Genesis

Genesis 31:10

10When the flocks were breeding, I saw in a dream that the streaked, spotted, and speckled males were mating with the females.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whenבְּעֵת֙bə·‘êṯPreposition-b; Noun - common singularH6256 time
the flocksהַצֹּ֔אןhaṣ·ṣōnArticle; Noun - common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
were breedingיַחֵ֣םya·ḥêmVerb - Piel - Infinitive constructH3179 be hot
I sawוָאֶשָּׂ֥אwā·’eś·śāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH5375 lift, take, carry
in a dreamבַּחֲל֑וֹםba·ḥă·lō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2472 dream
that the streakedעֲקֻדִּ֥ים‘ă·qud·dîmAdjective - masculine pluralH6124 striped, streaked
spottedוּבְרֻדִּֽים׃ū·ḇə·rud·dîmConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine pluralH1261 spotted, marked
and speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםnə·qud·dîmAdjective - masculine pluralH5348 speckled
malesהָֽעַתֻּדִים֙hā·‘at·tu·ḏîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH6260 he-goat
were matingהָעֹלִ֣יםhā·‘ō·lîmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH5927 go up, ascend, climb
withעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the femalesהַצֹּ֔אןhaṣ·ṣōnArticle; Noun - common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

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Deuteronomy 13:1 · Numbers 12:6 · Genesis 30:39 · Genesis 31:24 · 1 Kings 3:5 · Genesis 20:6 · Genesis 28:12

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