Genesis 41:7

וַתִּבְלַ֙עְנָה֙ הַשִּׁבֳּלִ֣ים הַדַּקּ֔וֹת אֵ֚ת שֶׁ֣בַע הַֽשִּׁבֳּלִ֔ים הַבְּרִיא֖וֹת וְהַמְּלֵא֑וֹת וַיִּיקַ֥ץ פַּרְעֹ֖ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה חֲלֽוֹם
And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
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וַ תִּבְלַ֙עְנָה֙
וַ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
תִּבְלַ֙עְנָה֙
Root word up, destroy, down, swallowed, devoured, …
Dictionary form: בָּלַע · baw-LA

וַ
Vav-consecutive (wayyiqtol) The וַ prefix — vav with patach plus a doubling dagesh in the next letter — flips this verb into story-telling past: translate "and (he) ___ed", not "will ___".

Verb — Qal, Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol), third person feminine plural simple action — "he did" story-telling past — try "and he ___ed" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: and devoured
and devoured ×2 and swallowed them up ×2 devoureth ×2 he hath swallowed up ×2 and destroy ×1 and he will destroy ×1 and swallow them up ×1 and swallowed them up together ×1
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swallow — Most direct modern equivalent; best for literal contexts.
devour — Vivid, aggressive consumption; suits predatory or violent imagery.
engulf — Implies total overwhelming; good for floods, chaos, or disaster.
consume — Broader destruction; fits fire, war, or abstract ruin.
destroy — Emphasizes end result over the act; suits judicial or divine judgment.
swallow up — Retains idiomatic completeness; use when totality must be stressed.

BDB1147 H1104

BDB1146 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1148

בָּלַע verb swallow down, swallow up, engulf (idea of quickness, suddenness) (Late Hebrew id., Arabic swallow, Ethiopic eat, Aramaic בְּלַע, ; Assyrian bêlû, Pi`el destroy ZimBP 27) —

Qal Perfect בָּלַע Job 20:15, suffix בְּלָעַנִי Jer 51:34 (Qr, compare ᵐ5 Kt נוּ-); 3 feminine singular בָּֽלְעָה Num 16:30 3 plural suffix בְּלָעוּנוּ Ps 124:3 Imperfect יִבְלָ֑ע Job 20:18, וַיִּבְלַע Exod 7:12, suffix יִבְלָעֶנָּה Isa 28:4 3 feminine singular וַתִּבְלַע Num 16:32 + 2 t.; suffix תִּבְלָעֵנִי Ps 69:16, תִּבְלָעֵנוּ Num 16:34, וַתִּבְלָעֵם Deut 11:6, תִּבְלָעֵמוֺ Exod 15:12 3 masculine plural suffix יִבְלָעֻהוּ Hos 8:7 3 feminine plural וַתִּבְלַעְנָה Gen 41:7, וַתִּבְלַעְןָ Gen 41:24 1 plural suffix נִבְלָעֵם Prov 1:12 Infinitive לִבְלֹעַ Jonah 2:1 suffix בִּלְעִי Job 7:19 —
1. swallow down, with accusative Job 7:19; Isa 28:4, subject דָּג Jonah 2:1 subject שִׁבֳּלִים Gen 41:7; Gen 41:24 מַטֶּה Exod 7:12.
2. swallow up, engulf, subject אֶרֶץ Exod 15:12; Num 16:30; Num 16:32; Num 16:34; Num 26:10; Deut 11:6; Ps 106:17 figurative of greed Job 20:15 (object חַיִל; opposed to קיא vomit); of violence, extortion Prov 1:12 (כִּשְׁאוֺל); of devastation by enemy Hos 8:7; Jer 51:34; Ps 124:3 over-whelming by calamity Ps 69:16 (subject מצולה); of full enjoyment, profit Job 20:18 (no object) Niph`al Perfect נִבְלַע Hos 8:8, נִבְלְעוּ Isa 28:7 — swallowed up, i.e. devastated Hos 8:8 engulfed by wine (yet compare Pi`el Isa 3:12) Isa 28:7 (מןהֿיין ׳נ, || שָׁגוּ בַשֵּׁכָר). Pi`el Perfect בִּלַּע Isa 25:8 + 3 t.; וּבִלַּע consecutive Isa 25:7 3 plural בִּלֵּ֑עוּ Isa 3:12 1 plural בִּלָּ֑עְנוּ Lam 2:16, suffix בִּלַּעֲנוּהוּ Ps 35:25 Imperfect יְבַלַּעֿ Prov 19:28, suffix 3 masculine singular יְבַלְּעֶנּוּ Job 8:18; Prov 21:20 יְבַלְּעֵם Ps 21:10 3 feminine singular suffix 3 masculine singular תְּבַלְּעֶנּוּ Eccl 10:12 2 masculine singular תְּבַלַּע 2Sam 20:19, suffix וַתְּבַלְּעֵנִי Job 10:8 1 singular אֲבַלַּע 2Sam 20:20, אֲבַלֵּ֑עַ Isa 19:3 Imperative בַּלַּע Ps 55:10 Infinitive בַּלַּע Num 4:20; Hab 1:13, בַּלֵּ֑עַ Lam 2:8, suffix בַּלְּעוֺ Job 2:3 Participle suffix מְבַלְּעָ֑יִךְ Isa 49:19 —
1. swallow Num 4:20 (כְּבַלַּע as a swallowing = for an instant); elsewhere
2. swallow up, engulf, usually with accusative,
  a. figurative of destruction, ruin, Isa 3:12 (object דֶּרֶךְ); (Ba from a √ II. בלע confound, compare Di; see also Isa 9:15; Isa 19:3; Isa 28:7; Ps 55:10; Ps 107:27); subject ׳י Lam 2:2; Lam 2:5 (twice in verse); Lam 2:8; Job 2:3; Job 10:8; Ps 21:10 (|| אכל), Isa 19:3 (object עֵצָה), i.e. confuse, confound; so Ps 55:10 בַּלַּע אֲדֹנָי פַּלַּג לְשׁוֺנָם confuse, Lord, divide their speech (compare בלל Gen 11:7; Gen 11:9 & see De Che); subject wicked men, enemies Ps 35:25; Isa 49:19 compare Lam 2:16 (absolute) Hab 1:13 object reflexive in sense Eccl 10:12 = annihilate Isa 25:7; Isa 25:8
  b. literally = destroy 2Sam 20:19; 2Sam 20:20 (|| הִשְׁחִית); indefinite subject Job 8:18 ממקמו ׳יב;
  c. figurative for greedily (seize, adopt) practise Prov 19:28, for extravagance, squandering Prov 21:20. Pu`al Imperfect יְבֻלַּע 2Sam 17:16, יְבֻלָּ֑ע Job 37:20 Participle מְבֻלָּעִים Isa 9:15 — be swallowed up, i.e. destroyed Job 37:20 compare פֶּןיְֿבֻלַּע לַמֶּלֶךְ 2Sam 17:16 (impersonal); ruined Isa 9:15 (yet compare below Pi`el) Hithpa`el Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּתְבַּלָּ֑ע Ps 107:27 (subject חכמה) their wisdom is all gone, 'they are at their wit's end' (compare below Pi`el)

up, destroy, down, swallowed, devoured, …
bālaʿ
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
  • to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up
    • (Qal)
      • to swallow down
        • "to swallow up, engulf
      (Niphal) to be swallowed up"(Piel)
      • to swallow
        • "to swallow up, engulf"squandering (figuratively)
      (Pual) to be swallowed up"(Hithpael) to be ended

הַ שִּׁבֳּלִ֣ים
הַ
Prefix — article the
שִּׁבֳּלִ֣ים
Root word ears, corn, floods, shibboleth, branches, …
Dictionary form: שִׁבֹּל · shib-BOLE

Noun — Common, feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: ears
ears ×10 ears of corn ×2 branches ×1 from the channel ×1 of the ears of corn ×1 shibboleth ×1 the ears ×1 where the floods ×1
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ear (of grain) — Most common sense; stalks with ripened grain heads.
head (of grain) — Modern agrarian term; clear to contemporary readers.
stalk — Emphasizes the whole shoot, not just the seed cluster.
channel — Use for water-flow or flood contexts (e.g. Ps 69:2).
shibboleth — Retain as loanword in the password/test-word passage (Judg 12).
branch — Botanical sense; fits vine or tree imagery contexts.

