Exodus 16:14:8Exod.16.14.W8TAB
מְחֻסְפָּ֔
mekhuspas
“flake-like”
- Transliteration
- me-khus-PAS
- Extended
- meh-khoos-PAAS
- IPA
- /mə.ħusˈpaːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- flake-like
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-khus-PAS
- phraseyour reading level
DAK me-khus-PAS
- 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 descriptive pairing daq mekhuspas daq {דַּ֣ק מְחֻסְפָּ֔ס דַּ֥ק | daq mə-ḥus-pās daq} ‘fine, flaky, fine’ intensifies the sense of delicate fragmentation.
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 16:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 16:14, so the Hebrew word מְחֻסְפָּ֔ (mekhuspas) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.14.W8.S1) and character.