Lexicon
חַסְפַּס
chas.pas
H2636
H:V Hebrew

to peel

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Hebrew
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chas.pas describes the wilderness surface as having been peeled or stripped after the dew lifted.

The sole attestation uses a passive participle to describe the wilderness surface after the dew had gone up, indicating a peeled or stripped condition.

Senses in use

  1. Having been peeled or stripped · dominant

    In Exodus 16:14, the passive participle describes the condition of the wilderness surface after the dew had gone up; the APB renders the scene as a fine, flake-like thing appearing on the ground.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Exodus 16:14, the APB presents the broader scene after the dew had gone up but does not clearly isolate an English rendering for this participle.

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