Exodus 2:3

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Exodus 2:3, word by word

When she couldיָכְלָהyachla

be able

To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.

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hide himהַצְּפִינhatsfin

hide

To put something away in secret, safe.

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she tookתִּקַּחtikach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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an arkתֵּבַתtevat

ark

Ark: a large box or chest. It is Noah's vessel; the same word is used only again for the basket where the baby Moses was put (Exodus 2:3).

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of papyrusגֹּמֶאgome

papyrus

Papyrus: a tall-stemmed plant that grows on the banks of the Nile.

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coated itתַּחְמְרָtachmra

coat with pitch

To smear something with a layer of bitumen to seal it.

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with bitumenחֵמָרchemar

bitumen

Bitumen, natural asphalt: it was used to bind bricks and to seal.

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and with pitchזָּפֶתzafet

pitch

Pitch, thick tar that keeps water out.

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putתָּשֶׂםtasem

put

To put something somewhere.

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the childיֶּלֶדyeled

child

A small child, or a boy who is not yet a grown man.

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among the reedsסּוּףsuf

reed

Tall shore plants; "the Sea of Rushes".

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on the bankשְׂפַתsefat

edge

The edge where the sea or a river ends and the land begins.

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of the Nileיְאֹרyeor

Nile

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Translation note

“Ark” (tevah) is used in the Hebrew Bible only here and for Noah’s ark (Genesis 6–9).

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