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And the crowdוְהָאסַפְסֻףthatאֲשֶׁרwas among themבְּקִרְבּוֹfeltהִתְאַוּוּa great desire,תַּאֲוָהand the sonsוַ בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלalsoגַּםweptיִּבְכּוּagainיָּשֻׁבוּ וַand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Whoמִיwill give us to eatיַאֲכִלֵנוּmeat?בָּשָׂר
Numbers 11:4
Study it in the app“And 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?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 11:4, word by word
- And the crowdאסַפְסֻףsafsuf
mixed crowd, rabble
Mixed crowd: a group of people of different origins who have gathered together. It is found only in Numbers 11:4.
Where else “safsuf” appears- was among themקִרְבּkirb
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kirb” appears- feltהִתְאַוּוּhitauu
crave, desire
Desire strongly, crave something.
Where else “hitauu” appears- a great desireתַּאֲוָהtaava
desire
A strong longing, good or bad.
Where else “taava” appears- and the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- weptיִּבְכּוּyivku
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yivku” appears- againיָּשֻׁבוּyashuvu
again
To do something one more time.
Where else “yashuvu” appears- and saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- will give us to eatיַאֲכִלֵyaachile
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yaachile” appears- meatבָּשָׂרbasar
meat
Meat to eat.
Where else “basar” appears
Translation note
“The crowd” may be the people of other nations who came out of Egypt with Israel (Exodus 12:38).
The context
3And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of YHWH blazed among them.
4 · This verse (above)
5We remember the fish that we used to eat in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic.