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SNEEZE

Agriculture & Daily Life • Old Testament
To sneeze is to forcefully expel air through the nose. Scripture records the child’s repeated sneezing when restored to life, while a related expression describes the flashing snorts of Leviathan.
Biblical Usage
The child sneezed seven times before opening his eyes in the account of restoration to life. In the description of Leviathan, the term is better understood as snorting that flashes forth light.