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Job 11:17 וּֽ֭מִצָּהֳרַיִם יָק֣וּם חָ֑לֶד תָּ֝עֻ֗פָה כַּבֹּ֥קֶר תִּהְיֶֽה׃ 1. Transliteration Ûmitstsāhorayim yāqûm ḥāled, tāʿufāh kabbōqer tihyeh. 2. Literal Translation And brighter than midday life shall arise; though dark, you shall become like the morning. 3. Grammar Focus: Hebrew Uses Rising and Flying Images Together This verse feels alive because Hebrew uses movement words instead of abstract explanation. Notice the two vivid verbs: יָקוּם    תָּעֻפָה יָקוּם comes from the root ק־ו־ם, meaning: “to rise,” “to stand up,” “to arise.” Then comes תָּעֻפָה, from the root ע־ו־ף, connected with flying or soaring.… Learn Hebrew