Job 37:18

תַּרְקִ֣יעַ עִ֭מּוֹ לִשְׁחָקִ֑ים חֲ֝זָקִ֗ים כִּרְאִ֥י מוּצָֽק
Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?
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תַּרְקִ֣יעַ
תַּרְקִ֣יעַ
Root word abroad, out, plates, spreadeth, stamp, …
Dictionary form: רָקַע · raw-KA

Verb — Hiphil, Imperfect (Yiqtol), second person masculine singular causative — "he made (someone) do" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "you"

In the KJV here: him spread out
and did spread them abroad ×1 and stamp ×1 and stamped ×1 and they did beat ×1 and they were made broad ×1 he that spread forth ×1 him spread out ×1 spread into plates ×1
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spread — Broadest modern equivalent; suits most contexts.
hammer — Prefer when metal is beaten flat into sheets.
beat out — Emphasizes forceful flattening of metal.
flatten — General physical sense of making something thin/wide.
stamp — Use for treading/stamping with the foot.
stretch out — Good for cosmic imagery, e.g. spreading the sky.

BDB8109 H7554

BDB8108 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8110

[רָקַע] verb beat, stamp, beat out, spread out (Late Hebrew id.; Hiph`il, Aramaic רְקַע Aph`el, both spread out, and derivatives; Syriac press down (Luke 6:38 ᵑ6), spread out, also consolidate; Arabic patch, put on a patch, repair, compare Christian-Palestinian Aramaic patch, swaddling-bands, SchwIdioticon 90; Phoenician מרקע platter, or bowl, of gold CISi. 90, 1); —

Qal Imperfect 1 singular suffix אֶרְקָעֵם 2Sam 22:43 I will stamp them down (probably gloss to אֲדִקֵּם preceding, of. BaePs 18:43); Imperative רְקַע בְּדַגְלְךָ Ezek 6:11 beat (stamp) with thy foot, in token of contemptuous pleasure, compare Da (|| הַכֵּה בְכַפְּךָ); so Infinitive construct suffix רַקְעֲךָ בְּרָ֑גֶל Ezek 25:6 (|| מַחְאֲךָ יָד); Participle active as substantive construct (Ges«GKC:65d»§ 65d) רֹקַע הָאָרֶץ (i.e. ׳י) he that (beateth out) spreadeth out the earth Isa 42:5, רֹקַע ׳הַא Isa 44:24, ׳רוֺקַע הָא Ps 136:6. Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix בַּזָּהָב יְרַקְּעֶנּוּ Isa 40:19 a goldsmith with gold over-layeth it (literally beateth it out 3 masculine plural וַיְרַקְּעוּ אֶתֿ פַּחֵי הַזָּהָב Exod 39:3 they beat out the plates of gold; suffix וַיְרִקְּעוּם צִפּוּי Num 17:4 they beat them out as plating. Pu`al Participle כֶּסֶף מְרֻקָּ֑ע Jer 10:9 silver beaten out. Hiph`il Imperfect 2 masculine singular תַּרְקִיעַ עִמּוֺ לִשְׁחָקִים Job 37:18 canst thou make with (= like) him a spreading for clouds (spread out clouds; cf, רָקִיעַ)?

abroad, out, plates, spreadeth, stamp, …
rāqaʿ
to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)
  • to beat, stamp, beat out, spread out, stretch
    • (Qal)
      • to stamp, beat out
        • "one who beats out (participle)
      (Piel) to overlay, beat out (for plating)"(Pual) beaten out (participle)"(Hiphil) to make a spreading (of clouds)

עִ֭מּ וֹ
עִ֭מּ
Preposition with, from, against, unto, by, …
וֹ
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: עִם · im

Preposition

In the KJV here: hast thou with
with ×495 and with ×49 with thee ×37 with him ×33 from ×31 against ×29 unto ×28 by ×16
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with — Default choice; marks accompaniment or association.
alongside — Emphasizes proximity or side-by-side relationship.
together with — Stresses joint participation or inclusion.
among — Use when referencing a group or collective setting.
against — Use when the context implies opposition or conflict.
in the company of — More formal; highlights personal presence or fellowship.

BDB6145 H5973 H5978

BDB6144 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6146

עִם preposition with (Aramaic עִם, , Sabean עם DHMEpigr. Denkm. 12 HomChrest. 51; compare Arabic (but see PrätBAS. i. 26)), suffix עִמִּי46 and עִמָּדִי45 (probably akin to Arabic side, beside: compare √ ענד), without difference of meaning (עמי in Pentateuch Gen 31:31; Gen 39:7; Gen 39:12; Gen 39:14; Exod 33:12; Lev 26:21; Lev 26:23; Lev 26:27; Lev 26:40 [H] Num 22:19 Joshua-Kings 13 t.; Ps 42:9; Ps 86:17; Job 10:17; Ruth 1:11; Esth 7:8 in Dan 7 t.; Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles 11 t.: עמדי in Pentateuch Genesis [J E] 14 t., Exod 17:2; Lev 25:23; Deut 5:28; Deut 32:34; Deut 32:39 Judges Samuel 7 t.; Ps 23:4; Ps 50:11; Ps 55:19; Ps 101:6; Job 14 t., Ruth 1:8); עִמְּךָ, עִמְּכָה 1Sam 1:26, עִמָּ֑ךְ; עִמּוֺ, עִמָּהּ; עִמָּ֫נוּ; עִמָּכֶם; עִמָּם27 (Gen 18:16, etc.: Genesis-Kings 20 t.; Neh 13:25 not Ezra, Chronicles), and עִמָּהֶם23 (chiefly late: Num 22:12; Deut 29:16 (24 עמם), Jonah 1:3; Job 1:4, and 19 t. Nehemiah Ezra Chronicles): —

