H1430b H1430b
heap, mound; possibly tomb
Job 21:32 presents a rare and contested word. BDB identifies it as a tomb or burial mound, citing Arabic cognates for 'grave.' The context supports this: even the wicked man 'is borne to the grave' and receives honorable burial. However, Driver suggested emending to a more common Hebrew word for 'heap.' The Arabic parallel strengthens the tomb reading, as ancient Near Eastern burials often involved mounded earth over the deceased. This hapax legomenon illustrates how Job's archaic vocabulary sometimes preserves rare Semitic roots.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Most likely a tomb or burial mound in Job 21:32, though textual uncertainty remains. The Arabic cognate جَدَثٌ 'tomb' supports BDB's reading. English translates generically as 'heap,' Spanish 'montón' likewise, while French and German preserve the Hebrew form, acknowledging the lexical difficulty. The context of burial and watch-keeping over the grave favors the sepulchral interpretation. 1×
AR["كُومَةٍ"]·ben["স্তূপের"]·DE["[גדיש]"]·EN["heap"]·FR["גדיש"]·heb["גדיש"]·HI["ढेर-पर"]·ID["gundukan"]·IT["heap"]·jav["tumpukan"]·KO["무덤"]·PT["monte"]·RU["могилой"]·ES["el-montón"]·SW["lundo-la-nafaka"]·TR["yığın"]·urd["ڈھیر"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† II. גָּדִישׁ n.[m.] tomb (Arabic جَدَثٌ id.) Jb 21:32; Dr§ 178, ed. 3, p. 229 suggests reading גֶּדֶשׁ.