Genesis 41:18 Go deeper
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And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: (KJV)
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וְהִנֵּ֣הve.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 41:18 word 1
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Genesis 41:18 word 2
הַיְאֹ֗רhay.'Orthe River
Lemma: יְאֹר (ye.or) · Strong's: H2975G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Nile
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 41:1, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:17, Exodus 1:22, Exodus 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2975G; TAHOT Genesis 41:18 word 3
עֹלֹת֙'o.Lot[were] coming up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Genesis 41:18 word 4
שֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'seven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Genesis 41:18 word 5
פָּר֔וֹתpa.Rotcows
Lemma: פָּרָה (pa.rah) · Strong's: H6510
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: heifer
Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 32:15, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:4, Genesis 41:19, Genesis 41:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6510; TAHOT Genesis 41:18 word 6
בְּרִיא֥וֹתbe.ri.'otfat of
Lemma: בָּרִיא (ba.ri) · Strong's: H1277
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HAafpc)
Meaning: fat
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:4, Genesis 41:5, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:20, Judges 3:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1277; TAHOT Genesis 41:18 word 7
בָּשָׂ֖רba.Sarflesh
Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: flesh
Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Genesis 41:18 word 8
וִיפֹ֣תvi.Fotand good looking of
Lemma: יָפֶה (ya.pheh) · Strong's: H3303
Parsing: Aafpc (Aafpc)
Meaning: beautiful
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3303; TAHOT Genesis 41:18 word 9
תֹּ֑אַרTo.'arform
Lemma: תֹּ֫אַר (to.ar) · Strong's: H8389
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: appearance
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 41:19, Deuteronomy 21:11, Judges 8:18, 1 Samuel 16:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8389; TAHOT Genesis 41:18 word 10
וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahand they grazed
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqw3fp)
Meaning: to pasture
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Genesis 41:18 word 11
בָּאָֽחוּ\׃ba.'A.chuamong the reed[s]
Lemma: אָחוּ (a.chu) · Strong's: H0260
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: meadow
Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 41:2, Job 8:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0260; TAHOT Genesis 41:18 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| when seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| cows | → | פָּרָה H6510 heifer |
| well-fed | → | בָּרִיא H1277 fat |
| . . . | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| and sleek | → | יָפֶה H3303 beautiful |
| . . . | → | תֹּ֫אַר H8389 appearance |
| came up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| from | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the river | → | יְאֹר H2975G Nile |
| and began to graze | → | רָעָה H7462B to pasture |
| among the reeds | → | אָחוּ H0260 meadow |
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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