Genesis
Genesis 41:27
27Moreover, the seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind — they are seven years of famine.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreover | וְשֶׁ֣בַע | wə·še·ḇa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| the seven | וְשֶׁ֣בַע | wə·še·ḇa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| thin | הָֽרַקּ֨וֹת | hā·raq·qō·wṯ | Article; Adjective - feminine plural | H7534 thin |
| ugly | וְהָרָעֹ֜ת | wə·hā·rā·‘ōṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - feminine plural | H7451 bad, evil |
| cows | הַ֠פָּרוֹת | hap·pā·rō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H6510 heifer, cow |
| that came up | הָעֹלֹ֣ת | hā·‘ō·lōṯ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| after them | אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ן | ’a·ḥă·rê·hen | Preposition; third person feminine plural | H310 behind |
| are seven | שֶׁ֤בַע | še·ḇa‘ | Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| years | שָׁנִים֙ | šā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H8141 year |
| and so are | הֵ֔נָּה | hên·nāh | Pronoun - third person feminine plural | H2007 they |
| the seven | וְשֶׁ֤בַע | wə·še·ḇa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| worthless | הָרֵק֔וֹת | hā·rê·qō·wṯ | Article; Adjective - feminine plural | H7386 empty, vain |
| heads of grain | הַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙ | ha·šib·bo·lîm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H7641 stream, ear of grain, branch |
| scorched | שְׁדֻפ֖וֹת | šə·ḏu·p̄ō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural construct | H7710 scorch, blight |
| by the east wind | הַקָּדִ֑ים | haq·qā·ḏîm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6921 East, east wind |
| they are | יִהְי֕וּ | yih·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| seven | שֶׁ֖בַע | še·ḇa‘ | Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| years | שְׁנֵ֥י | šə·nê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H8141 year |
| of famine | רָעָֽב׃ | rā·‘āḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.