ke.phor denotes frost, seen as a fine ground covering and as something scattered from heaven.

The attested use describes frost as a fine substance on the ground, as frost associated with heaven, and as something scattered; the three verses show one consistent natural phenomenon in differing scenes.

1. Frost as a fine or scattered covering · dominant

   In Exodus 16:14, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the description of a fine, flake-like substance on the wilderness ground; the APB renders the comparison “fine as frost on the ground.” In Job 38:29, the singular construct form is associated with heaven, while Psalm 147:16 again uses the singular absolute form in a clause the APB renders “he who scatters frost like ashes.”

   Exodus 16:14Job 38:29Psalm 147:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “frost” in all three verses: as a comparison for a fine ground covering in Exodus 16:14, as “the frost of heaven” in Job 38:29, and as something scattered in Psalm 147:16. These renderings confirm the scenes rather than isolate every contribution of the Hebrew form.