Exodus 16:31:6Exod.16.31.W6TAB
כְּזֶ֤רַע
kezera
“like seed of”
- Transliteration
- ke-ZE-ra
- Extended
- keh-ZEH-rah
- IPA
- /kəˈzɛ.raʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- like seed of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
ke-ZE-ra
- phraseyour reading level
ke-ZE-ra GAD
- clause
ve-HU ke-ZE-ra GAD la-VAN ve-ta-MO ke-tsap-pee-KHIT bid-VASH
- sentence
va-yik-re-U beit-yis-ra-EL et-she-MO MAN ve-HU ke-ZE-ra GAD la-VAN ve-ta-MO ke-tsap-pee-KHIT bid-VASH
Exegesis
The comparative phrase ke-zera gad lavan {כְּזֶ֤רַע גַּד֙ לָבָ֔ן | kə-zeraʿ gad lāḇān} ‘like coriander seed, white’ employs the preposition ke ‘like’ with zeraʿ ‘seed,’ specifies gad ‘coriander,’ and appends lavan ‘white’ to describe form and color.
In context — Exodus 16:31
The house of Israel gave it the name manna, and it was like coriander seed, white, and its taste was like a wafer with honey.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:31:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 16:31, so the Hebrew word כְּזֶ֤רַע (kezera) 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.16.31.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.31.W6.S1) and character.