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And they hadוַיִּתְאַוּוּa great cravingתַאֲוָהin the wilderness,בַּמִּדְבָּרand put Elוַ אֵלto the testיְנַסּוּin the desert.בִּישִׁימוֹן
Psalms 106:14
Study it in the app“And they had a great craving in the wilderness, and put El to the test in the desert.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 106:14, word by word
- And they hadיִּתְאַוּוּyitauu
crave, desire
Desire strongly, crave something.
Where else “yitauu” appears- a great cravingתַאֲוָהtaava
desire
A strong longing, good or bad.
Where else “taava” appears- in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- and put Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- to the testיְנַסּוּyenasu
test
To put someone in a situation to see how he responds and what is within him.
Where else “yenasu” appears- in the desertישִׁימוֹןyshimon
wasteland
Wasteland, desolation: desert land with no inhabitants.
Where else “yshimon” appears
The context
13Quickly they forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.
14 · This verse (above)
15And he gave them what they asked, but sent leanness into their soul.