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And the peopleוַ הָעָםcried outיִּצְעַקto Moses,אֶל מֹשֶׁהand Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהprayedיִּתְפַּלֵּלto YHWH,אֶל יְהוָהand the fireוַ הָאֵשׁdied down.תִּשְׁקַע
Numbers 11:2
Study it in the app“And the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to YHWH, and the fire died down.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 11:2, word by word
- And the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- cried outיִּצְעַקyitsak
cry out
To shout for help or justice.
Where else “yitsak” appears- to Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- prayedיִּתְפַּלֵּלyitpalel
pray
To talk with God, often asking for others.
Where else “yitpalel” appears- to YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- and the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- died downתִּשְׁקַעtishka
sink, die down
Sink, go down; of a fire, die down.
Where else “tishka” appears
The context
1And the people became like those who complain of misfortune in the ears of YHWH; and YHWH heard and his anger burned, and the fire of YHWH blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.
2 · This verse (above)
3And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of YHWH blazed among them.