Job 40:31

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Can you fill his skin with harpoons or his head with fishing spears?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַֽתְמַלֵּ֣א בְשֻׂכּ֣וֹת עוֹר֑וֹ וּבְצִלְצַ֖ל דָּגִ֣ים רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃

Transliteration

hă-təmallēʾ bə-śukkôt ʿôrô û-bəṣilṣal dāgîm rōʾšô

Grammar Details

• *hă-təmallēʾ*: interrogative particle + piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - will you fill
• *bə-śukkôt*: preposition + noun, feminine plural - with barbs/harpoons
• *ʿôrô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his skin
• *û-bəṣilṣal*: conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular - and with harpoon
• *dāgîm*: noun, masculine plural - fish
• *rōʾšô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his head

Word Meanings

• *təmallēʾ*: to fill, be full, fulfill
• *śukkôt*: barbs, spears, harpoons
• *ʿôrô*: skin, hide, leather
• *ṣilṣal*: harpoon, fishing spear, whirring (sound)
• *dāgîm*: fish, swimmers
• *rōʾšô*: head, top, beginning