Exodus 16:14:9Exod.16.14.W9TAB
דַּ֥ק
dak
“fine”
- Transliteration
- DAK
- Extended
- DAHK
- IPA
- /ˈdaq/
Meaning by language
- English
- fine
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
DAK
- phraseyour reading level
DAK kak-ke-FOR
- 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.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–qoph–qoph
“thin; fine”
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 16:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 16:14, so the Hebrew word דַּ֥ק (dak) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.14.W9.S1) and character.