Numbers
Numbers 11:5–6
5We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. 6But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!”
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Numbers 11:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We remember | זָכַ֙רְנוּ֙ | zā·ḵar·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H2142 remember |
| the fish | הַדָּגָ֔ה | had·dā·ḡāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1710 fish |
| we ate | נֹאכַ֥ל | nō·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H398 eat |
| freely | חִנָּ֑ם | ḥin·nām | Adverb | H2600 out of favour |
| in Egypt | בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם | bə·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| along with the cucumbers | הַקִּשֻּׁאִ֗ים | haq·qiš·šu·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H7180 cucumber, digestion |
| melons | הָֽאֲבַטִּחִ֔ים | hā·’ă·ḇaṭ·ṭi·ḥîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H20 melon |
| leeks | הֶחָצִ֥יר | he·ḥā·ṣîr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2682 green grass, herbage |
| onions | הַבְּצָלִ֖ים | hab·bə·ṣā·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1211 onion |
| and garlic | הַשּׁוּמִֽים׃ | haš·šū·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H7762 garlic |
Numbers 11:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But now | וְעַתָּ֛ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| our appetite | נַפְשֵׁ֥נוּ | nap̄·šê·nū | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| is gone | יְבֵשָׁ֖ה | yə·ḇê·šāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H3002 dry, dried |
| there is nothing | אֵ֣ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| to see | עֵינֵֽינוּ׃ | ‘ê·nê·nū | Noun - cdc; first person common plural | H5869 eye |
| but | בִּלְתִּ֖י | bil·tî | Preposition | H1115 not, except |
| this manna | הַמָּ֥ן | ham·mān | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4478 manna |
Cross-references
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Numbers 11:5 Exodus 16:3
Numbers 11:6 Numbers 21:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.