), Deut 1:22 of eagle, search for food, with accusative אֹכֶל ׳ח Job 39:29, with especially reference to keen vision (|| מֵרָחוֺק עֵינָיו יַבִּיטוּ); so = search or look carefully about before going to rest Job 11:18 (no object). — לַחְפֹּר Isa 2:20 see חֲפַרְפָּרָה below

digged, out, dig, paweth, seeketh, …
ḥāpar
properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
  • to dig, search for
    • (Qal)
      • to dig
        • "to search, search out, explore

מִ מַּטְמוֹנִֽים
מִ
Prefix — preposition from, out of
מַּטְמוֹנִֽים
Root word treasures, riches, treasure
Dictionary form: מַטְמוֹן · maht-MONE

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: for it more than for hid treasures
and hidden riches ×1 for her as for hid treasures ×1 for it more than for hid treasures ×1 treasure ×1 treasures ×1
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hidden treasure — Most natural modern phrase; suits narrative and poetic contexts.
buried treasure — Evokes something physically concealed underground.
cache — Compact, modern; good for stored or stashed valuables.
stash — Informal register; useful in contemporary or colloquial translations.
concealed wealth — More abstract; suits contexts emphasizing secrecy over objects.
hoard — Implies accumulated, guarded store; good for abundance contexts.

BDB3352 H4301

BDB3351 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3353

מַטְמוֺן noun masculine hidden treasure, treasure; — absolute מַטְמוֺן Gen 43:23 plural מַטְמֹנִים Jer 41:8; Prov 2:4 מַטְמוֺנִים Job 3:21 construct מַטְמֻנֵי Isa 45:3 (hidden) treasure Gen 43:23 (of money in sacks); מַטְמֻנֵי מִסְתָּרים Isa 45:3 (i.e. treasures now hidden in secret places, shall become spoil of Cyrus; || אוצרות חשׁך), Jer 41:8, appositive חִפִּים שְׁעֹרִים שֶׁמֶן דבשׁ; in comparative Job 3:21 (longing for death more than for treasure), Prov 2:4 (wisdom sought for like treasure).

treasures, riches, treasure
maṭmôn
a secret storehouse; hence, a secreted valuable (buried); generally money
  • hidden treasure, treasure

This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.
הַֽמְחַכִּ֣ים לַמָּ֣וֶת וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּ Revia Mugrash — a lesser break מִמַּטְמוֹנִֽים Silluq — end of the verse

הַֽמְחַכִּים לַמָּוֶת וְאֵינֶנּוּ וַֽיַּחְפְּרֻהוּ מִמַּטְמוֹנִֽים׃
21
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
Cross References

Revelation 9:6

καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ζητήσουσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι τὸν θάνατον καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσουσιν αὐτόν καὶ ἐπιθυμήσουσιν ἀποθανεῖν καὶ φεύξεται ὁ θάνατος ἀπ' αὐτῶν
6
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

Proverbs 2:4

אִם-תְּבַקְשֶׁנָּה כַכָּסֶף וְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִים תַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃
4
If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

1 Kings 19:4

וְהֽוּא-הָלַךְ בַּמִּדְבָּר דֶּרֶךְ יוֹם וַיָּבֹא וַיֵּשֶׁב תַּחַת רֹתֶם ‫(אחת)‬ אֶחָד וַיִּשְׁאַל אֶת-נַפְשׁוֹ לָמוּת וַיֹּאמֶר׀ רַב עַתָּה יְהוָה קַח נַפְשִׁי כִּֽי-לֹא-טוֹב אָֽנֹכִי מֵֽאֲבֹתָֽי׃
4
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

Jonah 4:3

וְעַתָּה יְהוָה קַח-נָא אֶת-נַפְשִׁי מִמֶּנִּי כִּי טוֹב מוֹתִי מֵחַיָּֽי׃
3
Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

Numbers 11:15

וְאִם-כָּכָה׀ אַתְּ-עֹשֶׂה לִּי הָרְגֵנִי נָא הָרֹג אִם-מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ וְאַל-אֶרְאֶה בְּרָֽעָתִֽי׃
15
And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

Jonah 4:8

וַיְהִי׀ כִּזְרֹחַ הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וַיְמַן אֱלֹהִים רוּחַ קָדִים חֲרִישִׁית וַתַּךְ הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ עַל-רֹאשׁ יוֹנָה וַיִּתְעַלָּף וַיִּשְׁאַל אֶת-נַפְשׁוֹ לָמוּת וַיֹּאמֶר טוֹב מוֹתִי מֵחַיָּֽי׃
8
And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
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