Genesis 40:17 Go deeper

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And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. (KJV)

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וּבַסַּ֣לu.va.Saland [was] in the basket

Lemma: סַל (sal) · Strong's: H5536

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: basket

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:18, Exodus 29:3, Exodus 29:23, Exodus 29:32, Leviticus 8:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5536; TAHOT Genesis 40:17 word 1

הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.yOn<the> upper

Lemma: עֶלְיוֹן (el.yon) · Strong's: H5945A

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: high

Used 20 times. Also: Deuteronomy 26:19, Deuteronomy 28:1, 1 Kings 9:8, 2 Kings 15:35, 2 Kings 18:17, 2 Chronicles 7:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5945A; TAHOT Genesis 40:17 word 2

מִכֹּ֛לmi.Kolsome of all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 40:17 word 3

מַאֲכַ֥לma.'a.Khal[the] food of

Lemma: מַאֲכָל (ma.a.khal) · Strong's: H3978

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: food

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 6:21, Leviticus 19:23, Deuteronomy 20:20, Deuteronomy 28:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3978; TAHOT Genesis 40:17 word 4

פַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhPharaoh

Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547H

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)

Meaning: Pharaoh

Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:7, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6547H; TAHOT Genesis 40:17 word 5

מַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.Seh[the] work of

Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: deed: work

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 18:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT Genesis 40:17 word 6

אֹפֶ֑ה'o.Peha baker

Lemma: אָפָה (a.phah) · Strong's: H0644

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: to bake

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 19:3, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0644; TAHOT Genesis 40:17 word 7

וְהָע֗וֹףve.ha.'ofand the bird[s]

Lemma: עוֹף (oph) · Strong's: H5775

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: bird

Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5775; TAHOT Genesis 40:17 word 8

אֹכֵ֥ל'o.Khel[was] eating

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Genesis 40:17 word 9

אֹתָ֛ם'o.Tam<obj.> them

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 40:17 word 10

מִן\־min-from

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Genesis 40:17 word 11

הַסַּ֖לha.Salthe basket

Lemma: סַל (sal) · Strong's: H5536

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: basket

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:18, Exodus 29:3, Exodus 29:23, Exodus 29:32, Leviticus 8:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5536; TAHOT Genesis 40:17 word 12

מֵעַ֥לme.'Alfrom 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 40:17 word 13

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 40:16, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20, Genesis 47:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Genesis 40:17 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

In the top	→	עֶלְיוֹן H5945A high
basket	→	סַל H5536 basket
were all sorts of	→	כֹּל H3605 all
baked	→	אָפָה H0644 to bake
goods	→	מַאֲכָל H3978 food
for Pharaoh	→	פַּרְעֹה H6547H Pharaoh
. . .	→	מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work
but the birds	→	עוֹף H5775 bird
were eating	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
them	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
out of	→	מִן־ H4480A from
the basket	→	סַל H5536 basket
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
my head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head

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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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