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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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Moreoverוְשֶׁ֣בַעwə·še·ḇa‘Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singularH7651 seven
the sevenוְשֶׁ֣בַעwə·še·ḇa‘Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singularH7651 seven
thinהָֽרַקּ֨וֹתhā·raq·qō·wṯArticle; Adjective - feminine pluralH7534 thin
uglyוְהָרָעֹ֜תwə·hā·rā·‘ōṯConjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - feminine pluralH7451 bad, evil
cowsהַ֠פָּרוֹתhap·pā·rō·wṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH6510 heifer, cow
that came upהָעֹלֹ֣תhā·‘ō·lōṯArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralH5927 go up, ascend, climb
after themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ן’a·ḥă·rê·henPreposition; third person feminine pluralH310 behind
are sevenשֶׁ֤בַעše·ḇa‘Number - feminine singularH7651 seven
yearsשָׁנִים֙šā·nîmNoun - feminine pluralH8141 year
and so areהֵ֔נָּהhên·nāhPronoun - third person feminine pluralH2007 they
the sevenוְשֶׁ֤בַעwə·še·ḇa‘Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singularH7651 seven
worthlessהָרֵק֔וֹתhā·rê·qō·wṯArticle; Adjective - feminine pluralH7386 empty, vain
heads of grainהַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙ha·šib·bo·lîmArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH7641 stream, ear of grain, branch
scorchedשְׁדֻפ֖וֹתšə·ḏu·p̄ō·wṯVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural constructH7710 scorch, blight
by the east windהַקָּדִ֑יםhaq·qā·ḏîmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6921 East, east wind
they areיִהְי֕וּyih·yūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
sevenשֶׁ֖בַעše·ḇa‘Number - feminine singularH7651 seven
yearsשְׁנֵ֥יšə·nêNoun - feminine plural constructH8141 year
of famineרָעָֽב׃rā·‘āḇNoun - masculine singularH7458 famine, hunger

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.