Exodus 16:31
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. | Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. | And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they called | וַיִּקְרְא֧וּ | vai-yik-re-'U | H7121H | to call: call toקָרָא (qa.ra) : call_to/invite/entreat 1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound 1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God) 1a3) to proclaim 1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read 1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow 1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to call oneself 1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named 1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen |
| [the] household of | בֵֽית־ | veit- | H1004M | No entry |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | YIS-ra-'EL | H3478 | Jacobיַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26; son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259); brother of: Esau (H6215); married to Rachel (H7354), Leah (H3812), Zilpah (H2153) and Bilhah (H1090A); father of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); also called Jacob frequently Another name of yis.ra.el (יִשְׂרָאֵל "Israel" H3478) § Jacob = "heel holder" or "supplanter" … |
| name its | שְׁמ֖וֹ | she-MO | H8034 | nameשֵׁם (shem) 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument Aramaic equivalent: shum (שֻׁם "name" H8036) |
| manna | מָ֑ן | Man | H4478A | mannaמָן (man) 1) manna 1a) the bread from Heaven that fed the Israelites for 40 years of wilderness wanderings |
| and it | וְה֗וּא | ve-HU' | H1931 | he/she/itהוּא (hu) pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) |
| [was] like [the] seed of | כְּזֶ֤רַע | ke-ZE-ra' | H2233G | seedזֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) : seed/sowing 1) seed, sowing, offspring 1a) a sowing 1b) seed 1c) semen virile 1d) offspring, descendants, posterity, children 1e) of moral quality 1e1) a practitioner of righteousness (fig.) 1f) sowing time (by meton) |
| coriander | גַּד֙ | gad | H1407 | corianderגַּד (gad) coriander-a plant the seed of which resembles manna |
| white | לָבָ֔ן | la-VAN | H3836 | whiteלָבָן (la.van) white |
| and taste its | וְטַעְמ֖וֹ | ve-ta'-MO | H2940 | tasteטַ֫עַם (ta.am) 1) taste, judgment 1a) taste 1b) judgment (fig.) 1c) decision, decree |
| [was] like a wafer | כְּצַפִּיחִ֥ת | ke-tza-pi-CHIT | H6838 | flatbreadצְפִיחִת (tsap.pi.chit) flat cake, wafer |
| with honey | בִּדְבָֽשׁ׃ | bid-VASH | H1706 | honeyדְּבַשׁ (de.vash) honey |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.