What does חַסְפַּס mean in the Bible?
חַסְפַּס is a Hebrew word meaning "a shred or scale".
Hebrew · H2636
חַסְפַּס
A shred or scale
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חַסְפַּסH2636
What does חַסְפַּס mean in the Bible?
חַסְפַּס is a Hebrew word meaning "a shred or scale".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2636?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include flakes (1).
Where does חַסְפַּס appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 16:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itflakes1×Exodus 16:14
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 16:14
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Exodus1
Source forms
מְחֻסְפָּ֔ס1xmə·ḥus·pāsExodus 16:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular1xExodus 16:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a shred or scale
Source Gloss
a shred or scale
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a shred or scale BDB: scaled off Usage: round thing.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms1
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
Participle passiveExod 16:141×