Job 5:14

יוֹמָ֥ם יְפַגְּשׁוּ חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָה יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ בַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם
They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
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יוֹמָ֥ם
יוֹמָ֥ם
Adverb day, daytime, daily, time
Dictionary form: יוֹמָם · yoh-MAWM

Adverb

In the KJV here: in the daytime
day ×16 by day ×11 in the daytime ×6 them by day ×4 daily ×2 and day ×1 for themselves in the daytime ×1 it by day ×1
More options
during the day — Most natural modern phrase for daytime activity.
by day — Concise; good for poetic or parallel contrast with night.
in the daytime — Slightly more emphatic; clarifies duration over moment.
daytime — Nominal use; suits contexts where a noun is needed.
daily — Use when repeated or habitual occurrence is in view.
while it is day — Vivid; highlights urgency or limited window of light.

BDB3495 H3119

BDB3494 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3496

יוֺמָם51 substantive and adverb daytime, by day (compare Aramaic יְמָמָא day (as opposed to night); ᵑ7 יֵמָם by day; perhaps Phoenician ימם (in dates, before number), CISI. i. 10. 1 (see note); so NöZDMG 1886, 721: on םָ֯ see below חִנָּם) —

1. substantive daytime (rare) Jer 15:9 בעוד יומם while it is yet daytime, Jer 33:20 b לְבִלְתִּי הֱיוֺת יומם ולילה daytime and night, vJer 33:25 ולילה ׳בְּרִיתִי י (? read יוֺם as vJer 33:20 a); Ezek 30:16 צָרֵי יוֺמָם foes of daytime, i.e. coming by day (compare Jer 15:8 but text apparently defective, see ᵐ5 Sm); once (late) בְּיוֺמָם (compare ᵑ7 בְּיֵמָם 1Sam 25:16; Job 5:14), Neh 9:19 (varied from Exod 13:21; Deut 1:33 יומם). — Num 9:21 the sense required is (during) a day and a night; read probably יוֺם
2. adverb in the daytime, by day, Num 10:34; Job 24:16 (but see חִתֵּם), Isa 4:6; Ezek 12:3; Ezek 12:4; Ezek 12:7 mostly with לַיְלָה, and then often in poetry = continually: so יוֺמָם וָלַיְלָה Exod 13:21; Josh 1:8; 1Kgs 8:59; Ps 1:2; Ps 32:4 +, לַיְלָה וְיוֺמָם Deut 28:66; Isa 34:10; Jer 14:17, in parallel clauses (especially in poetry) 2Sam 21:10; Isa 21:8; Jer 31:35; Ps 22:3; Ps 42:9; Ps 91:5; Ps 121:6 +. Ps 13:3 by day yields a lame sense: either add וָלַיְלָה (ᵐ5 Del Gr Ch), or read (יוֺם יוֺם) יֹם יֹם LagNov.Psalt.Gr.Ed.Spec.13 Now.

day, daytime, daily, time
yômām
daily
  • (adv) by day, in the daytime
    • "(subst) daytime

יְפַגְּשׁוּ
יְפַגְּשׁוּ
Root word met, meet, together, meeteth
Dictionary form: פָּגַשׁ · paw-ɡAHSH

Verb — Piel, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine plural intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: they meet
and met ×2 meet together ×2 are met together ×1 as he met ×1 her and she met them ×1 i met ×1 i will meet ×1 meeteth thee ×1
More options
encounter — Broad, neutral; works for planned or chance meetings.
meet — Direct modern equivalent; good for most contexts.
come across — Informal; suits unexpected or incidental meetings.
confront — Use when the meeting carries tension or opposition.
run into — Colloquial; best for sudden, unplanned encounters.
cross paths with — Vivid idiom; emphasizes chance or fate in the meeting.

