Exodus 16:14:3Exod.16.14.W3TAB
הַטָּ֑ל
hataal
“the dew”
- Transliteration
- ha-TAAL
- Extended
- hah-TAAL
- IPA
- /hatˈtaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the dew
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ha-TAAL
- 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.
Root and etymology
Roottet–lamed–lamed
“dew; moisture from the air”
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 16:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 16:14, so the Hebrew word הַטָּ֑ל (hataal) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.14.W3.S1) and character.