Exodus 16:14:5Exod.16.14.W5TAB
עַל־פְּנֵ֤י
alpenei
“upon the surface of”
- Transliteration
- al-pe-NEI
- Extended
- ahl-peh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʕal.pəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon the surface of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
al-pe-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
al-pe-NEI ha-mid-BAR
- clause
ve-hin-NEH al-pe-NEI ha-mid-BAR DAK me-khus-PAS DAK kak-ke-FOR al-ha-A-rets
- 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 prepositional construct al-penei hamidbar {עַל־פְּנֵ֤י הַמִּדְבָּר֙ | ʿal-pə-nê ha-mmîḏ-bār} ‘on the surface of the wilderness’ situates the phenomenon.
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 16:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 16:14, so the Hebrew word עַל־פְּנֵ֤י (alpenei) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.14.W5.S1) and character.