BDB6523 H6298

BDB6522 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6524

[פָּגַשׁ] verb meet, encounter (synonym פָּגַע); —

Qal Perfect 1 singular פָּגָ֑שְׁתִּי Gen 33:8 3 plural consecutive וּפָֽגְשׁוּ Isa 34:14 Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יִפְגָָֽֿשְׁךָ֫ Gen 32:18 (Gi; Baer יִָֽפְגָָֽשְׁךָ֫; van d. H. יִָֽפְגָָּֽשְׁךָ֫), וַיִּפְגְּשֵׁהוּ Exod 4:24; Exod 4:27 3 feminine singular וַתִּפְגֿשׁ 1Sam 25:20 (read probably וַתִּפְגּשׁ Ges«GKC:47k»§ 47k, compare van d. H), etc.; Infinitive absolute פָּגוֺש Prov 17:12 construct פְּגשׁ Jer 41:6 — meet, with accusative Gen 33:8; 1Sam 25:20; Isa 34:14; Jer 41:6, so with suffix Gen 32:18; Exod 4:24; Exod 4:27; 2Sam 2:13 meet, encounter, of bear, with ב person Prov 17:12, of ׳י (like a bear) Hos 13:8 (with suffix person). Niph`al meet together, each other, Perfect 3 plural נִפְגָָּֽשׁוּ Prov 22:2; Prov 29:13, figurative of חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת Ps 85:11. Pi`el intensive Imperfect 3 masculine plural יְפַגְּשׁוּ חשֶׁךְ Job 5:14 they keep encountering darkness in the daytime.

met, meet, together, meeteth
pāgaš
to come in contact with, whether by accident or violence; figuratively, to concur
  • to meet, join, encounter
    • (Qal) to meet, encounter
      • "(Niphal) to meet together, meet each other"(Piel) to meet, encounter

חֹ֑שֶׁךְ
חֹ֑שֶׁךְ
Root word darkness, dark, obscurity, night
Dictionary form: חֹשֶׁךְ · hoh-SHEK

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: with darkness
darkness ×21 of darkness ×10 in darkness ×8 the darkness ×6 in the dark ×4 with darkness ×3 and darkness ×2 in the darkness ×2
More options
darkness — Most direct rendering; works in nearly all contexts.
dark — Nominal use; natural in phrases like 'in the dark'.
obscurity — Prefer when emphasizing hiddenness or anonymity.
gloom — Evokes oppressive or foreboding atmosphere; poetic contexts.
shadow — Softer nuance; suits metaphorical or protective imagery.
night — Use only when context clearly equates darkness with nighttime.

BDB3219 H2822

BDB3218 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3220

ח֫שֶׁךְ noun masculineExod 10:21 darkness, obscurity — absolute חשֶׁךְ Gen 1:2 + 75 t. (+ Ezek 8:12 strike out Co A B etc.); construct id. Exod 10:22 suffix חָשְׁכִּי Ps 18:29 = 2Sam 22:29 —

1. darkness (opposed to אוֺר) literal Gen 1:2; Gen 1:4 (P), Isa 45:7; Job 26:10; Eccl 2:13, compare in imprecation Job 3:4; Job 3:5 (וצלמות ׳ח) = לילה Gen 1:5; Gen 1:18 (P), compare Josh 2:5 (JE), Isa 45:19; Job 17:12; Job 24:16; Job 38:19; Ps 104:20 darkness in mines Job 28:3 of extraordinary darkness, in Egypt Exod 10:21 (twice in verse) (E); אֲֿפֵלָה׳ח Exod 10:22 (E), Ps 105:28, from pillar of cloud Exod 14:20 at Mt. Sinai Deut 4:11; Deut 5:20 of clouds of theophany 2Sam 22:12 = Ps 18:12 of darkness in death, or She'ô l, 1Sam 2:9; Job 10:21 (וצלמות ׳אֶרֶץ ח), Job 17:13; Job 18:18; Ps 88:13; Prov 20:20 (׳אִישׁוֺן ח = extreme of darkness).
2. = secret place(s) Isa 45:3; Job 12:22 (|| צלמות); = hiding-place Job 34:22 (|| id.), compare Ps 139:11; Ps 139:12 — on Ezek 8:12, see above
3. figurative,
  a. = distress Isa 5:30; Isa 9:1; Isa 29:18 (figurative of blindness), Isa 42:7; Isa 49:9; Isa 58:10; Isa 59:9; Isa 60:2; Lam 3:2; Mic 7:8; Ps 18:29 = 2Sam 22:29; Job 15:22; Job 15:23; Job 15:30; Job 20:26; Job 22:11; Job 23:17; Job 29:3; Ps 107:10; Ps 107:14 (in both || צלמות), Ps 112:4; Eccl 5:16; Eccl 11:8.
  b. = dread, terror, symbolic of judgment Amos 5:18; Amos 5:20; Zeph 1:15; Nah 1:8; Ezek 32:8; Joel 2:4; Joel 3:4.
  c. = mourning Isa 47:5.
  d. = perplexity Job 5:14; Job 12:25; Job 19:8 confusion Ps 35:6.
  e. = ignorance Job 37:19; Eccl 2:14. feminine = evil, sin Isa 5:20 (twice in verse); Prov 2:13.
  g. = obscurity Eccl 6:4 (twice in verse).