BDB8415 H7641

BDB8414 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8416

I. שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת noun feminine flowing stream; — ׳שׁ absolute Ps 69:3, as test of dialect Judg 12:6 (compare סִבֹּלֶת and GFM); construct מַיִם ׳שׁ Ps 69:16, הַנָּהָר ׳שׁ Isa 27:12.

BDB8416 H7641

BDB8415 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8417

II. שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת noun feminine ear of grain; — ׳שׁ absolute Job 24:21 +; plural שִׁבֳּלִים Gen 41:5 +, construct שִׁבֳּלֵי Zech 4:12 — ear, Gen 41:5; Gen 41:6; Gen 41:7: Gen 41:7; Gen 41:22; Gen 41:23; Gen 41:24 (twice in verse); Gen 41:26; Gen 41:27; Isa 17:5 (twice in verse); Ruth 2:2; Job 24:24 transf. spike (Pusey), end of olive bough Zech 4:12.

ears, corn, floods, shibboleth, branches, …
šibbōl
a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch
  • flowing stream
    • "ear (of grain), head of grain
    • as growing
      • "cluster

הַ דַּקּ֔וֹת
הַ
Prefix — article the
דַּקּ֔וֹת
Root word small, thin, leanfleshed, thing, dwarf
Dictionary form: דַּק · dahk

Adjective — feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: the seven thin
thin ×3 and leanfleshed ×2 a dwarf ×1 as a very little thing ×1 as small ×1 beaten small ×1 like small ×1 small ×1
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thin — Best for physical thinness, e.g. grain stalks or wafers.
fine — Ideal for finely ground or powdery substances.
small — Good for size contexts; modernizes 'as small' KJV uses.
lean — Prefer for gaunt animals or emaciated flesh.
slight — Conveys delicate thinness in a more literary register.
flimsy — Use when frailty or insubstantiality is emphasized.

BDB1994 H1851

BDB1993 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1995

דַּק adjective thin, small, fine — absolute masculine ׳דּ Exod 16:14 + 4 t.; דָּ֑ק Lev 13:30 feminine דַּקָּה Lev 16:12; 1Kgs 19:12 plural feminine absolute דַּקּוֺת Gen 41:6 + 2 t.; דַּקֹּת Gen 41:24 construct דַּקּוֺת Gen 41:3, דַּקֹּת vGen 41:4 —

1. thin, of kine בָּשָׂר ׳דּ Gen 41:3 compare vGen 41:4 (⅏ has in both רַקּוֺת compare ᵑ0 vGen 41:19 vGen 41:20 vGen 41:27); of ears of corn vGen 41:6 vGen 41:7 vGen 41:23 vGen 41:24 (all E); thin, shrunk, withered, of man Lev 21:20 (H).
2. small, fine, of the manna דַּק מְחֻסְפָּס דַּק כַּכְּפֹר Exod 16:14 of incense Lev 16:12, hair Lev 13:30 (all P); of dust אָבָק דַּק Isa 29:5 in simile of isles in hand of ׳י, אִיִּים כַּדַּק יִטּוֺל Isa 40:15 (דַּק = substantive fine thing, fine dust); once of a low whisper קוֺל דְּמָמָה דַקָּה 1Kgs 19:12.

small, thin, leanfleshed, thing, dwarf
daq
crushed, i.e., (by implication) small or thin
  • thin, small, fine, gaunt
    • thin
      • "small, fine

אֵ֚ת
אֵ֚ת
Particle points to the object of the verb — leave untranslated
Dictionary form: אֵת · ate

Particle — Direct Object Marker

and ×240 of ×109 him ×107 them ×73 with ×72 from ×64 you ×61 me ×54
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[direct object marker — untranslated] — Most common use; marks definite direct object, no English equivalent.
with — Use when אֵת expresses accompaniment or association.
from — Use when context implies source or separation.
along with — Emphasizes inclusion or togetherness in a list.
together with — Slightly more formal; stresses joint participation.
among — Use when indicating presence within a group.

BDB853 H853

BDB852 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB854

I. אֵת, with makk. אֶתֿ, with suffix אֹתִי; ˜אֹתְךָ, ˜אֹתְכָה Num 22:33, אֹתָ֑ךְ, אֹתָ֑כָה Exod 29:35, feminine אֹתָךְ; אֹתוֺ etc.; 2 plural אֶתְכֶם, once ˜אוֺתְכֶם Josh 23:15 3 masculine plural regularly אֹתָם, rarely אֶתְהֶם Gen 32:1; Exod 18:20; Num 21:3; Ezek 34:12; 1Chr 6:50, once ˜אוֺתְהֶם Ezek 23:45 3 feminine plural, on the contrary, regularly אֶתְהֶן (13 t.), once אֹתָן Ezek 16:54 (also ˜אוֺתְהֶן Ezek 23:47, אֹתָ֖נָה Exod 35:26, אוֺתָ֖נָה Ezek 34:21); forms with cholem also often written plene: — the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite (Moabite id., Phoenician אית i.e. אִיַּת (Schrödp. 213 f.); Aramaic יָת frequently in ᵑ7; Syriac very rare as mark of accusative (for which is preferred), but used often in the sense of substance οὐσία, also in that of self, e.g. per se, reapse, sibi ipsi, PS1640 f., Samaritan ; Arabic , only used with suffix, when it is desired to emphasize the pronoun, e.g. Qor 1:4 WAG i. § 189. [Ethiopic uses k£y¹ similarly, Di§ 150 a; but it is dubious if this is etymologically akin.] The primitive form will have been 'iwyath, originally a substantive with following genitive, Olp. 432; whether ultimately a parallel development with אוֺת sign from √ אוה is uncertain: Ol WAG i. § 188 LagM i. 226 affirm, NöZMG 1886, 738 doubts. In Hebrew the ground-form is אוֺת; the forms with ¢, e being abbreviated. In post Biblical Hebrew, used in combination with another preposition: thus בְּאוֺתוֺ הַיּוֺם = Bibl. בַּיּוֺם הַהוּא, בְּאוֺתָהּ הַשָּׁעָה; or as a nomin., e.g. אוֺתוֺ הָאִישׁ = Bibl. הָאִישׁ הַהוּא).

