Job 41:12 Commentary: Rashi

מִ֭נְּחִירָיו יֵצֵ֣א עָשָׁ֑ן כְּד֖וּד נָפ֣וּחַ וְאַגְמֹֽן׃

Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot and burning rushes.

Rashi on Job

From his nostrils smoke goes forth like a bubbling pot on the fire, which raises smoke.
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Rashi on Job

and an earthenware vessel ואגמן. Its interpretation is according to its context: an expression of an earthenware vessel, like a bubbling pot; according to the matter that is stated (Jer. 1:13): “I see a bubbling pot.”
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