BDB9549 H2822

BDB9548 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9550

חשׁך (see Biblical Hebrew חֹשֶׁךְ darkness, √ חשׁך).

darkness, dark, obscurity, night
ḥōšek
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
  • darkness, obscurity
    • darkness
      • "secret place

וְ ֝כַ לַּ֗יְלָה
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
֝כַ
Prefix — preposition like, as + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
לַּ֗יְלָה
Root word night, nights, season, seasons, midnight
Dictionary form: לַיִל · la-YIL

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

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: as in the night
night ×45 by night ×39 and night ×21 in the night ×19 nights ×15 the night ×12 of the night ×8 this night ×8
More options
night — Default rendering; fits nearly every context.
nighttime — Emphasizes the time period rather than a single night.
darkness — Poetic contexts where night symbolizes obscurity or threat.
midnight — Use when context specifies the deep or middle of night.
after dark — Idiomatic; suits narrative action happening under cover of night.
season of night — Rare; captures the plural/cyclical sense of recurring nights.

BDB4409 H3915

BDB4408 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4410

לַ֫יְלָה, לַ֫יִל242 noun masculineGen 40:5 night (Late Hebrew id.; MI15 (ב)ללה; Aramaic לֵילָא, , ; Arabic , ; Ethiopic all = night; Assyrian lîlâtu, evening DlHWB; meaning of √ dubious; form probably לילי, and ending הָ֯ radical, and not ה locative, NöM 127 DlProl. 128 Ges«GKC:90»§ 90, 2. with R. Köii. p. 57, R. 1); — absolute לַ֫יְלָה Gen 19:33 + 214 t. + 2 t. Qr. (see below); לָ֑יְלָה Gen 1:5 + 3 t.; לַ֫יִל Isa 16:3 + Prov 31:18; Lam 2:19 Kt (Qr לַיְלָה); לֵיל Isa 15:1 (twice in verse); Isa 21:1 construct לֵיל Exod 12:42; Isa 30:29 plural absolute לֵילוֺת 1Sam 30:12 + 4 t.; construct id., Isa 21:8 + 5 t.; —