1. of fellowship and companionship (Latin cum), as Gen 13:1 ולוט עמו and Lot with him, Gen 18:16; Gen 19:30; Gen 24:54 הוא והאנשׁים אשׁר עמו, וכל ישׂראל עמו Josh 7:24 al.; + often peculiar to Chronicles, Ezra are clauses introduced by ועמהם ֗֗֗ 1Chr 12:34; 1Chr 13:2; 1Chr 15:8 +, Ezra 8:13; Ezra 8:14 (Aramaic Ezra 5:2) +; so ועמו ֗֗֗ 1Chr 12:28; 2Chr 17:14-18; 2Chr 26:17; Ezra 8:3-12; Ezra 8:33. Coupling substantives, together with, chiefly in poetry: Deut 12:23 לא תאכל הנפשׁ עם הבשׂר, Josh 11:21; Judg 16:3; Eccl 7:11; 2Sam 1:24 שָׁנִי עִם עֲדָנִים, Deut 32:14 עִם חֵלֶב כרים, vDeut 32:14 vDeut 32:24 vDeut 32:25; Amos 4:10; Isa 25:11; Isa 34:7; Jer 6:11; Jer 51:40; Nah 3:12; Ps 66:15 אעשׂה בקר עם עתודים, Ps 81:3; Ps 83:8; Ps 87:4; Ps 89:14; Ps 104:25 +, Song 1:11; Song 4:13 (twice in verse) כפרים עם נרדים, vSong 4:14 vSong 4:14; Song 5:1 (3 t. in verse). Unusually, Esth 9:25 אמר עם הספר he ordered in conjunction with writing, in a written order. Poetic or late uses: Ps 42:9 ובלילה שִׁירֹה עמי, Ps 89:22 אשׁר יָדִי תִּכּוֺן עמו, vPs 89:25 in Job of the companionship of sufferings or prosperity, Job 6:4 תִצֵּי שַׁדַּי עמדי, Job 17:2 אם לא הֲתֻלִים עמדי, Job 29:6 וְצוּר יָצוּק עִמדי פלגי שׁמן, vJob 29:20 כבודי חָדָשׁ עמדי, 2Chr 14:5 ואין עמו מלחמה, 2Chr 16:19 ישׁ עמך מלחמות, 2Chr 28:10 עִמָּכֶם אֲשָׁמוֺת. Hence, in particular a. of aid, Exod 23:5; Deut 22:4; 1Chr 12:19 especially of God, Gen 21:22 אלהים עמך, Gen 26:3 ואהיה עמך, vGen 26:33; Gen 31:3; Gen 31:5; Exod 3:12; Josh 1:5; Isa 8:10 כי עמנו אל Ps 23:4; Ps 46:8; Ps 46:12; Job 29:5 + often (compare אֵת, Gen 39:2; Gen 39:3; Gen 39:21; Gen 39:23; Isa 43:5 +): so הִתְחַזַּק עם 1Chr 11:10; 2Chr 16:9; Dan 10:21, עָזַר עם 1Chr 12:21, כי גם ידם עם דוד 1Sam 22:17; 2Sam 3:12; 1Chr 4:10 (compare Exod 23:1, and II. אֵת 1 a). With the help of (= Greek σύν), 1Sam 14:45 כי עם אלהים עשׂה היום הזה, Dan 11:39 (rare).
  b. Of actions done jointly with another, as ירשׁ עם inherit with, Gen 21:10, כרת ברית עם Gen 26:28 + often, חָלַק (חִלֵּק) עם to share with Josh 22:8; Isa 53:12 +; compare Deut 10:9 חֵלֶק וְנַחֲלָה עִם אֶחָיו, Deut 18:1.
  c. If the common action be of the nature of a contest or combat, עִם is with in the sense of against: so often with נִלְחַם to fight, נִשְׁפַּט to dispute, נֶאֱבַק to wrestle, רִיב to strive (see these verbs), Gen 26:20; Gen 30:8; Gen 32:29 בּא בְּמִשְׁפָּט עם to enter into judgment with Isa 3:14 +, Job 14:3 (הֵבִיא), עִם ׳רִיב לי Hos 4:1 +; hence, without a verb expressing the idea explicitly, Ps 94:16 מי יקום לי עִם מְרֵעִים in the struggle with evil-doers ? vb Ps 55:19 כי בְרַבִּים היו עמדי for as many are they in combat with me, Job 9:14 אֶבְחֲרָה דְבָרַי עמו in the contest with him, Job 10:17b; Job 16:21 perhaps צָדַק עִם Job 9:2; Job 25:4 (compare 4 b end).
  d. Of dealing with a person, or of the relation in which one stands with, or towards, another: as עשׂה חסד עם to do kindness with Gen 24:12 + often (in 1 person observe that in this phrase עמדי, not עמי, is regul. used, Gen 19:19; Gen 20:13; Gen 40:14; 1Sam 20:14; 2Sam 10:2 [|| 1Chr 19:2 עמי: here only], al.), עשׂה טוב עם Gen 26:29 +, see also Gen 20:9; Gen 31:29; Deut 33:21; Judg 15:3; Job 10:12; Job 13:20; Job 42:8; Ps 86:17 (compare אִתְּכֶם Deut 1:30; Deut 10:21 and Aramaic Dan 3:32), Ps 119:124; Ps 126:2 (1Sam 12:24), Job 33:29 הֵיטִיד עם Gen 32:10; Gen 32:13 +, הֵרַע עִם Gen 31:7 רָצָה עם be well pleased with Ps 50:18; Job 34:9 דִּבֶּר עם to speak with (subject usually God) Exod 19:9 + (see דִּבֶּר 3 e), hence דָּבָר עִם Judg 18:7; Judg 18:28; 2Sam 3:17; 1Kgs 1:7; Job 15:11 דָּבָר לָאַט עמך a word (spoken) gently with thee, compare Job 11:5 ויפתח שׂפתיו עמך; יֵאָמֵן עם 2Chr 1:9: and with adjectives תמים עם perfect with (i.e. toward) Deut 18:13; Ps 18:24, שָׁלֵם עם 1Kgs 8:61 +; compare וְלִבָּם לֹא נָכוֺן עִמּוֺ Ps 78:37, 2Sam 21:4; 2Sam 23:5; 1Kgs 3:6 (עמך), Mic 6:8 הַצְנֵעַ לֶכֶת עִם אֱלֱהָיו, Ps 73:22 toward thee, 1Chr 19:6; Hos 12:1 (?); also הָלַךְ קְרִי עִם Lev 26:21ff. (7 t.), מַמְרִים הֱיִיתֶם עם Deut 9:7; Deut 9:24; Deut 31:27; 2Chr 16:10; 2Chr 26:19; Ps 85:5; Job 10:17 a.
