Genesis 41:1 Go deeper
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֕יvay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 41:1 word 1
מִקֵּ֖ץmi.Ketzfrom [the] end of
Lemma: קֵץ (qets) · Strong's: H7093
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: end
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 4:3, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 16:3, Exodus 12:41, Numbers 13:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7093; TAHOT Genesis 41:1 word 2
שְׁנָתַ֣יִםshe.na.Ta.yimtwo years
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 41:1 word 3
יָמִ֑יםya.Mimdays
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day: year
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 24:1, Exodus 13:10, Leviticus 25:29, Joshua 13:1, Joshua 23:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117I; TAHOT Genesis 41:1 word 4
וּפַרְעֹ֣הu.far.'Ohand Pharaoh
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 41:1 word 5
חֹלֵ֔םcho.Lem[was] dreaming
Lemma: חָלַם (cha.lam) · Strong's: H2492B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to dream
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 28:12, Genesis 37:5, Genesis 37:6, Genesis 37:9, Genesis 37:10, Genesis 40:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2492B; TAHOT Genesis 41:1 word 6
וְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.Nehand there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 41:1 word 7
עֹמֵ֥ד'o.Med[he was] standing
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Genesis 41:1 word 8
עַל\־'al-at
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 41:1 word 9
הַיְאֹֽר\׃hay.'Orthe River
Lemma: יְאֹר (ye.or) · Strong's: H2975G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Nile
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:17, Genesis 41:18, Exodus 1:22, Exodus 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2975G; TAHOT Genesis 41:1 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| After | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| two full years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| . . . | → | יוֹם H3117I day: year |
| had passed | → | קֵץ H7093 end |
| Pharaoh | → | פַּרְעֹה H6547H Pharaoh |
| had a dream | → | חָלַם H2492B to dream |
| . . . | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| He was standing | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| beside | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the Nile | → | יְאֹר H2975G Nile |
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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