1. literally night, opposed to day, Gen 8:22 (J), Deut 1:33 + very often (see יוֺם); alternation of day and night divinely ordained Gen 1:5 (P), Jer 33:20 (twice in verse); Jer 33:25 +; ׳מִיּוֺם עַדלֿ Isa 38:12; Isa 38:18 i.e within one whole day; as close of day, ׳עַדלֿ 2Chr 35:14 as time of sacred (לֵיל) חָג Isa 30:29 of suffering and weeping לֵילוֺת עָמָל Job 7:3, compare Ps 6:7; Ps 77:3 etc.; of pious desires, prayer, praise, meditation, etc (sometimes || by day) Isa 26:9; Job 35:10; Ps 1:2; Ps 22:3; Ps 42:9; Ps 77:7; Ps 88:2; Ps 92:3; Ps 119:5 (twice in verse), compare Ps 16:7; Ps 17:8 of night-service in Temple Ps 134:1 of sudden assault, or destruction, Isa 15:1; Jer 6:5; Obad 1:5; Job 27:20; Job 34:20; Job 34:25; Job 36:20 divided into watches Ps 90:4 לֵיל שִׁמֻּרִים Exod 12:42 see below שׁמר; with number, denoting duration of time, forty days and forty nights Gen 7:4; Gen 7:12; Exod 24:18; Exod 34:28; Deut 9:9; Deut 9:11; Deut 9:18; Deut 9:25; Deut 10:10; 1Kgs 19:8 three days and three nights (שְׁלשָׁה לֵילוֺת) 1Sam 30:12; Jonah 2:1 seven days and seven nights (שִׁבְעַת לֵילוֺת) Job 2:13 ; ׳חֲלוֺם הַלּ Gen 20:3; Gen 31:24 (both E), 1Kgs 3:5 ׳מַרְאֹת הַלּ Gen 46:2 (E); ׳חֶזְיוֺן ל Job 20:8; Job 33:15, ׳חֶזְיֹנוֺת ל Job 4:13, ׳חֲלוֺם חֲזוֺן ל Isa 29:7 (compare Mic 3:6 below) ; ׳בִּןלֿ Jonah 4:10 (twice in verse) see בֵּן
8. b. Chiefly in adverb. phrase: — ׳בַּחֲצִי הַלּ at midnight Exod 12:29 + (see חֲצִי, חָצוֺת b), compare ׳בְּתוֺךְ הַלּ 1Kgs 3:20, ׳בְּאִישׁוֺן ל Prov 7:9 ; הַזֶּה ׳בַּלּ Exod 12:8; Exod 12:12 on this night (P; the night of which one is speaking); הַהוּא ׳בַּלּ on that night Gen 19:35 (J) + often, (P only Num 14:1); הוּא ׳בַּל Gen 19:33; Gen 30:16 so ׳הַלּ alone 1Sam 14:34, but strike out ᵐ5 We Kit, compare Dr; Klo Bu read ליהוה; ׳הַלּ to-night Gen 19:5; Gen 19:34; Gen 30:15 (all J), Num 22:8; Num 22:19 (E), Josh 2:2; Josh 4:3 (both J E), 2Sam 17:1; 2Sam 17:16; 2Sam 19:8; Ruth 1:12; Ruth 3:2; Ruth 3:13, opposed to מָחָר tomorrow 1Sam 19:11 ׳הַלּ = this night just past, last night 1Sam 15:16 (compare Dr); ׳כָּלהַֿלּ all night Hos 7:6 (opposed to בֹּקֶר), Exod 14:20; Exod 14:21 (J), Num 11:32; Josh 10:9 (both J E), Judg 16:2 (twice in verse); Judg 19:25; 1Sam 15:11; 1Sam 31:12; 2Sam 2:29; 2Sam 2:32; 2Sam 4:7 opposed to כלהֿיום ההוא (of continuous action) 1Sam 19:24; 1Sam 28:20; Isa 62:6, opposed to יומם Ps 78:14 ׳בְּכָללֿ Ps 6:7 every night (probably); compare כָּלהַֿלֵּילוֺת Isa 21:8 all the nights (opposed to יוֺמָם) ; especially לַיְלָה by night Num 22:20 (E) Josh 8:3 (JE), Deut 16:1; Num 9:16 (P) + 51 t.; of these Gen 14:15 and Exod 13:21; Exod 13:22 (J) + 25 t. opposed to יוֺמָם, covering all the time; otherwise Judg 6:27 (opposed to יוֺמָם); לַיְלָה וָיוֺם night and day 1Kgs 8:29; Isa 27:3; Esth 4:16 less often לֵילוֺת Ps 16:17 ׳הַלּ by night 2Kgs 25:4 (׳ל in || Jer 52:7), Zech 1:8; Neh 4:16 (opposed to הַיּוֺם) ; ׳בַּלּ id., Jer 6:5 + 18 t. (chiefly late; often opposed to בַּיּוֺם, יוֺמָם, etc.); בַּלֵּילוֺת Ps 92:3 (opposed to בַּבֹּקֶר, Ps 134:1; Song 3:1; Song 3:8 בְּלַיְלָה Neh 9:19 (opposed to בְּיוֺמָם ); בְּלֵיל Isa 15:1 (twice in verse) ׳כַּל as at night Job 5:14 (opposed to צָהֳרָ֑יִם ).
2. figurative שִׁיתִי כַּלַיִל צִלֵּךְ Isa 16:8 simile of shadow of Zion as protection; more often in gloomy sense, of avenging calamity without divine guidance or comfort לַיְלָה מֵחָזוֺן Mic 3:6 personal distress Job 35:10 judgment perhaps also Job 36:20 (Ew De Di Da; night of death Bu; 'unintelligible' Siegf); מַהמִּֿלַּיְלָה מַהמִּֿלֵּיל Isa 21:11 i.e. what hour of the night of calamity is it? compare vIsa 21:12 (opposed to בֹּקֶר).

