Genesis

Genesis 41:36

³⁶This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This food	הָאֹ֤כֶל	hā·’ō·ḵel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H400 food
will be	וְהָיָ֨ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a reserve	לְפִקָּדוֹן֙	lə·p̄iq·qā·ḏō·wn	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6487 deposit, store
for the land	לָאָ֔רֶץ	lā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
during the seven	לְשֶׁ֙בַע֙	lə·še·ḇa‘	Preposition-l; Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
years	שְׁנֵ֣י	šə·nê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H8141 year
of famine	הָרָעָ֔ב	hā·rā·‘āḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
to come	תִּהְיֶ֖יןָ	tih·ye·nā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
upon the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יִם	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
Then the country	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
will not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
perish	תִכָּרֵ֥ת	ṯik·kā·rêṯ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
in the famine	בָּרָעָֽב׃	bā·rā·‘āḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.