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And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. (KJV)
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וַיִּקְצֹ֣ףvai.yik.Tzofand he was angry
Lemma: קָצַף (qa.tsaph) · Strong's: H7107
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: be angry
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 41:10, Exodus 16:20, Leviticus 10:6, Leviticus 10:16, Numbers 16:22, Numbers 31:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7107; TAHOT Genesis 40:2 word 1
פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'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 40:7, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6547H; TAHOT Genesis 40:2 word 2
עַ֖ל'altowards
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 40:2 word 3
שְׁנֵ֣יshe.Neitwo of
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HAcbdc)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Genesis 40:2 word 4
סָרִיסָ֑יוsa.ri.Savofficials his
Lemma: סָרִיס (sa.ris) · Strong's: H5631
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: eunuch
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:7, 1 Samuel 8:15, 1 Kings 22:9, 2 Kings 8:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5631; TAHOT Genesis 40:2 word 5
עַ֚ל'altowards
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 40:2 word 6
שַׂ֣רsar[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 40:2 word 7
הַמַּשְׁקִ֔יםha.mash.Kimthe cup bearers
Lemma: מַשְׁקֶה (mash.qeh) · Strong's: H4945A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVhrmpa)
Meaning: cupbearer
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 40:1, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 40:9, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:20, Genesis 40:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4945A; TAHOT Genesis 40:2 word 8
וְעַ֖לve.'Aland towards
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 40:2 word 9
שַׂ֥רsar[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 40:2 word 10
הָאוֹפִֽים\׃ha.'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 40:5, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0644; TAHOT Genesis 40:2 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Pharaoh | → | פַּרְעֹה H6547H Pharaoh |
| was angry | → | קָצַף H7107 be angry |
| with | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| his two | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| officers | → | סָרִיס H5631 eunuch |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the chief | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| cupbearer | → | מַשְׁקֶה H4945A cupbearer |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and the chief | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| baker | → | אָפָה H0644 to bake |
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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