1. As mark of the accusative prefixed to substantives defined either by the article (or כֹּל), or by a genitive or pronominal affix, or in virtue of being proper names:
  a. with transitive verbs, Gen 1:1; Gen 1:16; Gen 1:29; Gen 1:30; Gen 2:11; Gen 4:1; Gen 4:2; Gen 9:3 (אֶתֿ˜כֹּל׃) etc. Similarly אֶתמִֿי whom (in particular), Josh 24:15; 1Sam 12:3; 1Sam 28:11; Isa 6:8 and elsewhere (but never אֶתמָֿה); also with זֶה Gen 29:33; Gen 44:29; 1Sam 21:16; 1Kgs 22:27 +, זֹאת Gen 29:27; 2Sam 13:27 +, אֵלֶּה Gen 46:18; Lev 11:18; Isa 49:21 +. So pretty uniformly in prose; but in poetry את is commonly dispensed with. By the use of את with the pronominal affix, a pronoun can at once, if required, be placed in a position of emphasis; let the order of words from this point of view be carefully noticed in the following passages: Gen 7:1; Gen 24:14; Gen 37:4; Lev 10:17; Lev 11:33; Num 22:32 thee I had slain, and her I had kept alive, Deut 4:14; Deut 6:13; Deut 6:23; Deut 13:5; Judg 14:3 אוֺתָהּ קַח לִי take for me her, 1Sam 14:35; 1Sam 15:1; 1Sam 18:17; 1Sam 21:10 אִםאֹֿתָהּ תִּקַּחלְֿךָ קָ֔ח if thou wilt take that, take it, 1Kgs 1:35; 1Kgs 14:9; Isa 43:22; Isa 57:11; Jer 9:2. So הַאוֺתִי Jer 5:22; Jer 7:19. It also sometimes enables the reflexive sense to be expressed (elsewhere נַפְשָׁם) Jer 7:19; Ezek 34:2. Rarely with a substantive which is undefined (Ew§ 277 d 2 Ges«GKC:117»§ 117, 1, R. 2), as Exod 21:28; Num 21:9; Lev 20:14; 1Sam 24:6 (but see Dr) 2Sam 4:11; 2Sam 18:18; 2Sam 23:21 or which, though definite, is without the article, Gen 21:30; 2Sam 15:16; Lev 26:5; 1Sam 9:3 (so Num 16:15) Isa 33:19; Isa 41:7; Ezek 43:10 (for further examples see Ew 1.c.)
  b. with a passive verb (Ges«GKC:121»§ 121. 1 Ew§ 295 b) conceived as expressing neutrally the action in question, and construed accordingly with an accusative of that which is its real object: examples occur with tolerable frequency from Gen 4:18 (J) וַיִּוָּלֵד לַחֲנוֺךְ אֶתעֿירָד, Gen 17:5 (P), לֹא יִקָּרֵא עוֺד אֶתשִֿׁמְךָ אַ˜ברָם there shall not be called (=one shall not call) thy name Abram, Gen 21:5 (E), Gen 27:42; 2Sam 21:11; 1Kgs 18:13; Hos 10:6 etc., to Jer 35:18; Jer 38:4; Jer 50:20; Ezek 16:4; Ezek 16:5; Esth 2:13 (compare DrJPh xi. 227 f.): also with passive verbs of filling (Ew§ 281 b), as Exod 1:7 +.
  c. with neuter verbs or expressions, especially such as involve the idea of regarding, or treating, appy. by a construction κατὰ σύνεσιν (rare), Josh 22:17; 2Sam 11:25; Neh 9:32 (compare 1Sam 20:13 Dr). Once after אֵין, Hag 2:17 אֵין אֶתְכֶם אֵלַיָֽ.
  d. poet. (si vera lectio), after an abstract noun used with a verbal force, Hab 3:13 (Amos 4:11; Isa 13:19; Jer 50:40 מַהְפֵּכָה exerts a verbal force, like the Arabic nom. verbi [see WAG i. § 196, 43]; and Num 10:2; Ezek 17:9 לְמַסַּע, לְמַשְׂאוֺת are Aramaizing infinitives: compare Ew§ 239 a).

2. את marks an accusative in other relations than that of direct object to a verb:
  a. with verbs of motion (very rare) Num 13:17; Deut 1:19; Deut 2:7 (to 'walk the wilderness'); denoting the goal Judg 19:18; Ezek 21:25 (Ew§ 281 d, n., 282 a 1).
  b. denoting time (duration), also very rare: Exod 13:7; Lev 25:22; Deut 9:25.
  c. expressing the accus. of limitation (rare): Gen 17:11; Gen 17:14; 1Kgs 15:23.

3. Chiefly in an inferior or later style, אֵת (or וְאֵת) is used irregularly, partly (α), as it would seem, to give greater definiteness (so especially וְאֵת) at the mention of a new subject (when it may sometimes be rendered as regards), or through the influence of a neighbouring verb (a construct κατὰ σύνεσιν), or by an anacoluthon, partly (β) as resuming loosely some other preposition Thus (α) Exod 1:14; Num 3:26; Num 3:46; Num 5:10 (with הָיָה: so Ezek 35:10) Num 18:21b Deut 11:2 (anacoluthon), Deut 14:13; Josh 17:11; Judg 20:44; Judg 20:46 (contr. vJudg 20:25 vJudg 20:35) 1Sam 17:34 (see Dr) 1Sam 26:16; 2Sam 21:22; 2Kgs 6:5; Isa 53:8 (probably), Isa 57:12; Jer 23:33 (but read rather with ᵐ5 ᵑ9 אַתֶּם הַמַּשָּׂא) Jer 27:8; Jer 36:22; Jer 38:16 Kt, Jer 45:4 b Ezek 16:22; Ezek 17:21; Ezek 20:16; Ezek 29:4 b Ezek 43:7 (ᵐ5 Co prefix הֲרָאִיתָ) Ezek 44:3; Zech 8:17; Eccl 4:3; Dan 9:13; Neh 9:19; Neh 9:34; 1Chr 2:9; 2Chr 31:17. In 1Sam 30:23; Hag 2:5 probably some such word as remember is to be understood. (β) Jer 38:9; Ezek 14:22 b Ezek 37:19 b Zech 12:10 סָבִיב אֵת 1Kgs 6:5; Ezek 43:17 strangely (in 1 Kings ᵐ5 omits the clause: so StaZAW 1883, 135). — In 1Kgs 11:1 וְ is merely and also, and especially (see וְ); v1Kgs 11:25 is corrupt (read with ᵐ5 זֹאת הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הֲדָד); Ezek 47:17; Ezek 47:18; Ezek 47:19 read similarly for ואת, זֹאת: see vEzek 47:20. — For some particulars as to the use of את, see A. M. WilsonHebraica. vi. 139 ff. 212 ff. (who, however, confuses it sometimes with II. אֵת). For denoting the pronominal object of a verb, את with suffix preponderates relatively much above the verbal affix in P, as compared with J E Deuteronomy Judges Samuel Kings (see GieZAW 1881, 258 f.), — partly, probably, on account of the greater distinctness and precision which P loves.

BDB9600 H853 H3487

BDB9599 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9601

יָת mark of accusative (= Biblical Hebrew I. אֵת; Palmyrene ית; ZinjirliHad. 28 with suffix ותה; Nabataean, Palmyrene with suffix יתה (Lzb263 Cooke170; compare RÉS468); ᵑ7 Samaritan יָת; Syriac (rare)); — Dan 3:12 דִּי מַנִּיתָ יָָֽתְהוֺן whom thou hast appointed.

with, from, of, and, by, …
ʾēt
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
  • sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

שֶׁ֣בַע
שֶׁ֣בַע
Root word seven, seventh, seventeen, seventeenth, times, …
Dictionary form: שֶׁבַע · sheh-BA

Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: the seven
seven ×178 and seven ×67 the seven ×13 of seven ×6 in the seven ×5 throughout the seven ×5 and seventh ×4 in the seventh ×4
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seven — Core cardinal number; broadly useful in nearly all contexts.
sevenfold — Use when multiplying or intensifying by a factor of seven.
seventh — Ordinal form; use for position or sequence (e.g., seventh day).
seventeen — Use when combined with ten in compound numbers.
seventeenth — Ordinal of seventeen; use for dates or sequential positions.
week — Rare; captures 'sevens' as a unit of seven days or years.