  e. Of a common lot, Gen 18:23 האף תספה צדיק עם רשׁע together with the wicked, vGen 18:25; Job 3:14; Job 3:15; Isa 38:11; Ps 26:9 אל תאסף עם חטּאים נפשׁי, vb Ps 28:3 (twice in verse), Ps 69:29; Job 30:1; 1Chr 24:5 hence like, Ps 73:5 ועם אדם לא יְנֻנָּ֑עוּ with (i.e. like) men (in general), Ps 106:6 חטאנו עם אבותינו, Eccl 2:16 ואיך ימות הֶחָכָם עם הכסיל i.e. like the fool. feminine Of equality or resemblance generally (poetry), Job 9:26 חָֽלְפוּ עִם אֳנִיּוֺת אֵבֶה they pass by with, i.e. as swiftly as, skiffs of reed, Job 37:18 תרקיע עמו שׁחקים i.e. like him, Job 40:15 אשׁר עשׂיתי עמך; so נִמְשַׁל עִם Ps 28:1; Ps 143:7, נֶחְשַׁב עִם Ps 88:5.
  g. Of time, = as long as, Ps 72:5 יִירָאוּךָ עם שׁמשׁ as long as the sun endureth (compare Aramaic Dan 3:33; Dan 4:31 also see Amos. i. 15, 16 cum sole et luna semper Aratus erit); at the time of (?) 2Chr 21:19 (but read perhaps מֵחָלְיוֺ); and with infinitive (late), Ezra 1:11 עִם הֵעָלוֺת הַגּוֺלָה (compare ἅμα τῷ followed by infinitive Judg 3:21; Judg 9:33 also עִם Eccl 40:14).
2. Of a locality, close to, beside: Gen 25:11 וישׁב יצחק עם נאר לחי ראי beside the well of, etc., Gen 35:4 תַּחַת הָאֵלָה אשׁר עם שׁכם (so, after אשׁר, Josh 7:2; Judg 9:6; Judg 18:22; 2Sam 13:23), Josh 19:46 (?), Judg 18:3 הֵמָּה עִם בֵּית מִיכָה (so Judg 19:11; 2Sam 20:8), 1Sam 10:2; 2Sam 6:7 וַיָּ֫מָת ׳שָׁם עִם אֲרוֺן הא, 2Sam 19:38; 2Sam 24:16; 1Kgs 1:9; 1Chr 13:14 by the house of O., in its own house (see Be), 1Chr 21:15 (2Sam 24:16), 2Sam 26:16 (compare אֵת
2.). By a person, Deut 5:28 וְאַתָּה עֲמֹד פֹּה עמדי by me, 1Sam 1:26 הַנִּצֶּבֶת עִמְּכָה +; of one living near another, Exod 22:24; Lev 25:35; Lev 25:36; Lev 25:39; Lev 25:47.
3. Of persons, עִם is specifically
  a. in the house or family or service of (apud, chez): Gen 23:4 גֵּר וְתוֺשָׁב עמך (figurative of ׳י Lev 25:23; Ps 39:13), Gen 27:44; Gen 29:14 וַיֵשֶׁב עִמּוֺ, vGen 29:25 עבדתי עמך I have served with thee (so vGen 29:30, compare Deut 15:16), Gen 31:38; Lev 25:6; Lev 25:40 (twice in verse); Lev 25:50; Lev 25:53; Deut 22:2; Deut 23:17; Judg 17:10; 2Sam 19:34; 1Kgs 11:22 compare 1Sam 2:21 ׳עם י i.e. at his sanctuary.
  b. In the possession of (Latin penes): Gen 24:25 straw, etc., is עִמָּנוּ, Gen 31:32; Deut 17:19 והיתה עמו with him, at his side, Deut 29:16; Job 28:14 וְיָם אָמַר אֵין עִמָּדִי; = stored up with, Deut 32:34 כָּמֻס עִמָּדִי Job 27:13 (but read here probably מֵאֵל; compare Job 20:29); of ethical or mental attributes, 1Sam 25:25 וּנְבָלָה עִמּוֺ, Job 12:13 עִמּוֺ חָנְמָה וּגְבוּרָה, vJob 12:16; Job 25:2; Ps 130:7; 2Chr 19:3; 2Chr 19:7. compare figurative Ps 36:10 כי עמך מְקוֺר חַיִּים.
  c. In the custody or care of, 1Sam 9:23 שִׂים אֹתָהּ עִמָּ֑ךְ; 1Sam 22:23 כִּי מִשְׁמֶרֶת אַתָּה עִמָּדִי: compare Job 17:3 עָרְבֵנִי עִמָּ֑ךְ be surety for me with thyself.
  d. Beside = except, Deut 32:39 אֵין אלהים עִמָּדִי, Ps 73:25 ועמך לא חפצתי בארץ and beside thee I delight not (in aught that is) upon earth (al. in comparison of thee, 1 f), 2Chr 14:10 וְאֵין עִמְּךָ לַעֲזֹר there is none beside thee to help, 2Chr 20:6 perhaps Hos 9:8 (Hi Ke; but very dubious, see Commentaries). compare אֵת 1 b.
  e. With = friendly with, Gen 31:2 כי איננו עמי (synonym vGen 31:5 אֶל towards), 2Kgs 10:15 לְבָבִי עִם לְבָֽבְךָ, Prov 23:7 וְלִבּוֺ בַל עִמָּ֑ךְ.
4. Idiomatic of a thought or purpose present with one: —
  a. ׳עִם לְבַב פ, especially in Deuteronomy and the later Deuteronomic style, Deut 8:5 וְיָדַעְתָּ עִם לְבָבְךָ thou shalt know with thy heart, Deut 15:9 פן יהיה דבר עם לבבך בליעל a wicked thought with thy heart, Josh 14:7 I brought back word כָאשׁר עם לבבי ׳היה עם לְבַב פ, especially of a purpose, 1Kgs 8:17 ויהי עם ׳לבב דוד לִבְנוֺת וגו i.e. it was David's purpose to build, etc., v1Kgs 8:18 v1Kgs 8:18; 1Kgs 10:2 (= 2Chr 6:7; 2Chr 6:8 (twice in verse); 2Chr 9:1), 1Chr 22:7; 1Chr 28:2 (both based on 1Kgs 8:17, etc.), 2Chr 1:11; 2Chr 24:4; 2Chr 29:10 rather differently, to muse or talk with one's heart, Ps 77:7; Eccl 1:16.
