Exodus 16:14 Go deeper
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And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. (KJV)
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וַתַּ֖עַלva.Ta.'aland it went up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Exodus 16:14 word 1
שִׁכְבַ֣תshikh.Vat[the] layer of
Lemma: שְׁכָבָה (she.kha.vah) · Strong's: H7902
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: semen
Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 16:13, Leviticus 15:16, Leviticus 15:17, Leviticus 15:18, Leviticus 15:32, Leviticus 19:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7902; TAHOT Exodus 16:14 word 2
הַטָּ֑לha.Tal<the> dew
Lemma: טַל (tal) · Strong's: H2919
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: dew
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 27:28, Genesis 27:39, Exodus 16:13, Numbers 11:9, Deuteronomy 32:2, Deuteronomy 33:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2919; TAHOT Exodus 16:14 word 3
וְהִנֵּ֞הve.hi.Nehand there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Exodus 16:14 word 4
עַל\־'al-[was] on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 16:14 word 5
פְּנֵ֤יpe.Nei[the] surface of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: surface
Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT Exodus 16:14 word 6
הַמִּדְבָּר֙ha.mid.Barthe wilderness
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Exodus 16:14 word 7
דַּ֣קdakthin [stuff]
Lemma: דַּק (daq) · Strong's: H1851
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: thin
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:4, Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:23, Genesis 41:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1851; TAHOT Exodus 16:14 word 8
מְחֻסְפָּ֔סme.chus.Pasflake-like
Lemma: חַסְפַּס (chas.pas) · Strong's: H2636
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsmsa)
Meaning: to peel
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2636; TAHOT Exodus 16:14 word 9
דַּ֥קdakthin [stuff]
Lemma: דַּק (daq) · Strong's: H1851
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: thin
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:4, Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:23, Genesis 41:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1851; TAHOT Exodus 16:14 word 10
כַּכְּפֹ֖רka.ke.Forlike <the> frost
Lemma: כְּפוֹר (ke.phor) · Strong's: H3713B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: frost
Used 3 times. Also: Job 38:29, Psalms 147:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3713B; TAHOT Exodus 16:14 word 11
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 16:14 word 12
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe ground
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Exodus 16:14 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When the layer | → | שְׁכָבָה H7902 semen |
| of dew | → | טַל H2919 dew |
| had evaporated | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| there | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| were thin | → | דַּק H1851 thin |
| flakes | → | חַסְפַּס H2636 to peel |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the desert | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| floor | → | פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface |
| as fine | → | דַּק H1851 thin |
| as frost | → | כְּפוֹר H3713B frost |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the ground | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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