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And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. (KJV)
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וַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩vai.ya.chal.Muand they dreamed
Lemma: חָלַם (cha.lam) · Strong's: H2492B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to dream
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 28:12, Genesis 37:5, Genesis 37:6, Genesis 37:9, Genesis 37:10, Genesis 40:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2492B; TAHOT Genesis 40:5 word 1
חֲל֨וֹםcha.Loma dream
Lemma: חֲלוֹם (cha.lom) · Strong's: H2472
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 40:5 word 2
שְׁנֵיהֶ֜םshe.nei.Hemboth of them
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 40:5 word 3
אִ֤ישׁ'isheach
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Genesis 40:5 word 4
חֲלֹמוֹ֙cha.lo.Moown dream his
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 40:5 word 5
בְּלַ֣יְלָהbe.Lay.lahin a night
Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: night
Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Genesis 40:5 word 6
אֶחָ֔ד'e.Chadone
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAcfsa)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Genesis 40:5 word 7
אִ֖ישׁ'isheach
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Genesis 40:5 word 8
כְּפִתְר֣וֹןke.fit.Ronaccording to [the] interpretation of
Lemma: פִּתְרוֹן (pit.ron) · Strong's: H6623
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: interpretation
Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 40:8, Genesis 40:12, Genesis 40:18, Genesis 41:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6623; TAHOT Genesis 40:5 word 9
חֲלֹמ֑וֹcha.lo.Modream his
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 40:5 word 10
הַמַּשְׁקֶ֣הha.mash.Kehthe cup bearer
Lemma: מַשְׁקֶה (mash.qeh) · Strong's: H4945A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: cupbearer
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 40:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:9, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:20, Genesis 40:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4945A; TAHOT Genesis 40:5 word 11
וְהָאֹפֶ֗הve.ha.'o.Pehand the 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 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0644; TAHOT Genesis 40:5 word 12
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.Sherwho
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 40:5 word 13
לְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekh[belonged] to [the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 40:5 word 14
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Genesis 40:5 word 15
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwho
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 40:5 word 16
אֲסוּרִ֖ים'a.su.Rim[were] imprisoned
Lemma: אָסַר (a.sar) · Strong's: H0631
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)
Meaning: to bind
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 39:20, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:24, Genesis 46:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0631; TAHOT Genesis 40:5 word 17
בְּבֵ֥יתbe.Veitin [the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Genesis 40:5 word 18
הַסֹּֽהַר\׃ha.So.harthe prison
Lemma: סֹ֫הַר (so.har) · Strong's: H5470
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: prison
Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 39:20, Genesis 39:21, Genesis 39:22, Genesis 39:23, Genesis 40:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5470; TAHOT Genesis 40:5 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| both | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| of these men | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| the Egyptian | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| king’s | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| cupbearer | → | מַשְׁקֶה H4945A cupbearer |
| and baker | → | אָפָה H0644 to bake |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| were being held | → | אָסַר H0631 to bind |
| in the prison | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| . . . | → | סֹ֫הַר H5470 prison |
| had a dream | → | חָלַם H2492B to dream |
| . . . | → | חֲלוֹם H2472 dream |
| . . . | → | חֲלוֹם H2472 dream |
| on the same | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| . . . | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| night | → | לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night |
| and each dream | → | חֲלוֹם H2472 dream |
| had its own meaning | → | פִּתְרוֹן H6623 interpretation |
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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