BDB9645 H3915 H3916

BDB9644 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9646

[לֵילָא] noun [masculine] night (see Biblical Hebrew לַ֫יְלָה); — emphatic לֵילְיָא Dan 2:19; Dan 5:30; Dan 7:2; Dan 7:7; Dan 7:13.

night, nights, season, seasons, midnight
layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
  • night
    • night (as opposed to day)
      • "of gloom, protective shadow (figuratively)

יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ
יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ
Root word grope, searched, felt, gropeth, feel
Dictionary form: מָשַׁשׁ · maw-SHAHSH

Verb — Piel, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine plural intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: and grope
and grope ×1 and he felt him ×1 and searched ×1 grope ×1 gropeth ×1 they grope ×1 thou hast searched ×1 which may be felt ×1
More options
grope — Best for blind or disoriented searching by touch.
feel around — Informal; emphasizes tentative, exploratory touch.
search by touch — Clearer when the method of searching needs emphasis.
run one's hands over — Vivid; suits deliberate tactile examination.
touch — Broader, neutral term when context makes intent clear.
pat down — Colloquial; fits searching a person's body specifically.

BDB4889 H4959

BDB4888 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4890

[מָשַׁשׁ] verb feel, grope (Late Hebrew id. Pi`el; Arabic feel; Ethiopic Di166; Aramaic , מְשַׁשׁ Pa`el, Palpel — see also ימשׁ, II. מושׁ); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יְמֻשֵּׁנִי Gen 27:12 perhaps my father will feel me; וַיְמֻשֵּׁהוּ vGen 27:22 and he felt of him (both J). Pi`el Perfect 2 masculine singular מִשַּׁשְׁתָּ; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְמַשֵּׁשׁ Deut 28:29, וַיְמַשֵּׁשׁ Gen 31:34 3 masculine plural יִמַשְׁשׁוּ Job 5:4; Job 12:25 Participle מְמַשֵּׁשׁ Deut 28:29 — feel over or through, grope: —
1. לָבָּן אֶתכָּֿלהָֿאֹהֶל ׳וַיְמ Gen 31:24 and Laban felt through the whole tent (i.e. searched it); so (object כֵּלַי) vGen 31:37 thou hast felt through all my possessions (or baggage; both E).
2. grope, of blind Deut 28:29b (in simile), periphrase conjectural, וְהָיִיתָ מְמַשֵּׁשׁDeut 28:29 a and thou shalt become one that gropes at noonday (figurative of judicial blindness); compare Job 5:14; Job 12:25. Hiph`il Imperfect וְיָמֵשׁ חשֶׁךְ Exod 10:21 that one may feel (the) darkness; read also Imperative suffix הֲמִשֵׁנִי (for והימשׁני, see ימשׁ, p. 413 above) Judg 16:26 and let me touch the pillars (2 accusative)

מִשְׁתֶּה see שׁתה. מֵת see מות. p 559,1059

grope, searched, felt, gropeth, feel
māšaš
to feel of; by implication, to grope
  • to feel, grope
    • (Qal) to feel, grope
      • "(Piel) to feel over or through, grope
      • to feel through
        • "to grope
      (Hiphil) to feel

בַֽ צָּהֳרָֽיִם
בַֽ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
צָּהֳרָֽיִם
Root word noon, noonday, window, day, midday
Dictionary form: צֹהַר · tsoh-HAHR

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

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

In the KJV here: in the noonday
at noon ×8 at noonday ×4 noon ×2 a window ×1 and at noon ×1 as the noonday ×1 at the noon day ×1 be as the noonday ×1
More options
midday — Clearest modern term for the middle of the day.
noon — Concise and universally understood; slightly more casual.
noonday — Modernized from KJV; retains poetic or literary tone.
noontide — Literary/poetic register; suits elevated or psalm-like passages.
window — Distinct architectural sense; use only in Gen 6:16 context.
bright light — Captures underlying sense of brightness when metaphorical.