  b. עִם alone, = in one's consciousness, whether of knowledge or memory or purpose (compare אֵת 3 b; WAG ii. § 66): Num 14:24 עֵקֶב הָֽיְתָה רוּחַ אַחֶרֶת עִמּוֺ i.e. operating in his mind, 1Kgs 11:11 יען אשׁר היתה זאת עמך, 1Chr 28:12 the pattern of all אשׁר היה בָרוּחַ עמו that was in spirit (i.e. mentally) with him, Ps 50:11 וְזִיז שָׂדַי עִמָּדִי is with me (i.e. is known to me; || ידעתי), probably also Ps 73:23; Ps 139:18 (= in thy thought and care); Job 9:35 לא כן אנכי עמדי not so am I with myself (my consciousness — or conscience — does not tell me that I need dread him), Job 10:13 ידעתי כי זאת עמך i.e. that this was thy purpose (|| אֵלֶּה צָפַנְתָּ בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ), Job 15:9 ולא עמנו הוא and is not with us (= in our knowledge; || וְלֹא נֵדָ֑ע), Job 23:10 כי ידע דרך עמדי the way of which I am conscious (De; Ew Di the way attending me, my usual way), vJob 23:14 וְכָהֵנָּה רַבּוֺת עמו i.e. he has many such purposes, Job 27:11 אֲשֶׁד עִם שַׁדָּי לֹא אֲכַחֵד i.e. his purposes or principles of action. Also sometimes in the judgment or estimation of, 1Sam 2:26 טוֺב עִם, 2Sam 6:22 נִכְבַּד עִם, perhaps צָדַק עִם Job 9:2; Job 25:4 (Ges Bu; but Ew as 1 c, Hi De beside, in comparison of).
5. Metaph. together with = in spite of, notwithstanding Neh 5:18 וְעִם זֶה (compare WAG ii. § 57; in Hebrew בְּ is the more usual synonym). — In 1Sam 16:12 אַדְמֹנִי עִם יְפֵה עֵינַיִם (compare 1Sam 17:42 עִם יְפֵה מַרְאֶה), if text correct, יפה must be a neuter substantive, with beauty of eyes; but read probably (Gr Bu) עֶלֶם a youth (1Sam 17:56; 1Sam 20:22) for עם (see HPS; CheExpos. T. x. 521 אַדְמֹנִי עֶצֶם, compare Lam 4:7). מֵעִם72 from with or beside (= παρὰ with a genitive: compare מֵאֵת): hence
  a. after verbs of departing, taking, removing, etc., Gen 13:14 אַחֲרֵי הִפָּרֶדֿ לוֺט מֵעִמּוֺ, Gen 26:16 לֵךְ מֵעִמָּנוּ, 1Sam 10:2; 1Sam 10:9; 1Sam 14:17 מי הלך מעמנו, 2Sam 1:2; 1Sam 16:14 סרה מעם שׁאול ׳ורוח י, 1Sam 18:12; 2Kgs 2:9 בטרם אֶלָּקַח מעמך; 2Sam 15:28 עַד בּוֺא דָבָר מֵעִמָּכֶם; of heart turning ׳מעם י Deut 29:17; 1Kgs 11:9 after שׁאל to ask, Exod 22:13; Deut 10:12 ׳מה י שֹׁאֵל מֵעִמָּ֑ךְ, 1Sam 1:17; 1Sam 20:28 (Niph`al), Isa 7:11 +; דרשׁ to require, Deut 18:19; Deut 23:22, 1Kgs 14:5 (to inquire); יצא מֵעִם פרעה from (being) with Phoenician Exod 8:8; Exod 8:25; Exod 8:26; Exod 9:33 +: compare 2Sam 3:26; 1Sam 18:13 ויסירהו שׁאול מעמו; and מַעִם פְּנֵי Gen 44:29; Job 1:12. Sq. a word denoting a place, Gen 48:12 וַיּוֺצֵא יוֺסֵָף אֹתָם מֵעִם בִּרְכָּיו, Exod 21:14 מֵעִם מִזְבְּחִי (compare 1Sam 2:33), Judg 9:37 מֵעִם טַבּוּר הארץ, 1Sam 20:34 מֵעִם הַשֻּׁלְחָן; Job 28:4 מֵעִם גָּר away from, far from (si vera lectio).
  b. Gen 24:27 אשׁר לא עזב חסדו מעם אֲדֹנִי (compare with הכרית 1Sam 20:15, הסיר 2Sam 7:15; 1Chr 17:13 (|| 2Sam 7:15 מן), הפיר Ps 89:34); Ruth 4:10 לאֹיִֿכָּרֵת שֵׁם מֵעִם.
  c. From the possession, or custody, of (compare עִם 3 b, c): so with גזל Gen 31:31, ערב to take in pledge Gen 44:32, גנב Exod 22:11, יצא (subject a slave; compare עם 3 a) Lev 25:41; Deut 15:16 (compare with שִׁלַּח חָפְשִׁי Deut 15:12; Deut 15:13; Deut 15:18; Jer 34:14, הִנָּצֵל Deut 23:16), לקח 2Sam 3:15, קנה 2Sam 24:21.
  d. Expressing origination or authorship: 1Sam 20:7 כִּי כָֽלְתָה הָרָעָה מֵעִמּוֺ, v1Sam 20:9 v1Sam 20:33 (compare מֵאֵת Esth 7:17); especially of ׳י (compare מֵאֵת c), Gen 41:32 ׳נָכוֺן הַדָּבָר מֵעִם הא is established from, on the part of, God, 1Kgs 2:33 ׳שׁלום ֗֗֗ מעם י, 1Kgs 12:15 (2Chr 10:15) כִי הָֽיְתָה סִבָּה ׳מעם י, Isa 8:18 signs and portents ׳מעם י, Isa 28:29 יצאה ׳גם זאת מעם י, Isa 29:6; Ps 121:2 ׳עֶזְרִי מעם י Ruth 2:12. And of a judgment proceeding from any one: 2Sam 3:28 ׳נקי מעם י = pronounced guiltness by ׳י, Job 34:33 הֲמֵעִמְּךָ at thy judgment shall he requite ? (compare מִן 2 d end).