BDB8424 H7651

BDB8423 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8425

I. שֶׁבַע, שִׁבְעָה394 noun masculine and feminine seven (Late Hebrew id., MI16 שבעת Assyrian sibi, sibittu (DlGr. § 65, 6; s = שׁ), Arabic , , Sabean סבע HomChr 47, 124, Ethiopic Phoenician (Punic) שבע Nabataean שבע שבעה, Palmyrene שבעא שבעה; Aramaic שְׁבַע, שִׁבְעָא, , ; on etymology compare LagBN 37 f.); —

masculine (c. noun feminine) absolute שֶׁבַע Gen 41:2 + 115 t.; construct שְׁבַע Gen 5:26 + 47 t., especially P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.), וּשֲׁבַע 1Kgs 14:21 feminine (c. noun masculine) absolute שִׁבְעָה Gen 4:24 + 100 t.; constructשִׁבְעַת Gen 7:10 + 120 t.; suffix שְׁבַעְתָּם 2Sam 21:9 Qr (so Vrss and modern; see Dr; > Kt שִׁבְעָתַיִם; — seven:
1. without other number:
  a. שֶׁבַע, before feminine plural noun Gen 21:28 (J), Judg 16:13; Isa 4:1 + 80 t., especially שָׁנִים ׳שׁ Gen 29:18 (E) + 32 t. (but read שׁלוֺשׁ for שֶׁבַע 2Sam 24:13a, compare vb, c, also ᵐ5 and || 1Chr 21:12 so Th We Dr Bu HPS Now), פִּעָמִים ׳שׁ Gen 33:3 (J), Lev 4:6 (P) + 17 t.; בָּאַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ ׳שׁ 1Kgs 6:6 after noun Ezek 40:20; Ezek 40:26 noun omitted Job 5:19; Prov 6:16, + (= ׳פְּעָמִים שׁ) Lev 26:18; Lev 26:21; Lev 26:24; Lev 26:28 (H), Ps 119:64; Prov 24:16
  b. שִׁבְעָה before masculine plural noun Num 23:1 (3 t. in verse) (E) + 40 t. + Job 42:19 (read ׳שׁ for שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Ges«GKC:97c»§ 97c and most); + (distributive) ׳וְשׁ ׳שׁ Zech 4:2 after noun Gen 7:4 (J), Exod 25:37 (P) + 12 t. (P Chronicles Daniel Proverbs); noun omitted 1Sam 2:5 + 9 t., including ׳שׁ as ordinal, see below; but read שְׂבָכָה for שִׁבְעָה 1Kgs 7:17 (twice in verse) ᵐ5 Th Kmp Klo Benz Kit Bur; also ׳שׁ ׳שׁ distributive = 7 each Gen 7:2; Gen 7:3 (J); as predicate Gen 46:25 (P),
  c. שִׁבְעַת, before plural noun Num 23:4 (E), Num 8:2 (P), Ezek 45:23 (twice in verse); Job 2:13 (twice in verse) + 97 t., incl יָמִים ׳שׁ Gen 8:10 (J), + 88 t. + Ezek 45:21 (read שִׁבְעַת for שְׁבֻעוֺת Vrss and modern),
  d. = ordinal, שְׁנַת (הַ)שֶּׁבַעDeut 15:2; 2Kgs 12:2 + 3 t., בְּשִׁבְעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ Ezek 30:20, compare Ezek 45:20 לְשִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים Gen 7:10 (J), 1Chr 9:25
2. שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה 17 years Gen 37:2 + 3 t. + 1Kgs 14:21, also as ordinal ׳עֶשׂ ׳בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 1Kgs 22:52, שָׁנָה ׳עֶשׂ ׳בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 2Kgs 16:1.
  b. שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר (that is הַגּוֺרָל lot) 1Chr 24:15; 1Chr 25:24 (compare also, + other number, 1Chr 7:11; Ezra 2:30; Neh 7:42), + יוֺם 17th day Gen 7:11; Gen 8:4 unusual is שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכֶּסֶף ׳שׁ Jer 32:9 7 shekels and 10 the silver
3. שְׁבַע מֵאוֺת = 700 Judg 8:26 + 39 t. (but Neh 7:68 omitted by Masora Baer Gi q. v.).
4. שִׁבְעָה אֶלֶף = 7000 1Kgs 20:30 + 2 t.; שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים = id. 1Kgs 20:15+ 15 t.; 57,000 is 7 + 50 x 1000 Num 1:31; Num 2:8; Num 2:31.
5. ׳שׁ + other number:
  a. ׳שׁ follows 18 t.: (1) singular noun after ׳שׁ Judg 8:14 also (= ordinal number) Ezek 29:17 + 2 t., שְׁנַת שָׁנָה ׳שְׁלשִׁים וָשׁ 2Kgs 13:10, compare 2Kgs 15:1 (2) plural noun before other number Ezra 8:35; Neh 7:1:[72]; Neh 7:71 (3) singular noun construct precedes ׳בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וָשׁ 1Kgs 16:10; 1Kgs 16:15 (ordinal); (4) noun after each number Gen 23:1; Gen 23:25 (both P), etc.
  b. ׳שׁ precedes 10 t. (P and Esther): (1) noun singular after other number Gen 8:14; Exod 6:16; Exod 6:20 + 3 t. Esther; (2) noun repeated Gen 5:7; Gen 11:21; Gen 47:28, compare Gen 5:25; Gen 5:31.
  c. 1000 + 17 Ezra 2:39 = Neh 7:42 — ׳שׁ often with sacred significance: Gen 21:28ff. (J), Exod 37:23; Lev 4:6; Lev 4:17; Lev 8:11; Lev 14:27 + (P); as round number Gen 4:24 (song in J), Gen 29:18ff; Gen 31:23; Gen 41:2ff (all E), etc.; on bowing 7 t. Gen 33:3 (J; in great humility), compare WklTelAm. nos. 143, 230, 246 NeMar,11 f.; all these probably originating with week of seven days; compare especially KöHast. DB NUMBER, 562 f., 565.

BDB8428 H7651 H7658

BDB8427 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8429

שִׁבְעָ֫נָה Job 42:13 read שִׁבְעָה Ges«GKC:97c»§ 97c and most.

BDB9929 H7655 H7651

BDB9928 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9930

[שְׁבַע], only שִׁבְעָה noun feminine seven (Biblical Hebrew I. שֶׁבַע); — absolute ׳שׁ before noun masculine plural Dan 4:13; Dan 4:20; Dan 4:22; Dan 4:29 construct שֶׁבְעַת before noun masculine pluralEzra Dan 7:14 חַד שִׁבְעָה עַלדִּֿי Dan 3:19 seven times above what (more than), see חַד, √ אחד.

seven, seventh, seventeen, seventeenth, times, …
šebaʿ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
  • seven (cardinal number)
    • as ordinal number
      • "in combination—17, 700, etc.

הַֽ שִּׁבֳּלִ֔ים
הַֽ
Prefix — article the
שִּׁבֳּלִ֔ים
Root word ears, corn, floods, shibboleth, branches, …
Dictionary form: שִׁבֹּל · shib-BOLE

Noun — Common, feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: ears
ears ×10 ears of corn ×2 branches ×1 from the channel ×1 of the ears of corn ×1 shibboleth ×1 the ears ×1 where the floods ×1
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ear (of grain) — Most common sense; stalks with ripened grain heads.
head (of grain) — Modern agrarian term; clear to contemporary readers.
stalk — Emphasizes the whole shoot, not just the seed cluster.
channel — Use for water-flow or flood contexts (e.g. Ps 69:2).
shibboleth — Retain as loanword in the password/test-word passage (Judg 12).
branch — Botanical sense; fits vine or tree imagery contexts.

