Genesis 40:23 Go deeper
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Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him. (KJV)
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וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 40:23 word 1
זָכַ֧רza.Kharhe remembered
Lemma: זָכַר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2142
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to remember
Used 229 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 19:29, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 40:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2142; TAHOT Genesis 40:23 word 2
שַֽׂר\־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 40:23 word 3
הַמַּשְׁקִ֛יםha.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 40:2, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 40:9, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4945A; TAHOT Genesis 40:23 word 4
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
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 40:23 word 5
יוֹסֵ֖ףyo.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 40:23 word 6
וַיִּשְׁכָּחֵֽהוּ\׃\ \פvai.yish.ka.Che.huand he forgot him
Lemma: שָׁכַח (sha.khach) · Strong's: H7911
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to forget
Used 102 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 41:30, Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 4:23, Deuteronomy 4:31, Deuteronomy 6:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7911; TAHOT Genesis 40:23 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The chief | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| cupbearer | → | מַשְׁקֶה H4945A cupbearer |
| however, did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| remember | → | זָכַר H2142 to remember |
| Joseph | → | יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph |
| he forgot all about him | → | שָׁכַח H7911 to forget |
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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