BDB6146 H6005 H410 H5973

BDB6145 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6147

עִמָּנוּאֵל proper name, masculine Immanuel (with us is God); — ׳י Isa 7:14 van d. H. Baer; עִמָּנוּ אֵל Gi; — name of child, symbolizing presence of ׳י to deliver his people (on interpret. see Commentaries) — עִמָּנוּ אֵל Isa 8:8; Isa 8:10 is declaration of trust and confidence, with us is God ! (compare Ps 46:8; Ps 46:12); see עִם.

BDB9777 H5973 H5974

BDB9776 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9778

עִם22 preposition with (Biblical Hebrew עִם: so ᵑ7 Syriac () and general Aramaic); — suffix עִמִּי Dan 3:32, עִמָּךְ Ezra 7:13, עִמֵהּ Dan 2:22, עִמְּהוֺן Ezra 5:2 —

1. a. together with, Dan 2:18; Dan 2:43; Dan 7:13 עִםעֲֿנָנֵי שְׁמַיָּא, Ezra 5:2 +; whose dwelling, portion, etc., is with Dan 2:11; Dan 2:22; Dan 4:12; Dan 5:21.
  b. to speak with Dan 6:22, to make war with Dan 7:21 to do with ( = towards) Dan 3:32 דִּי עֲבַד עִמִּי (compare Ps 86:17), compare Ezra 6:8 שַׁוִּי עִם to make like to Dan 6:21.
2. of time, Dan 3:33 = Dan 4:31 עִםדָּֿר וְדָר (co-exists) with all generations (compare Biblical Hebrew 1 g); Dan 7:2 עִםלֵֿילְיָא during the night.