BDB8415 H7641

BDB8414 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8416

I. שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת noun feminine flowing stream; — ׳שׁ absolute Ps 69:3, as test of dialect Judg 12:6 (compare סִבֹּלֶת and GFM); construct מַיִם ׳שׁ Ps 69:16, הַנָּהָר ׳שׁ Isa 27:12.

BDB8416 H7641

BDB8415 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8417

II. שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת noun feminine ear of grain; — ׳שׁ absolute Job 24:21 +; plural שִׁבֳּלִים Gen 41:5 +, construct שִׁבֳּלֵי Zech 4:12 — ear, Gen 41:5; Gen 41:6; Gen 41:7: Gen 41:7; Gen 41:22; Gen 41:23; Gen 41:24 (twice in verse); Gen 41:26; Gen 41:27; Isa 17:5 (twice in verse); Ruth 2:2; Job 24:24 transf. spike (Pusey), end of olive bough Zech 4:12.

ears, corn, floods, shibboleth, branches, …
šibbōl
a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch
  • flowing stream
    • "ear (of grain), head of grain
    • as growing
      • "cluster

הַ בְּרִיא֖וֹת
הַ
Prefix — article the
בְּרִיא֖וֹת
Root word fat, fatfleshed, rank, fatter, fed, …
Dictionary form: בָּרִיא · baw-REE

Adjective — feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: rank
fat ×3 rank ×2 and fat ×1 and fatfleshed ×1 and fatter ×1 fatfleshed ×1 is firm ×1 of the fat ×1
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well-fed — Best for animals or people showing plentiful nourishment.
healthy — Broad, modern; suits contexts of vigorous physical condition.
plump — Gentle, neutral term for full-bodied flesh or livestock.
robust — Emphasizes strength and vitality alongside good condition.
sleek — Polished, contemporary; ideal for prized or choice livestock.
fattened — Use when deliberate feeding or preparation is implied.

BDB1304 H1277 H1274 H1279

BDB1303 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1305

בָּרִיא adjective fat — Ps 73:4; Judg 3:17 plural בְּרִיאִים 1Kgs 5:3 construct בְּרִיאֵי Dan 1:15 feminine בְּרִיאָה Hab 1:16 + 2 t. + Ezek 34:20 בִּרְיָה; Hi Ol§ 171 a בְּרִיָּה, < בריאה; plural בְּרִיאוֺת Gen 41:5 + 3 t.; בְּרִיאֹת Gen 41:2; Gen 41:4 — fat, cattle בקר Gen 41:2; Gen 41:4; Gen 41:5; Gen 41:7; Gen 41:18; Gen 41:20 (E) 1Kgs 5:3 sheep Ezek 34:3; Ezek 34:20; Zech 11:16 food Hab 1:16 ׳אישׁ ב fat man Judg 3:17 בריאי בשׂר Dan 1:15 אולם ׳ב their body fat Ps 73:4.

fat, fatfleshed, rank, fatter, fed, …
bārîʾ
fatted or plump
  • fat
    • "fatter, fed, firm, plenteous, rank

וְ הַ מְּלֵא֑וֹת
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הַ
Prefix — article the
מְּלֵא֑וֹת
Root word full, multitude, worth, child, filled
Dictionary form: מָלֵא · maw-LAY

Adjective — feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: and full
full ×15 of them full ×11 shekels full ×11 was full ×3 and full ×2 were full ×2 a multitude ×1 as it is worth ×1
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full — Most direct equivalent; suits most contexts naturally.
filled — Emphasizes the act or result of filling; verbal nuance.
complete — Highlights wholeness or entirety; good for measures or amounts.
brimming — Vivid, colloquial; implies filled to the very top.
packed — Informal; suits crowds, containers, or dense contents.
whole — Best when mālēʾ conveys fullness as totality or integrity.

BDB4649 H4392

BDB4648 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4650

מָלֵא adjective full; — ׳מ Gen 23:9 + 15 t.; construct מְלֵא Jer 6:11 feminine מְלֵאָה Num 7:14 + 20 t.; construct מְלֵאֲתִי Isa 1:21 compare Ges«GKC:90»§ 90. 3 a.; plural מְלֵאִים Num 7:13 + 18 t.; feminine מְלֵאוֺת (אֹת-) Gen 41:7 + 4 t.; — full, absolute of ears of corn Gen 41:7; Gen 41:22 of value, price, Gen 23:9; 1Chr 21:22; 1Chr 21:24 of wind (= strong) Jer 4:12 followed by accusative of material, bowls of fine flour (סֹלֶת) Num 7:13; Num 7:19; Num 7:25; Num 7:31; Num 7:37; Num 7:43; Num 7:49; Num 7:55; Num 7:61; Num 7:67; Num 7:73; Num 7:79 spoons of incense Num 7:14; Num 7:20; Num 7:26; Num 7:32; Num 7:38; Num 7:44; Num 7:50; Num 7:56; Num 7:62; Num 7:68; Num 7:74; Num 7:80; Num 7:86 bowls of wine Jer 35:5, compare figurative Ps 75:9 houses, of contents Deut 6:11; Neh 9:25 compare Prov 17:1 cage, of birds Jer 5:27 (in simile, see below); cart, of sheaves Amos 2:13 (in simile) 1Chr 11:13; 2Kgs 7:15; Ezek 1:18; Ezek 10:12; Ezek 17:3; Ezek 36:38; Ezek 37:1 as predicate, of storehouses Ps 144:13 compare figurative of Naomi Ruth 1:21 of sea Eccl 1:7 with article, of full vessel 2Kgs 4:4 מְלֵאָה pregnant woman Eccl 11:5 figurative full of blessing Deut 33:23 wisdom Deut 34:9 justice Isa 1:21 commotion Isa 22:2 fury Isa 51:20 lies, etc. Nah 3:1 wisdom Ezek 28:12 (strike out A B Co); only twice in construct before that with which a thing is filled Isa 1:21 מִשְׁפָּט ׳מ; Jer 6:11 מְלֵא יָמִים (as substantive); as substantive in genitive (Ges«GKC:128n»§ 128n) Ps 73:10 מֵי מָלֵא; as adverb = fully Nah 1:10; Jer 12:6 (loudly, compare Jer 4:5).

full, multitude, worth, child, filled
mālēʾ
full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully
  • full, fullness, that which fills
    • fully (adv)

וַ יִּיקַ֥ץ
וַ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
יִּיקַ֥ץ
Root word awoke, awaked
Dictionary form: יָקַץ · yaw-KAHTS

וַ
Vav-consecutive (wayyiqtol) The וַ prefix — vav with patach plus a doubling dagesh in the next letter — flips this verb into story-telling past: translate "and (he) ___ed", not "will ___".

Verb — Qal, Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol), third person masculine singular simple action — "he did" story-telling past — try "and he ___ed" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: and awoke
and awaked ×1 and awoke ×1 and he awaked ×1 and he awoke ×1 and must be awaked ×1 awaked ×1 awoke ×1 awoke and ×1
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wake up — Most natural modern phrasing; broadly applicable.
awaken — Slightly more formal; suits literary or poetic contexts.
rouse — Implies being stirred from outside; good for passive or prompted waking.
stir — Softer nuance; useful for gradual or partial arousal from sleep.
come awake — Emphasizes the moment of transition into wakefulness.

