Numbers 11:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: | We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. | We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic: |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| we remember | זָכַ֙רְנוּ֙ | za-KHAR-nu | H2142 | to rememberזָכַר (za.khar) 1) to remember, recall, call to mind 1a) (Qal) to remember, recall 1b) (Niphal) to be brought to remembrance, be remembered, be thought of, be brought to mind 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to remember, remind 1c2) to cause to be remembered, keep in remembrance 1c3) to mention 1c4) to record 1c5) to make a memorial, make remembrance |
| the fish | הַדָּגָ֔ה | ha-da-GAH | H1710 | fishדָּגָה (da.gah) fish |
| which | אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a-SHER- | H0834A | whichאֲשֶׁר (a.sher) A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when |
| we ate | נֹאכַ֥ל | no-KHAL | H0398 | to eatאָכַל (a.khal) 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399) |
| in Egypt | בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם | be-mitz-RA-yim | H4714G | Egyptמָצוֹר (ma.tsor) "Matsor", a name for Egypt Another spelling of mits.ra.yim (מִצְרַ֫יִם "Egypt" H4714G) This name means siege, entrenchment |
| for nothing | חִנָּ֑ם | chi-NAM | H2600 | for nothingחִנָּם (chin.nam) 1) freely, for nothing, without cause 1a) gratis, gratuitously, for nothing 1b) for no purpose, in vain 1c) gratuitously, without cause, undeservedly |
| the cucumbers | הַקִּשֻּׁאִ֗ים | ha-ki-shu-'IM | H7180 | cucumberקִשֻּׁאָה (qish.shu.ah) cucumber |
| the watermelons | הָֽאֲבַטִּחִ֔ים | ha-'a-va-ti-CHIM | H0020 | melonאֲבַטִּחִים (a.vat.ti.ach) watermelon, Egyptian fruit |
| the leek[s] | הֶחָצִ֥יר | he-cha-TZIR | H2682B | leekחָצִיר (cha.tsir) grass, leek, green grass, herbage |
| the onions | הַבְּצָלִ֖ים | ha-be-tza-LIM | H1211 | onionבָּצָל (be.tsel) onion |
| the garlics | הַשּׁוּמִֽים׃ | ha-shu-MIM | H7762 | garlicשׁוּם (shum) garlic |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.