with, from, against, unto, by, …
ʿim
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)
  • with
    • with
      • "against"toward"as long as"beside, except"in spite of

לִ שְׁחָקִ֑ים
לִ
Prefix — preposition to, for
שְׁחָקִ֑ים
Root word clouds, skies, sky, heaven, dust
Dictionary form: שַׁחַק · sha-HAHK

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

In the KJV here: the sky
the clouds ×8 is in the clouds ×2 of the skies ×2 the skies ×2 and let the skies ×1 and the clouds ×1 as the small dust ×1 in heaven ×1
More options
sky — Broad, everyday term; suits most poetic contexts.
cloud — Use when the imagery focuses on cloud masses.
heaven — Elevated register; fits liturgical or divine contexts.
skies — Plural; evokes expanse, good for cosmic/hymnic passages.
dust — Rare sense; only when fine-particle imagery is explicit.
atmosphere — Neutral, modern; emphasizes the physical expanse above.

BDB8602 H7834

BDB8601 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8603

שַׁ֫חַק noun masculineProv 9:20 dust, cloud (as fine, thin); — ׳שׁ absolute Ps 89:7; Ps 89:38, construct Isa 40:15 plural שְׁחָקִים Deut 33:25 +; —

1. fine dust, מאֹזְנַיִם ׳שׁ Isa 40:15 (simile of insignificance).
2. (thin) cloud, usually plural (often || שָׁמַיִם), Deut 33:26 (poem), Isa 45:8; Jer 51:9; Job 35:5; Job 36:28; Job 37:21; Job 38:37; Ps 36:6; Ps 57:11; Ps 68:35; Ps 77:18; Ps 78:23; Ps 108:5 opposed to תְּהוֺם Prov 3:20; Prov 8:28 ׳עָבֵי שׁ 2Sam 22:12 = Ps 18:12 = heavens, sky Job 37:18 (with חִרְקִיעַ), and (singular) Ps 89:7; Ps 89:38.

שִׁחֹר see שִׁיחוֺר.

clouds, skies, sky, heaven, dust
šaḥaq
a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament
  • dust, cloud
    • fine dust
      • "(thin) cloud

חֲ֝זָקִ֗ים
חֲ֝זָקִ֗ים
Root word strong, mighty, sore, stronger, harder, …
Dictionary form: חָזָק · haw-DZAWK

Adjective — masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: which is strong
with a mighty ×7 and with a strong ×4 strong ×4 with a strong ×3 and strong ×2 and the strong ×2 and thy mighty ×2 be strong ×2
More options
strong — Most neutral, widely applicable default choice.
powerful — Emphasizes force or authority; good for rulers or armies.
mighty — Slightly elevated register; suits epic or poetic contexts.
fierce — Prefer when intensity or severity is the main sense.
loud — Use specifically when describing voice or sound.
stubborn — Best for hardened will or impudence (e.g., stiff-hearted).

BDB2681 H2389

BDB2680 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2682

חָזָק adjective strong, stout, mighty; — ׳ח Exod 10:19 + 18 t.; feminine חֲזָקָה Exod 3:19 + 31 t. + Ezek 3:14 (Co for ᵑ0 verb 3 feminine singular); plural חֲזָקִים Judg 18:25 + 2 t.; construct חִזְקֵי Ezek 2:4 (strike out Co. see below) Ezek 3:7 —

1. strong:
  a. of men, rarely predicate Num 13:18 (opposed to רָפֶה), vNum 13:31 (comparative with מִן), Josh 14:11; Josh 17:18 (all J E), Judg 18:26 (comparative with מִן); also of גֹּאֲלָם Jer 50:34; Prov 23:11 of hand of ׳י Josh 4:24 (D), so Ezek 3:14 ᵐ5 Co (see above and חָזַק Qal 3); compare of Tyre הָֽיְתָה חֲזָקָה בַּיָּם Ezek 26:17 (strike out B Co).
  b. usually attributive; of ram of Pharaoh Ezek 30:22 (opposed to נִשְׁבָּ֑רֶת); especially of hand of ׳י in delivering Israel from Egypt, Exod 3:19 (gloss ? see Di), Exod 6:1 (twice in verse); Exod 13:9 (all J), Deut 6:21; Deut 7:8; Deut 9:26; Dan 9:15 in wonders done by agency of Moses Deut 34:12 also בְּכֹחַ גָּדוֺל וּבְיָד חֲזָקָה Exod 31:11(JE), compare Neh 1:10, but oftener ביד חזקה וּבִזְרוֺעַ נְטוּיָה Deut 4:34; Deut 5:15; Deut 7:19; Deut 11:2; Deut 26:6; Jer 32:21; Ps 136:12 of control of enemies and deliverance from exile Ezek 20:33; Ezek 20:34 more generally Deut 3:24 (|| גָּדְלְךָ), 1Kgs 8:42 = 2Chr 6:32 of ׳י's opposition to Zedekiah Jer 21:5 once of Edom, opposed to Israel בעם כבד וביד חזקה Num 20:20 (JE).
  c. of sword of ׳י Isa 27:1 (|| הַקָּשָׁה וְהַגְּדוֺלָה), of wind Exod 10:19 (J), 1Kgs 19:11 sound of trumpet (= loud) Exod 19:16 (E). d severe, sharp, hot, of war 1Sam 14:52 (predicate), battle 2Sam 11:15, sickness 1Kgs 17:17 (predicate), famine 1Kgs 18:2.
  e. firm, hard, of face, פנים Ezek 3:8, forehead, מֵצַח vEzek 3:8 adamant, simile of forehead vEzek 3:9 (comparative, with מִן); of sky Job 37:18 (predicate) in plural construct לֵב ׳ח Ezek 2:4 hard of heart (|| קְשֵׁי פָנִים) but omitted by B Co, מֵֿצַח׳ח Ezek 3:7 hard (= impudent) of forehead (|| קְשֵׁילֵֿב).
2. as substantive, a strong one, of ׳י (בְּחָזָק, as, in the character of, a strong one) Isa 40:10 of ׳י's agent Isa 28:2 (|| אַמִּץ); see also וְחָזָק לאֹ יְאַמֵּץ כֹחוֺ Amos 2:14 with מִן compare= one too strong for Jer 31:11; Ps 35:10. In Ezek 34:16 ᵑ0 uses ׳הח in bad sense (|| הִשְּׁמֵנָה), ᵐ5 Co, with different text, in good sense (see VB).

