Numbers

Numbers 11:33–34

³³But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck them with a severe plague. ³⁴So they called that place Kibroth-hattaavah,^d because there they buried the people who had craved other food.

Footnotes

d 11:34 Kibroth-hattaavah means graves of craving.

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Numbers 11:33

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But while	עוֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙	‘ō·w·ḏen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H5750 a going round, continuance
the meat	הַבָּשָׂ֗ר	hab·bā·śār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
was still between	בֵּ֣ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
their teeth	שִׁנֵּיהֶ֔ם	šin·nê·hem	Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural	H8127 tooth, ivory
before	טֶ֖רֶם	ṭe·rem	Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
it was chewed	יִכָּרֵ֑ת	yik·kā·rêṯ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
the anger	וְאַ֤ף	wə·’ap̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
burned	חָרָ֣ה	ḥā·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2734 burn, be kindled
against the people	בָעָ֔ם	ḇā·‘ām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
struck	וַיַּ֤ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
them	בָּעָ֔ם	bā·‘ām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
with a severe	רַבָּ֥ה	rab·bāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7227 much, many, great
plague	מַכָּ֖ה	mak·kāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4347 blow, wound, slaughter

Numbers 11:34

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So they called	וַיִּקְרָ֛א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
that	הַה֖וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
place	הַמָּק֥וֹם	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
Kibroth-hattaavah	הַֽתַּאֲוָ֑ה	hat·ta·’ă·wāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6914 Kibroth-hat-Taavh
because	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there	שָׁם֙	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
they buried	קָֽבְר֔וּ	qā·ḇə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6912 bury
the people	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
who had craved other food	הַמִּתְאַוִּֽים׃	ham·miṯ·’aw·wîm	Article; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H183 incline, desire

Cross-references

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Numbers 11:33 Psalm 78:30–31 · Psalm 106:14–15

Numbers 11:34 Deuteronomy 9:22 · 1 Corinthians 10:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.