BDB3697 H3364

BDB3696 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3698

[יָקַץ] verb awake (Arabic wake, be awake) —

Qal Imperfect יִקָ֑ץ 1Kgs 18:27 וַיִּיקַץ Gen 28:16 + 3 t.; וַיִּקַץ Judg 16:20; Ps 78:65; 1Kgs 3:15 (see Baer); וָאִיקָ֑ץ Gen 41:21 יִָֽקְצוּ Hab 2:7 — awake, Gen 41:4; Gen 41:7; Gen 41:21 (E), 1Kgs 3:15 of Baal 1Kgs 18:27 followed by מִשְּׁנָתוֺ Gen 28:16 (J), Judg 16:14; Judg 16:20 of Noah, מִיֵּינוֺ Gen 9:24 (J), i.e. from drunken sleep; figurative of ׳י Ps 78:65, i.e. become suddenly active; of enemies Hab 2:7. — See also קיץ Hiph`il

awoke, awaked
yāqaṣ
to awake (intransitive)
  • (Qal) to awake, awaken, become active

פַּרְעֹ֖ה
פַּרְעֹ֖ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Pharaoh")
Dictionary form: פַּרְעֹה · pahr-OH

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: pharaoh
pharaoh ×110 of pharaoh ×40 pharaohs ×28 and pharaoh ×14 unto pharaoh ×8 for pharaoh ×6 upon pharaoh ×6 and pharaohs ×5
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Pharaoh — Standard modern spelling; use as the default rendering.
the king of Egypt — Clarifies role when 'Pharaoh' may confuse readers.
Pharaoh's — Possessive form for contexts showing ownership or relationship.
the Egyptian ruler — Descriptive alternative for non-specialist audiences.

BDB6802 H6547

BDB6801 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6803

פַּרְעה275 noun masculine Pharaoh, Φαραω, title of Egyptain kings (Egyptian pr-±o, great house, of royal court, and (in new kingdom) of king GriffithHastings DB MeyGeschichte. Alt. i. 59 SteindBAS. i. 343; in Assyrian pir°u according to most, compare COTGlossary Steindl.c., but see WklMVAG. 1898. 3f.); — ׳פ Gen 12:15 (3 t. in verse); Gen 12:17 + 212 t. Hexateuch 19 t. Kings, Isa 19:11 (twice in verse) + 3 t., Jer 25:19 + 10 t., Ezek 17:17 + 12 t., Neh 9:10; 1Chr 4:18; 2Chr 8:11; Ps 135:9; Ps 136:15; Song 1:9 + מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם (not early) Jer 25:19; Jer 46:17; Deut 7:8; Deut 11:3; Ezek 29:2; Ezek 29:3; Ezek 30:21; Ezek 30:22; Ezek 31:2; 1Kgs 3:1; 1Kgs 9:16; 1Kgs 11:18; 2Kgs 17:7; 2Kgs 18:21 = Isa 36:6; Gen 41:46 (E), Exod 6:11; Exod 6:13; Exod 6:27; Exod 6:29; Exod 14:8 (all P); with proper name חָפְרַע ׳פ Jer 44:30, נְכֹה ׳פ Jer 46:2; 2Kgs 23:29; 2Kgs 23:33; 2Kgs 23:34; 2Kgs 23:35.

pharaoh, pharaohs
parʿō
great house
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
  • the common title of the king of Egypt

וְ הִנֵּ֥ה
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הִנֵּ֥ה
Particle this / that
Dictionary form: הִנֵּה · hin-NAY

Particle — Demonstrative

In the KJV here: and behold
behold ×420 and behold ×208 lo ×52 and lo ×35 that behold ×14 him behold ×12 here am i ×7 it and behold ×7
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look — Vivid, natural attention-getter; works in most contexts.
see — Slightly softer; good for pointing out a situation or fact.
listen — Prefer when the focus is on what follows, not what is seen.
here — Best for self-presentation or arrival contexts (e.g., 'here I am').
notice — More reflective; suits narrative asides or observations.
surely — Adverbial use; emphasizes certainty rather than attention-getting.

BDB2205 H2009

BDB2204 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2206

הִנֵּה, once הִנֶּהֿGen 19:2, demonstrative particle lo! behold! ( certainly, surely, literally lo !), with suffix (the pronoun being conceived as accusative, Ew§ 262 c.; compare, , which takes an accusative, whether of a noun or pronominal suffix) הִנְנִי Gen 6:13 + often (also הִנֶּ֣נִּי Gen 22:7), הִנֵּ֑נִי Gen 22:1; Gen 22:11 +, (הִנֶּ֔נִּי Gen 27:18), Isa 65:1 הִנֵּ֣נִי הִנֵּ֔נִי (but הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי is also said Gen 24:13; Gen 24:43; Gen 25:32; Gen 48:21; Exod 4:23; Exod 7:17 +; and, more rarely, הִנֵּה אֲנִי Ezek 37:5; Ezek 37:12; Ezek 37:19; Ezek 37:21; 2Chr 2:3, compare 2Kgs 10:9; Jer 32:27); הִנְּךָ Gen 20:3 + ( 2Kgs 7:2 הִנְּכָה), הִנֶּ֑ךָּ Ps 139:8, feminine הִנָּךָ Gen 16:11 + 6 t.; הִנּוֺ Num 23:17; Job 2:6; 1Chr 11:25, הִנֵּ֫הוּ Jer 18:3 Kt (הִנֵּה הוּא is more usual, as Gen 20:16; Gen 42:27; 1Sam 10:22; Jer 38:5; Ruth 3:2): 1 plural הִנְנוּ Josh 9:25; 2Sam 5:1; Jer 3:22; Ezra 9:15, הִנֶּ֫נּוּ Gen 44:16; Gen 50:18; Num 14:40, הִנֵּנ֑וּ Job 38:35 הִנְּכֶם Deut 1:10; Jer 16:12 הִנָּם Gen 40:5 + often (37 t.) — lo ! behold !
  a. pointing to persons or things, Gen 12:19 and now הִנֵּה אִשְׁתְּךָ behold thy wife ! Gen 18:9 הִנֵּה בָאֹהֶל behold (she is) in the tent (the suffix, when the noun to which הנה refers has immediately preceded, being not unfrequently omitted, Gen 16:14: compare Dr§ 135. 6, 2), Gen 30:3; Gen 31:51 (twice in verse); Exod 24:8 etc. With suffix of 1 person, especially in response to a call, indicating the readiness of the person addressed to listen or obey, Here I am ! (literally Behold me !) Gen 22:1; Gen 22:7; Gen 22:11; Gen 27:1; Gen 27:18; Gen 31:11; Gen 37:13; Gen 46:2; Exod 3:4; 1Sam 3:4; 1Sam 3:5; 1Sam 3:6; 1Sam 3:8; 1Sam 3:16; 1Sam 22:12; 2Sam 1:7; Isa 6:8, compare 1Sam 12:3 הִנְנִי עֲנוּ בִי here I am, answer against me, 1Sam 14:43 (compare Drp. 292), 2Sam 15:26 (in resignation: compare Gen 44:16; Gen 50:18; Josh 9:25; Ezra 9:15): of God Isa 52:6; Isa 58:9; Isa 65:1 (twice in verse) (repeated for emphasis). In the plural הננו Num 14:40; Jer 3:22; Job 38:35. — Emph. הִנְנִי אָ֕נִי Ezek 34:11; Ezek 34:20, compare Ezek 6:3. on חִנְנִי אֶל ֗֗֗ , see אל 4, p. 40.
  b. introducing clauses involving predication:
   (a) with reference to the past or present, it points generally to some truth either newly asserted, or newly recognized, Gen 1:29 behold ! I have given to you all herbs etc. Gen 17:20; Gen 27:6; 1Sam 14:33 etc.; often one upon which some proposal or suggestion is to be founded, Exod 1:9 (compare הן Gen 11:6) 1Sam 20:2; 1Sam 20:5; 2Kgs 5:20. When the proposal is to be of the nature of an entreaty or request, הִנֵּהנָֿא is often used, instead of the simple הִנֵּה Gen 12:11; Gen 16:2; Gen 18:7; 1Kgs 20:31; 1Kgs 22:13 and elsewhere (see נָא).
   (b) with reference to the future. Here it serves to introduce a solemn or important declaration Exod 32:34; Exod 34:10; Isa 7:14 and is used especially with the participle (the futuram instans [immanent future], Dr§ 135. 3) in predictions or threats, Gen 20:3 הִנְּךָ מֵת (literally) behold thee (accusative) about to die, thou art about to die, Exod 4:23; Exod 7:17; Exod 9:3; Deut 31:17; 1Sam 3:11; 1Kgs 20:36; 1Kgs 22:25; Isa 3:1; Isa 10:33; Isa 17:1; Isa 19:1; Isa 22:17; Isa 24:1 + often; in the phrase הנה ימים באים 1Sam 2:31; 2Kgs 20:17 = Isa 39:6; Amos 4:2; Amos 8:11; Amos 9:13 + Jer 15 t.; very often with the suffix of 1 person singular, as הִנְנִי מֵבִיא Behold, I bring (literally behold me bringing, or about to bring) . . . Gen 6:17; Exod 10:4 & often, especially in Jeremiah; Gen 9:9; Exod 8:17; Exod 9:18; Exod 34:11; Exod 2:20; Exod 29:14; Exod 43:19; Exod 11:22 (הִנְנִי פֹקֵד; so Jer 23:2 +) Jer 16:16; Jer 20:4, etc.; anomalously, with change of person, Isa 28:16 הִנְנִי יִסַּד (according to points) behold me, one who has founded, Isa 29:14 הִנְנִי יוֺסִף behold me, one who will add (so Isa 38:5); but it is dubious whether the participle יֹסֵד, יוֺסֵף should not be read.
  c. וְהִנֵּה ֗֗֗ very frequently in historical style, especially (but not exclusively) after verbs of seeing or discovering, making the narrative graphic and vivid, and enabling the reader to enter into the surprise or satisfaction of the speaker or actor concerned: Gen 1:31 and behold, it was very good, Gen 6:12; Gen 8:13; Gen 15:12; Gen 18:2; Gen 37:29; Exod 2:6; Deut 9:13 etc.: in the description of a dream Gen 37:7; Gen 37:9; Gen 40:9; Gen 40:16; Gen 41:1; Gen 41:2; Gen 41:3; Isa 29:8, or of a vision Amos 7:1; Amos 7:4; Amos 8:1 etc. With a participle (the context fixing the sense to the past), Gen 24:30; Gen 37:15 (both without suffix); Judg 9:43; Judg 11:34; 1Kgs 19:5; 1Kgs 19:11 +.
  d. like II. הֵן (b), nearly = if (rare): Lev 13:5; Lev 13:6; Lev 13:7; Lev 13:8 (& elsewhere in this and the next chapter) וְהִנֵּה and behold = and if, Deut 13:15 and Deut 17:4 וְהִנֵּה אֱמֶת and behold it is true = and if it be true, Deut 19:18; 1Sam 20:12 compare 1Sam 9:7; 2Sam 18:11; Hos 9:6.

