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And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. (KJV)
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וַתֹּאכַ֣לְנָהva.to.Khal.nahand they ate
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqw3fp)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Genesis 41:4 word 1
הַפָּר֗וֹתha.pa.Rotthe cows
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 41:18, Genesis 41:19, Genesis 41:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6510; TAHOT Genesis 41:4 word 2
רָע֤וֹתra.'ot<the> displeasing of
Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HAafpc)
Meaning: bad: evil
Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 38:7, Genesis 41:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451H; TAHOT Genesis 41:4 word 3
הַמַּרְאֶה֙ha.mar.'Eh<the> appearance
Lemma: מַרְאֶה (mar.eh) · Strong's: H4758
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: appearance
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4758; TAHOT Genesis 41:4 word 4
וְדַקֹּ֣תve.da.Kotand [the] thin of
Lemma: דַּק (daq) · Strong's: H1851
Parsing: Aafpc (Aafpc)
Meaning: thin
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:23, Genesis 41:24, Exodus 16:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1851; TAHOT Genesis 41:4 word 5
הַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.Sar<the> flesh
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 41:4 word 6
אֵ֚ת'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 41:4 word 7
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 41:4 word 8
הַפָּר֔וֹתha.pa.Rotthe cows
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 41:18, Genesis 41:19, Genesis 41:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6510; TAHOT Genesis 41:4 word 9
יְפֹ֥תye.Fot<the> good looking of
Lemma: יָפֶה (ya.pheh) · Strong's: H3303
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HAafpc)
Meaning: beautiful
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3303; TAHOT Genesis 41:4 word 10
הַמַּרְאֶ֖הha.mar.'Eh<the> appearance
Lemma: מַרְאֶה (mar.eh) · Strong's: H4758
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: appearance
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4758; TAHOT Genesis 41:4 word 11
וְהַבְּרִיאֹ֑תve.ha.be.ri.'Otand <the> fat
Lemma: בָּרִיא (ba.ri) · Strong's: H1277
Parsing: Aafpa (Aafpa)
Meaning: fat
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:5, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:18, Genesis 41:20, Judges 3:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1277; TAHOT Genesis 41:4 word 12
וַיִּיקַ֖ץvai.yi.Katzand he awoke
Lemma: יָקַץ (ya.qats) · Strong's: H3364
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to awake
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 9:24, Genesis 28:16, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:21, Judges 16:14, Judges 16:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3364; TAHOT Genesis 41:4 word 13
פַּרְעֹֽה\׃par.'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 41:4 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And the cows | → | פָּרָה H6510 heifer |
| [that were] sickly | → | רַע H7451H bad: evil |
| . . . | → | מַרְאֶה H4758 appearance |
| and thin | → | דַּק H1851 thin |
| . . . | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| devoured | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| the seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| sleek | → | יָפֶה H3303 beautiful |
| . . . | → | מַרְאֶה H4758 appearance |
| well-fed | → | בָּרִיא H1277 fat |
| cows | → | פָּרָה H6510 heifer |
| Then Pharaoh | → | פַּרְעֹה H6547H Pharaoh |
| woke up | → | יָקַץ H3364 to awake |
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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