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shihim
שיחים
The shihim are a fascinating group of inhabitants of earth, mentioned in only in the books of Genesis and Job.
the root word is שִׂיחַ (shih), meaning “speak” and so the shihim are “the speaking ones”.
genesis2:5 - before any shih of the field was in the earth and any herb of the field before had grown
genesis21:15 - she placed the boy under one hashihim (this is one example where the ha prefix might actually mean “of”)
job12:8 - א֤וֹ שִׂ֣יחַ לָאָ֣רֶץ וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּ דְּגֵ֣י הַיָּֽם׃ job12:8 - _ _ ארץ _ _ גדים ים job12:8 - _ _ Aretz _ _ dagim yam job12:8 - Or speak to the earth and it will teach you and will explain the fish of the sea job12:8 - _ _ Earth _ _ fish-men ocean
job30:4 - Who pluck mallow by the shih and roots [for] broom tree their food
job30:7 - Among the shihim they brayed Under the nettles they nestled