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עַתָּ֫ה435 (also Ezek 23:43; Ps 74:6 עת Kt, Qr עַתָּה), עָ֑֫תָּה Gen 32:5 +, adverb of time, now (properly accusative of [`int],עֵת (Köii. 260), at the time, in particular of the present time, i.e. now; compare German zur Zeit, Arabic at the time, i.e. now); — now:

1. a. Gen 12:19 ועתה הנה אשׁתך and now, behold thy wife, Gen 22:12 כי עתח ידעתי now, I know (so Exod 18:11; Judg 17:13; 1Kgs 17:24 [עַתָּה זֶה], Ps 20:7), Gen 26:22; Gen 26:29; Gen 27:36; Gen 31:13; Gen 31:28, etc., Exod 5:5 הך רבים עתה עם הארץ; whether in opposed to past time, as Gen 32:11; Josh 14:11 כְּכֹחִי אָז וּכְכֹחִי עָ֑תָּה, Judg 11:8; 1Kgs 12:4; Isa 1:21 ועתה מרצחים, Isa 16:14; Hos 2:9 כִּי טוֺב לִי אָז מַעָ֑תָּה, Hos 13:2, Job 30:1 +, or to future, as Num 24:17 אֶרְאֶנּוּ ולא עתה, Judg 8:6 חֲכַף עַתָּהכְּֿיָדֶ֑ךָ ׳זֶבַח וצ, 1Sam 2:16 כִּי עַתָּה תִּתֵּן; = after all Num 22:38; Judg 8:2 = now at last 2Sam 24:16; 1Kgs 19:4; 2Kgs 19:25; Hos 7:2; Jer 4:12 and in the phrase מעתה ועד עולם Isa 9:6; Isa 59:21; (see below), Ps 113:2; Ps 115:18; Ps 121:8; Ps 125:2; Ps 131:3.
  b. of the imminent or impending future: Gen 19:9 עַתָּה נָרַע לְךָ מַהֶם. Gen 29:32 כי עתה יאהבני אישׁי, vGen 29:34; Exod 6:1 עתה תראה, Num 11:23; Num 22:4; 2Sam 20:6; Isa 33:10 (Ps 12:6), Isa 43:19; Isa 49:19; Amos 6:7 לכן עתה יִגְלוּ, Isa 49:19; Mic 7:4; Mic 7:10; Dan 10:20 and especially ἀσυνδέτως in Hosea, introducing a punishment, Hos 4:16 ׳וגו ׳עתה יִרְעֵם י Hos 5:7; Hos 8:8; Hos 8:13 (Jer 14:10), Jer 10:2.
  c. of a time ideally present (= then, from our point of view): Isa 29:22 לא עתה יבושׁ יעקב, vb Hos 10:3; Mic 4:9; Mic 4:10; Mic 4:11; Mic 4:14; Mic 5:3.
  d. describing a present state = as things are: 1Sam 8:5 thou art old, etc., עתה שִׂימָה לנו מלך, 1Sam 9:6; 1Sam 13:12; 1Sam 14:30; 1Sam 25:7b; 1Sam 27:1 now I shall be swept away one day, etc., 2Kgs 18:20; 2Kgs 18:25; Job 6:21; Job 14:16; Job 16:7.
  e. with an Imperative, as an encouragement, implying that the time has come for the exhortation or advice to be followed, Gen 31:13 עתה קים צא, Exod 18:19 עתה שְׁמַע בקולי, Num 22:11; Deut 2:13; 1Sam 30:8.

