Exodus 16:13:9Exod.16.13.W9TAB
שִׁכְבַ֣ת
shikhvat
“layer of the”
- Transliteration
- shikh-VAT
- Extended
- shikh-VAHT
- IPA
- /ʃixˈvat/
Meaning by language
- English
- layer of the
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shikh-VAT
- phraseyour reading level
shikh-VAT ha-TAL
- clause
u-va-BO-ker ha-ye-TAH shikh-VAT ha-TAL sa-VIV la-ma-kha-NEH
- sentence
va-ye-HI va-E-rev va-ta-AL ha-se-LAV va-te-KHAS et-ha-ma-kha-NEH u-va-BO-ker ha-ye-TAH shikh-VAT ha-TAL sa-VIV la-ma-kha-NEH
Exegesis
The construct term shikhvat hatal {שִׁכְבַ֣ת הַטַּל | šiḵ-vaṯ ha-ṭal} ‘layer of the dew’ employs a feminine construct noun and a definite noun, indicating a thin covering.
In context — Exodus 16:13
And it happened in the evening that the quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning a layer of dew lay around the camp.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 16:13, so the Hebrew word שִׁכְבַ֣ת (shikhvat) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.16.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.13.W9.S1) and character.