strong, mighty, sore, stronger, harder, …
ḥāzāq
strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
  • strong, stout, mighty
    • strong
      • severe, sharp, hot
        • "firm, hard
      a strong one (subst)

כִּ רְאִ֥י
כִּ
Prefix — preposition like, as
רְאִ֥י
Root word glass
Dictionary form: רְאִי · reh-EE

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: looking glass
looking glass ×1
More options
mirror — Most natural modern word; prefer in nearly all contexts.
looking glass — Modernized KJV; retains slight literary or poetic flavor.
reflective surface — Descriptive phrase; use when emphasizing function over object.
polished mirror — Highlights ancient metal-polishing craft context.

BDB7663 H7209

BDB7662 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7664

רְאִי noun masculine mirror; — מוּצָק ׳כִּר Job 37:18 (simile).

glass
rĕʾî
a mirror (as seen)
  • mirror

מוּצָֽק
מוּצָֽק
Root word cast, pour, poured, out, molten, …
Dictionary form: יָצַק · yaw-TSAHK

Verb — Hophal, Participle Passive, masculine singular, absolute state causative passive — "he was made to do" a settled state — try "___ed"

In the KJV here: and as a molten
and pour ×5 and he cast ×4 and he poured ×3 and poured ×3 cast ×3 a molten ×2 and thou shalt cast ×2 i will pour ×2
More options
pour — Best for liquid contexts; most common everyday usage.
cast — Use for molten metal shaped in a mold.
mold — Emphasizes shaping; good for metalworking passages.
flow — Highlights continuous or uncontrolled outpouring.
solidify — Captures the 'firm/hard' sense; use for hardening passages.
set firm — For contexts stressing rigidity or being fixed in place.

BDB3671 H3332

BDB3670 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3672

יָצַק verb pour, cast, flow (Talmud id.) —

Qal Perfect יְצַק Lev 8:15+ 2 t.; וְיָצַק consecutive Lev 2:1; Lev 14:15 suffix יְצָקָם 1Kgs 7:46; 2Chr 4:17, etc.; Imperfect יִצֹּק Lev 14:26; Num 5:15 וַיִּצֹּק Gen 28:18 + 8 t.; וַּ֫יִּצֶק 1Kgs 22:35 (intransitive sense); 3 feminine singular וַתִּצֹּק 2Sam 13:9 אֶצֹק Isa 44:3אֶצָּקֿ vIsa 44:3 וַיִּ˜צְקוּ 2Kgs 4:40 Imperative יְצֹק Ezek 24:3 צַק 2Kgs 4:41 יִצְקוּ 1Kgs 18:34 Infinitive צֶ֫קֶת Exod 38:27; Job 38:38 Participle Pass. יָצוּק Job 28:2 + 5 t.; plural יְצוּקִים 2Chr 4:3 יְצֻקִים 1Kgs 7:24 יְצֻקוֺת v1Kgs 7:30 —
1. pour, pour out, oil, in anointing, followed by accusative (שׁמן) + על Gen 28:18 (E), Gen 35:14 (J); followed by מִשֶּׁמֶן + לְ Lev 8:12 (P); followed by על (שׁמן implied from context) Exod 29:7 (P), 1Sam 10:1; 2Kgs 9:3 followed by שֶׁמֶן + אֶלֿ v2Kgs 9:6 figurative, with רוּחִי + על Isa 44:3 oil in sacrifice, + על Lev 2:1; Lev 2:6; Num 5:15 in cleansing, + על Lev 14:15; Lev 14:26 (upon his plam; all P); oil into (על) vessels 2Kgs 4:4 water, for washing, + על 2Kgs 3:11 for drenching, + על 1Kgs 18:34 for boiling (into (בְּ) the caldron), symbolic, Ezek 24:3; Ezek 24:3 for satisfying thirst (figurative) + על Isa 44:3 blood (of sacrifice) + אֶליְֿסוֺד Lev 8:15; Lev 9:9 (P); pottage, for eating, 2Kgs 4:40; 2Kgs 4:41 cakes (לְבִבוֺת) 2Sam 13:9 figurative of disease יָצוּק בּוֺ Ps 41:9 infused into him (al. less probably as 3 molten, i.e. fixed upon).
2. cast (objects of metal) Exod 25:12; Exod 26:37; Exod 36:36; Exod 37:3; Exod 37:13; Exod 38:5; Exod 38:27 (all P), 1Kgs 7:46 = 2Chr 4:17; 1Kgs 7:24; 1Kgs 7:30; 2Chr 4:3.
3. Passive participle as adjective figurative cast, hard, of crocodile's scales Job 41:15 of crocodile's heart v.Job 41:16 v.Job 41:16 (as stone).
4. intransitive flow, pour, only וַיִּ֫צֶק 1Kgs 22:35 (of blood), Job 38:38 בְּצֶקֶת עָפָר לַמּוּצָק Hiph`il Imperfect וַיַּצִּ֫קוּ 2Sam 15:24 וַיַּצִּקֻם Josh 7:23 Participle f. מֹי֯צָ֑קֶת 2Kgs 4:5 — pour (oil) 2Kgs 4:5, figurative of shekels of silver, etc., pour out Josh 7:23 of the ark, 2Sam 15:24 set down (?); but read וַיַצִּיגוּ (Dr Gr). Hoph`al Perfect הוּצַק Ps 45:3Imperfect יוּצַק Lev 21:10; Job 22:16 Participle מוּצָ֑ק 1Kgs 7:23; 1Kgs 7:33; 2Chr 4:2; Job 37:18 מֻצָק Job 11:15 construct מֻצַּק 1Kgs 7:16 —
1. be poured, subject שֶׁמֶן followed by לְ (in anointing), Lev 21:10 (H); figurative of foundation of wicked Job 22:16, see Di; of grace חֵן on lips, Ps 45:3 (followed by ב), see Che.
2. Participle = cast, molten ׳הים המ 1Kgs 7:23 = 2Chr 4:2 as predicate 1Kgs 7:33 construct as substantive מֻצַּק נְחשֶׁת 1Kgs 7:16.
3. Participle, figurative firmly established, predicate of person, ׳וְהָיִיתָ מ Job 11:15 and thou shalt be established (|| לֹא תִירָא).

