Exodus 16:31 Go deeper
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And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. (KJV)
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וַיִּקְרְא֧וּvai.yik.re.'Uand they called
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to call: call by
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT Exodus 16:31 word 1
בֵֽית\־veit-[the] household of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Exodus 16:31 word 2
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Exodus 16:31 word 3
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 16:31 word 4
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname its
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Exodus 16:31 word 5
מָ֑ןManmanna
Lemma: מָן (man) · Strong's: H4478A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: manna
Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 16:33, Exodus 16:35, Numbers 11:6, Numbers 11:7, Numbers 11:9, Deuteronomy 8:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4478A; TAHOT Exodus 16:31 word 6
וְה֗וּאve.Hu'and it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Exodus 16:31 word 7
כְּזֶ֤רַעke.Ze.ra'[was] like [the] seed of
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: seed
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 8:22, Genesis 47:19, Genesis 47:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233G; TAHOT Exodus 16:31 word 8
גַּד֙gadcoriander
Lemma: גַּד (gad) · Strong's: H1407
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: coriander
Used 2 times. Also: Numbers 11:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1407; TAHOT Exodus 16:31 word 9
לָבָ֔ןla.Vanwhite
Lemma: לָבָן (la.van) · Strong's: H3836
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: white
Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 30:35, Genesis 30:37, Genesis 49:12, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3836; TAHOT Exodus 16:31 word 10
וְטַעְמ֖וֹve.ta'.Moand taste its
Lemma: טַ֫עַם (ta.am) · Strong's: H2940
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: taste
Used 13 times. Also: Numbers 11:8, 1 Samuel 21:13, 1 Samuel 25:33, Job 6:6, Job 12:20, Psalms 34:0 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2940; TAHOT Exodus 16:31 word 11
כְּצַפִּיחִ֥תke.tza.pi.Chit[was] like a wafer
Lemma: צְפִיחִת (tsap.pi.chit) · Strong's: H6838
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: flatbread
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6838; TAHOT Exodus 16:31 word 12
בִּדְבָֽשׁ\׃bid.Vashwith honey
Lemma: דְּבַשׁ (de.vash) · Strong's: H1706
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: honey
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 43:11, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 33:3, Leviticus 2:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1706; TAHOT Exodus 16:31 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| called [the bread] | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| . . . | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| manna | → | מָן H4478A manna |
| It | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| was white | → | לָבָן H3836 white |
| like coriander | → | גַּד H1407 coriander |
| seed | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233G seed |
| and tasted | → | טַ֫עַם H2940 taste |
| like wafers | → | צְפִיחִת H6838 flatbread |
| made with honey | → | דְּבַשׁ H1706 honey |
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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