BDB6953 H6672

BDB6952 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6954

I. [צֹ֫הַר] [noun masculine] only plural צָהֳרַ֫יִם midday, noon, Deut 28:29+, צָהֳרָ֑יִם Gen 43:16 +(when sun mounts its highest; on form as expanded plural (not dual) see Ges«GKC:88c»§ 88c and references); — usually

1. noon as a specific time of day, 1Kgs 18:29 especially ׳בַּצּ at noon Gen 43:16; Gen 43:25; Amos 8:9; 1Kgs 18:27; 1Kgs 20:16; Song 1:7 (resting-time for flock), Jer 6:4 (opposed to evening); ׳בְּעֵת צ Jer 20:16 (distinguished from morning) as time of supposed security Jer 15:8; Zeph 2:4 also ׳מֵהַבֹּקֶר וְעַד הַצּ 1Kgs 18:26, ׳עַדהַֿצּ 2Kgs 4:20 without ב, as adverb, ׳צ as time of prayer Ps 55:18 (+בֹּקֶר, עֶרֶב); as time of wasting קֶטֶב Ps 91:6 ׳מִשְׁכַּב הַצּ 2Sam 4:5 noonday repose.
2. noon, as bright, simile of happiness, blessing, Isa 58:10 (opposed to אֲפֵלָה), Ps 37:6 (|| כָּאוֺר); compare Job 11:17 (Ges«GKC:133e»§ 133e); see also ׳בְּתוֺךְ הַצּ Isa 16:3 (opposed to צִלֵּךְ); ׳בַּצּ Deut 28:29; Isa 59:10; Job 5:14.

BDB6954 H6672

BDB6953 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6955

II. צֹ֫הַר noun feminine probably roof (compare Arabic, Assyrian, Tel Amarna back; > Thes Di and others light, window); — תַּעֲשֶׂה ׳צ לַתֵּבָה Gen 6:16.

noon, noonday, window, day, midday
ṣōhar
a light (i.e., window); dual double light, i.e., noon
  • (n m) noon, midday
    • noon (as specific time of day)
      • "noon (in simile as bright of happiness, blessing)
    (n f) roof
    • meaning dubious

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.
יוֹמָ֥ם יְפַגְּשׁוּ חֹ֑שֶׁךְ Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָה Revia Mugrash — a lesser break יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ בַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם Silluq — end of the verse

יוֹמָם יְפַגְּשׁוּ-חֹשֶׁךְ וְכַלַּיְלָה יְֽמַשְׁשׁוּ בַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃
14
They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
Cross References

Job 12:25

יְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ-חֹשֶׁךְ וְלֹא-אוֹר וַיַּתְעֵם כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃
25
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.

Isaiah 59:10

נְגַֽשְׁשָׁה כַֽעִוְרִים קִיר וּכְאֵין עֵינַיִם נְגַשֵּׁשָׁה כָּשַׁלְנוּ בַֽצָּהֳרַיִם כַּנֶּשֶׁף בָּאַשְׁמַנִּים כַּמֵּתִֽים׃
10
We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.

Deuteronomy 28:29

וְהָיִיתָ מְמַשֵּׁשׁ בַּֽצָּהֳרַיִם כַּֽאֲשֶׁר יְמַשֵּׁשׁ הַֽעִוֵּר בָּֽאֲפֵלָה וְלֹא תַצְלִיחַ אֶת-דְּרָכֶיךָ וְהָיִיתָ אַךְ עָשׁוּק וְגָזוּל כָּל-הַיָּמִים וְאֵין מוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃
29
And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.

Proverbs 4:19

דֶּרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים כָּֽאֲפֵלָה לֹא יָדְעוּ בַּמֶּה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃
19
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

Amos 8:9

וְהָיָה׀ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה וְהֵבֵאתִי הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בַּֽצָּהֳרָיִם וְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּי לָאָרֶץ בְּיוֹם אֽוֹר׃
9
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
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