Exodus 16:14:2Exod.16.14.W2TAB
שִׁכְבַ֣ת
shikhvat
“the layer of”
- Transliteration
- shikh-VAT
- Extended
- shikh-VAHT
- IPA
- /ʃixˈvat/
Meaning by language
- English
- the layer of
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-TAAL
- clause
vat-TA-al shikh-VAT ha-TAAL
- sentence
vat-TA-al shikh-VAT ha-TAAL ve-hin-NEH al-pe-NEI ha-mid-BAR DAK me-khus-PAS DAK kak-ke-FOR al-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The construct phrase shikhvat hattal {שִׁכְבַ֣ת הַטָּ֑ל | šikh·ḇāṯ haṭ-ṭāl} ‘layer of dew’ denotes a thin covering.
In context — Exodus 16:14
When the layer of dew rose, behold, on the surface of the wilderness lay a fine, flaky substance—fine as frost upon the ground.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 16:14, 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.16.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.14.W2.S1) and character.