2. Phrases:
  a. עַתָּה זֶה (זְה 4 h) 1Kgs 17:24; 2Kgs 5:22.
  b. ועתה and, now, or now, therefore (וְ 4), drawing a conclusion, especially (compare 1 e) a practical one, from what has been stated: Gen 3:22 and now (since man has once been disobedient), lest he put forth his hand, etc., Gen 20:7; Gen 20:23 וְעַתָּה הִשָּֽׁבְעָה לִי הֵ֫נָּה, Gen 27:3; Gen 27:8 ועתה בני שְׁמַע בקולי, Gen 30:30; Gen 31:16; Gen 31:44; Gen 37:20 + often, Isa 5:3; Isa 5:5; Ps 2:10; Gen 11:6 ׳ועתה לאֹיִֿבָּצֵר מֵהֶם וגו, Gen 31:30; Gen 45:8; 2Sam 19:11; Ps 39:8 ועתה מַהקִּֿזִּיתִי אֲדֹנָי, Isa 52:5,
  c. וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה stating the ground on which some conclusion or action is to be based, Exod 3:9; Josh 14:10 (twice in verse); 1Sam 12:2; 1Sam 24:21; 1Kgs 1:18; Jer 40:4 (with ועתה usually repeated afer the הנה-clause).
  d. גם עתה Gen 44:10; 1Sam 12:16; 1Kgs 14:14; Joel 2:12; Job 16:19.
  e. מֵעַתָּה from now, henceforth, Jer 3:4; Isa 48:6; Dan 10:17 (according to some, here = from just now), 2Chr 16:9 מעתה ועד עוּלּסּ, see above 1 a end. feminine עַדעַֿתָּה until now, Gen 32:5, ׳וֶאֵחַר עדעֿ, Deut 12:9 ׳אל הנחלה לא באתם עד ע (opposed to the future), 2Kgs 13:23 especially after clause with מִן, 2Kgs 46:34 ׳מִנְּעוּרֵינוּ וְעַדעֿ (2Sam 19:8; Ezek 4:14), Exod 9:18; 2Kgs 8:6; Ruth 2:7.
  g. כִּי עַתָּה for in this case, in our idiom, for them (עתה pointing to a condition assumed as a possible contingency: compare Dr§ 141, 142); (a) Exod 9:15 כי עתה ׳שׁלחתי וגו for then (if the intention expressed in vExod 9:14 had not existed) I should have put forth my hand, etc., Num 22:29 כי עתה הֲרַגְתִּיךְ, 1Sam 13:13; Job 3:13 followed by imperfect Job 6:3 for then (if it were weighed, vJob 6:2) it would be heavier, etc., Job 13:19 for then would I be silent and die; (b) after a protasis, surely then Gen 31:42 + (see כִּי 1 d b, p. 472). — Note. Read כְּמוֺ עַתָּ) (ᵐ5 ᵑ9) as now, for כְּמוֺ עֵת Ezek 16:57, עַתָּ נִשְׁבַּרְתְּ (ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9) now art thou broken ! for עֵת נִשְׁבֶּרֶת Ezek 27:34, and probably עַתָּ בָּא (Hi We Kö Now, compare ᵐ5 ᵑ6) for עֶתבּֿאֹ Hag 1:2 also עַתָּה for אַתָּה 1Kgs 1:20, and אַתָּה for עַתָּה v1Kgs 1:18b 2Sam 18:3.

behold, lo, here, see
hinnē
lo!
  • behold, lo, see, if

חֲלֽוֹם
חֲלֽוֹם
Root word dream, dreams, dreamers
Dictionary form: חֲלוֹם · huh-LOME

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: it was a dream
a dream ×12 in a dream ×7 dreams ×5 of dreams ×4 as a dream ×3 his dream ×3 in my dream ×3 the dream ×3
More options
dream — Most universal rendering; fits nearly every context.
vision in sleep — Clarifies the nocturnal, subconscious nature of the experience.
night vision — Poetic; useful where dream overlaps with prophetic imagery.
sleeping vision — Distinguishes from waking visions in prophetic literature.
omen — Use when the dream carries a predictive or foreboding sense.

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חֲלוֺם noun masculineGen 37:10 dream; — ׳ת absolute Gen 37:5 +, construct Gen 20:3, חֲלֹם absolute Gen 20:6, construct Gen 31:24 suffix חֲלוֺמִי Gen 40:9; Gen 40:16, חֲלֹמִי Gen 41:17; Gen 41:22, חֲלֹמוֺ Gen 40:5 + 5 t.; plural חֲלֹמוֺת Jer 23:32 + 10 t. etc., + 7 t. suffix — dream

1. ordinary dream of sleep Job 7:14; Job 20:8; Ps 73:20; Eccl 5:2; Eccl 5:6; Isa 29:7.
2. dreams with prophetic meaning, the lowest grade of prophecy (see BrMP 6):
  a. dream of Abimelek Gen 20:3; Gen 20:6, of Jacob Gen 31:10; Gen 31:11, Laban Gen 31:24, Joseph Gen 37:5; Gen 37:6; Gen 37:8; Gen 37:9 (twice in verse); Gen 37:10; Gen 37:19; Gen 37:20; Gen 42:9, Pharaoh and his servants Gen 40:5 (3 t. in verse); Gen 40:8; Gen 40:9 (twice in verse); Gen 40:16; Gen 41:7; Gen 41:8; Gen 41:11 (twice in verse); Gen 41:12 (twice in verse); Gen 41:15 (twice in verse); Gen 41:17; Gen 41:22; Gen 41:25; Gen 41:26; Gen 41:32 of a lower order of prophets than Moses Num 12:6, (all E, not elsewhere in Hexateuch), Job 33:15, of Midianite Judg 7:13 (twice in verse); Judg 7:15, desired by Saul 1Sam 28:6; 1Sam 28:15 of Solomon 1Kgs 3:5; 1Kgs 3:15 of old men in latter days Joel 3:1, of Nebuchadnezzar Dan 2:1; Dan 2:2; Dan 2:3 (twice in verse); Daniel הֵבִין בְּכָלחָֿזוֺן וַחֲלֹמוֺת Dan 1:17 had understanding in all visions and dreams.
  b. of false prophets Deut 13:2; Deut 13:4; Deut 13:6; Jer 23:27; Jer 23:28 (twice in verse); Jer 23:32; Jer 27:9; Jer 29:8; Zech 10:2.

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חֵלֶם22 noun masculineDan 4:2 dream (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew חֲלוֺם, √ II. חלם); — absolute ׳ח Dan 4:2; Dan 7:1 emphatic חֶלְמָא Dan 2:4 +; suffix חֶלְמִי Dan 4:6, מָךְ- Dan 2:28 plural חֶלְמִין Dan 5:12 — dream, as vehicle of revelation Dan 2:4 + 10 t., Dan 4:3 + 6 t., Dan 5:12 to prophet Dan 7:1.

dream, dreams, dreamers
ḥălôm
a dream
  • dream
    • dream (ordinary)
      • "dream (with prophetic meaning)

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וַתִּבְלַ֙עְנָה֙ Pashta — a lesser break הַשִּׁבֳּלִ֣ים הַדַּקּ֔וֹת Zaqef Qatan — a strong break אֵ֚ת Yetiv — a lesser break שֶׁ֣בַע הַֽשִּׁבֳּלִ֔ים Zaqef Qatan — a strong break הַבְּרִיא֖וֹת Tipeha — a lesser break וְהַמְּלֵא֑וֹת Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וַיִּיקַ֥ץ פַּרְעֹ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break וְהִנֵּ֥ה חֲלֽוֹם Silluq — end of the verse

וַתִּבְלַעְנָה הַשִּׁבֳּלִים הַדַּקּוֹת אֵת שֶׁבַע הַֽשִּׁבֳּלִים הַבְּרִיאוֹת וְהַמְּלֵאוֹת וַיִּיקַץ פַּרְעֹה וְהִנֵּה חֲלֽוֹם׃
7
And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
Cross References

Genesis 20:3

וַיָּבֹא אֱלֹהִים אֶל-אֲבִימֶלֶךְ בַּֽחֲלוֹם הַלָּיְלָה וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ הִנְּךָ מֵת עַל-הָֽאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר-לָקַחְתָּ וְהִוא בְּעֻלַת בָּֽעַל׃
3
But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.

Genesis 37:5

וַיַּֽחֲלֹם יוֹסֵף חֲלוֹם וַיַּגֵּד לְאֶחָיו וַיּוֹסִפוּ עוֹד שְׂנֹא אֹתֽוֹ׃
5
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
Genesis 41:6
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Genesis 41:8