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Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: רֶתַח

Semantic domains: Hot (002001001031)

Core domains: Temperature (177)

Definition: = causative action by which humans bring water to a temperature in which it starts bubbling

Forms: vbpiel

EZE 24:5: RV EZE 24:5 · LV EZE 24:5 · Read together EZE 24:5

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5 Yes, take the best one from the flock
⇔ and pile up the fuel underneath it—
⇔ keeping it boiling to make sure the bones in it cook well.

Semantic domains: Grieve (002001002013)

Core domains: Joy and Grief (093); Well-Being (196)

Definition: literally: (one's) inner parts are boiling; hence: = process by which humans go through a phase of strong grief and distress

Forms: vbpual

Collocations: מֵעִים רתח

JOB 30:27: RV JOB 30:27 · LV JOB 30:27 · Read together JOB 30:27

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27 My insides feel like they’re boiling—
⇔ they never feel settled,
⇔ and my suffering confronts me every day.

Semantic domains: Unsteady (002001001064)

Definition: = causative action by which a large animal causes water to start bubbling as if it is boiling

Forms: vbhif-

JOB 41:23: RV JOB 41:31 · LV JOB 41:23 · Read together JOB 41:31

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31 It makes the deep ocean boil like a pot.
⇔ It makes the sea swirl like a jar of ointment.

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew