H5156 H5156
nostrils — the dual openings of the nose, especially as the source of breath and anger
This noun appears in Job's description of Leviathan, the great sea creature from whose nostrils smoke streams. Hebrew typically uses the dual form for body parts that come in pairs, and nostrils naturally fit this pattern. Beyond anatomy, nostrils carry symbolic freight in Hebrew—they're the seat of anger (literally 'nose-burning') and the channel of life-breath. Here they emphasize Leviathan's terrifying, almost draconic nature.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — The dual masculine noun with possessive suffix 'his nostrils' in Job 41:20, describing how smoke comes from Leviathan's nose. The term derives from a root possibly meaning 'perforate' or related to snorting/breathing forcefully. In Job's poetic description, Leviathan's nostrils emit smoke like a boiling pot, adding to the creature's fearsome, mythic-sounding qualities. The dual form is standard for paired body parts in Hebrew. 1×
AR["مِنْ-مَنْخِرَيْهِ"]·ben["তার-নাসারন্ধ্র-থেকে"]·DE["[מנחיריו]"]·EN["From-his-nostrils"]·FR["de-son-מנחיריו-lui"]·heb["מ-נחיריו"]·HI["उसके-नथनों-से"]·ID["Dari-lubang hidungnya"]·IT["da-Da-his-nostrils-suo"]·jav["Saking-bolongan-irungipun"]·KO["그것-의-콧구멍들-에서"]·PT["De-suas-narinas"]·RU["из-ноздрей-его"]·ES["De-sus-narices"]·SW["kutoka-puani-mwake"]·TR["Burun-deliklerinden"]·urd["اُس-کے-نتھنوں-سے"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [נָחִיר] n.[m.] nostril (appar. from above √, and not connected with Arabic نَحَرَ stab camel in wind-pipe, etc., Aramaic נְחַר kill by stabbing in nose or throat, cf. NH נָחַר perforate, kill by stabbing, so that נָחִיר would = perforation, and נחר snort wd. be denom.);—only du. sf. מִנְּחִירָיו יֵצֵא עָשָׁן Jb 41:12 (of crocodile).