Numbers 11:34

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people that lusted.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקְרָ֛א אֶת־שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא קִבְר֣וֹת הַֽתַּאֲוָ֑ה כִּי־שָׁם֙ קָֽבְר֔וּ אֶת־הָעָ֖ם הַמִּתְאַוִּֽים׃

Transliteration

And wayyiqrā the name of the māqôm the hû qibrôt hattaʾăwāh for there qābrû the ʿām the mitʾawwîm.

Grammar Details

*wayyiqrā*: qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - called/named
*māqôm*: noun, masculine, singular with definite article - place
*hû*: demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that
*qibrôt*: noun, feminine, plural construct - graves of
*hattaʾăwāh*: noun, feminine, singular with definite article - desire/craving/lust
*qābrû*: qal perfect, 3rd plural - buried
*ʿām*: noun, masculine, singular with definite article - people
*mitʾawwîm*: hithpael participle, masculine plural with definite article - the ones who craved/lusted

Word Meanings

*qibrôt hattaʾăwāh*: graves of craving/graves of lust/Kibroth-hattaavah (place name)
*mitʾawwîm*: those who craved/lusted/desired

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Referenced Verses

Deut 9:22 : 22 And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked Jehovah to wrath.
1 Cor 10:6 : 6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
Num 33:16 : 16 And they journeyed from the wilderness of Sinai, and encamped in Kibroth-hattaavah.

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