Genesis 40:18 Go deeper
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And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: (KJV)
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וַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answered
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to answer
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Genesis 40:18 word 1
יוֹסֵף֙yo.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 40:18 word 2
וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.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 40:18 word 3
זֶ֖הzehthis
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Genesis 40:18 word 4
פִּתְרֹנ֑וֹpit.ro.No[is] interpretation its
Lemma: פִּתְרוֹן (pit.ron) · Strong's: H6623
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: interpretation
Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 40:5, Genesis 40:8, Genesis 40:12, Genesis 41:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6623; TAHOT Genesis 40:18 word 5
שְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shet[the] three
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
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 40:18 word 6
הַסַּלִּ֔יםha.sa.Limthe baskets
Lemma: סַל (sal) · Strong's: H5536
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: basket
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Exodus 29:3, Exodus 29:23, Exodus 29:32, Leviticus 8:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5536; TAHOT Genesis 40:18 word 7
שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shet[are] three
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
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 40:18 word 8
יָמִ֖יםya.Mimdays
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 40:18 word 9
הֵֽם\׃Hemthey
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Genesis 40:18 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Joseph | → | יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| replied | → | עָנָה H6030B to answer |
| This | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| is the interpretation | → | פִּתְרוֹן H6623 interpretation |
| The three | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| baskets | → | סַל H5536 basket |
| are three | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| . . . | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
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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