Genesis
Genesis 41:18
18when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| when seven | שֶׁ֣בַע | še·ḇa‘ | Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| cows | פָּר֔וֹת | pā·rō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H6510 heifer, cow |
| well-fed | בְּרִיא֥וֹת | bə·rî·’ō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural construct | H1277 fat |
| and sleek | וִיפֹ֣ת | wî·p̄ōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine plural construct | H3303 fair, beautiful |
| came up | עֹלֹת֙ | ‘ō·lōṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the river | הַיְאֹ֗ר | hay·’ōr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2975 stream |
| and began to graze | וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָה | wat·tir·‘e·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| among the reeds | בָּאָֽחוּ׃ | bā·’ā·ḥū | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H260 reeds, rushes |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.