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And the nameוַ שֵׁםof thatהַהוּאplaceהַמָּקוֹםwas calledיִּקְרָאTaberah,תַּבְעֵרָהbecauseכִּיthe fireאֵשׁof YHWHיְהוָהblazedבָעֲרָהamong them.בָם
Numbers 11:3
Study it in the app“And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of YHWH blazed among them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 11:3, word by word
- And the nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- was calledיִּקְרָאyikra
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikra” appears- Taberahתַּבְעֵרָהtavera
Taberah
Taberah, a place in the wilderness. The name means "burning."
Where else “tavera” appears- the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- of 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- blazedבָעֲרָהvaara
burn
For fire to be lit, or to make something be consumed in flames.
Where else “vaara” appears
Translation note
“Taberah” means “burning.”
The context
2And the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to YHWH, and the fire died down.
3 · This verse (above)
4And the crowd that was among them felt a great desire, and the sons of Israel also wept again and said, “Who will give us to eat meat?