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When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head: (KJV)
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וַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'and he saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 1
שַׂר\־sar-[the] chief of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 2
הָאֹפִ֖יםha.'o.Fimthe bakers
Lemma: אָפָה (a.phah) · Strong's: H0644
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: to bake
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 19:3, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0644; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 3
כִּ֣יkithat
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 4
ט֣וֹבTovgood
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: pleasant
Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 5
פָּתָ֑רpa.Tarhe had interpreted
Lemma: פָּתַר (pa.tar) · Strong's: H6622
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to interpret
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 40:8, Genesis 40:22, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:12, Genesis 41:13, Genesis 41:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6622; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 6
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 7
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 8
יוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefJoseph
Lemma: יוֹסֵף (yo.seph) · Strong's: H3130G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Joseph
Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 30:24, Genesis 30:25, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 33:7, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 37:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3130G; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 9
אַף\־'af-also
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0637
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: also
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Leviticus 26:16, Leviticus 26:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0637; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 10
אֲנִי֙'a.NiI
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 11
בַּחֲלוֹמִ֔יba.cha.lo.Miin dream my
Lemma: חֲלוֹם (cha.lom) · Strong's: H2472
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: dream
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 20:3, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 31:10, Genesis 31:11, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2472; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 12
וְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.Nehand there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 13
שְׁלֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.Shahthree
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: three
Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 14
סַלֵּ֥יsa.Leibaskets of
Lemma: סַל (sal) · Strong's: H5536
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: basket
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:18, Exodus 29:3, Exodus 29:23, Exodus 29:32, Leviticus 8:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5536; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 15
חֹרִ֖יcho.Riwhite bread
Lemma: חֹרִי (cho.ri) · Strong's: H2751
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: white
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2751; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 16
עַל\־'al-[were] on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 17
רֹאשִֽׁי\׃ro.Shihead my
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head
Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20, Genesis 47:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Genesis 40:16 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When the chief | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| baker | → | אָפָה H0644 to bake |
| saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the interpretation | → | פָּתַר H6622 to interpret |
| was favorable | → | טוֹב H2896A pleasant |
| he said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Joseph | → | יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| too | → | אַף H0637 also |
| had a dream | → | חֲלוֹם H2472 dream |
| There were | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| three | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| baskets | → | סַל H5536 basket |
| of white bread | → | חֹרִי H2751 white |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| my head | → | רֹאשׁ H7218A head |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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