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And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.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 41:15 word 1
פַּרְעֹה֙par.'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 40:2, Genesis 40:7, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6547H; TAHOT Genesis 41:15 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 41:15 word 3
יוֹסֵ֔ףyo.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 41:15 word 4
חֲל֣וֹםcha.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 41:15 word 5
חָלַ֔מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiI have dreamed
Lemma: חָלַם (cha.lam) · Strong's: H2492B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
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 41:15 word 6
וּפֹתֵ֖רu.fo.Terand [is one who] interprets
Lemma: פָּתַר (pa.tar) · Strong's: H6622
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to interpret
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 40:8, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:22, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:12, Genesis 41:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6622; TAHOT Genesis 41:15 word 7
אֵ֣ין'einthere not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Genesis 41:15 word 8
אֹת֑וֹ'o.To<obj.> it
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 41:15 word 9
וַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.Niand I
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Genesis 41:15 word 10
שָׁמַ֤עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiI have heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Genesis 41:15 word 11
עָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaon you
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 41:15 word 12
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 41:15 word 13
תִּשְׁמַ֥עtish.Ma'you hear
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Genesis 41:15 word 14
חֲל֖וֹםcha.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 41:15 word 15
לִפְתֹּ֥רlif.Torto interpret
Lemma: פָּתַר (pa.tar) · Strong's: H6622
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to interpret
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 40:8, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:22, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:12, Genesis 41:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6622; TAHOT Genesis 41:15 word 16
אֹתֽוֹ\׃'o.To<obj.> it
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 41:15 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Pharaoh | → | פַּרְעֹה H6547H Pharaoh |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Joseph | → | יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph |
| I had a dream | → | חֲלוֹם H2472 dream |
| . . . | → | חָלַם H2492B to dream |
| and no | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| one can interpret it | → | פָּתַר H6622 to interpret |
| But I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| have heard | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| it said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| of you | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| that when you hear | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| a dream | → | חֲלוֹם H2472 dream |
| you can interpret it | → | פָּתַר H6622 to interpret |
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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