cast, pour, poured, out, molten, …
yāṣaq
properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
  • to pour, flow, cast, pour out
    • (Qal)
      • to pour, pour out
        • "to cast"to flow
      (Hiphil) to pour, pour out"(Hophal)
      • to be poured
        • "cast, molten (participle)"being firmly established (participle)

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.
תַּרְקִ֣יעַ עִ֭מּוֹ Dechi — a lesser break לִשְׁחָקִ֑ים Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here חֲ֝זָקִ֗ים Revia Mugrash — a lesser break כִּרְאִ֥י מוּצָֽק Silluq — end of the verse

תַּרְקִיעַ עִמּוֹ לִשְׁחָקִים חֲזָקִים כִּרְאִי מוּצָֽק׃
18
Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?
Cross References

Isaiah 44:24

כֹּֽה-אָמַר יְהוָה גֹּאֲלֶךָ וְיֹצֶרְךָ מִבָּטֶן אָנֹכִי יְהוָה עֹשֶׂה כֹּל נֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם לְבַדִּי רֹקַע הָאָרֶץ ‫(מי)‬ ‫(אתי)‬ מֵאִתִּֽי
24
Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

Psalms 104:2

עֹֽטֶה-אוֹר כַּשַּׂלְמָה נוֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם כַּיְרִיעָֽה׃
2
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

Isaiah 40:22

הַיֹּשֵׁב עַל-חוּג הָאָרֶץ וְיֹשְׁבֶיהָ כַּחֲגָבִים הַנּוֹטֶה כַדֹּק שָׁמַיִם וַיִּמְתָּחֵם כָּאֹהֶל לָשָֽׁבֶת׃
22
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

Exodus 38:8

וַיַּעַשׂ אֵת הַכִּיּוֹר נְחֹשֶׁת וְאֵת כַּנּוֹ נְחֹשֶׁת בְּמַרְאֹת הַצֹּבְאֹת אֲשֶׁר צָֽבְאוּ פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃
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And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Psalms 150:1

הַלְלוּ יָהּ׀ הַֽלְלוּ-אֵל בְּקָדְשׁוֹ הַֽלְלוּהוּ בִּרְקִיעַ עֻזּֽוֹ׃
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Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

Psalms 148:4

הַֽלְלוּהוּ שְׁמֵי הַשָּׁמָיִם וְהַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר׀ מֵעַל הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
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Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

Proverbs 8:27

בַּהֲכִינוֹ שָׁמַיִם שָׁם אָנִי בְּחֻקוֹ חוּג עַל-פְּנֵי תְהֽוֹם׃
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When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

Job 9:8

נֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם לְבַדּוֹ וְדוֹרֵךְ עַל-בָּמֳתֵי יָֽם׃
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Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

Isaiah 40:12

מִֽי-מָדַד בְּשָׁעֳלוֹ מַיִם וְשָׁמַיִם בַּזֶּרֶת תִּכֵּן וְכָל בַּשָּׁלִשׁ עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ וְשָׁקַל בַּפֶּלֶס הָרִים וּגְבָעוֹת בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃
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Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

Genesis 1:6

וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם וִיהִי מַבְדִּיל בֵּין מַיִם לָמָֽיִם׃
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And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
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