The meatהַבָּשָׂרwas stillעוֹדֶנּוּbetweenבֵּיןtheir teeth,שִׁנֵּיהֶםbeforeטֶרֶםit was chewed,יִכָּרֵתwhen the angerוְאַףof YHWHיְהוָהburnedחָרָהagainst the people,בָעָםand YHWHוַ יְהוָהstruckיַּךְthe peopleבָּעָםwith a veryמְאֹדgreatרַבָּהblow.מַכָּה
Numbers 11:33
Study it in the app“The meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, when the anger of YHWH burned against the people, and YHWH struck the people with a very great blow.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 11:33, word by word
- The meatבָּשָׂרbasar
meat
Meat to eat.
Where else “basar” appears- their teethשִׁנֵּיshine
tooth
The hard piece in the mouth used to bite and chew.
Where else “shine” appears- beforeטֶרֶםterem
not yet, before
Not yet; before.
Where else “terem” appears- it was chewedיִכָּרֵתyikaret
cut down
To cut a tree or branch with an axe to get timber.
Where else “yikaret” appears- when the angerאַףaf
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “af” 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- burnedחָרָהchara
burn
For YHWH's anger to be kindled like a fire against someone.
Where else “chara” appears- against the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- struckיַּךְyach
punish
God punishes with a plague.
Where else “yach” appears- with a veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- greatרַבָּהraba
great
Of great size or power; the one who stands out.
Where else “raba” appears- blowמַכָּהmaka
wound
The harm a blow leaves: a wound or a sore on the body.
Where else “maka” appears
The context
32And the people rose up all that day and all the night and all the next day, and gathered the quails; the one who gathered least gathered ten homers; and they spread them out for themselves around the camp.
33 · This verse (above)
34And the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had felt the desire.