Genesis
Genesis 41:49
49So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Joseph | יוֹסֵ֥ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| stored up | וַיִּצְבֹּ֨ר | way·yiṣ·bōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6651 heap up |
| grain | בָּ֛ר | bār | Noun - masculine singular | H1250 corn |
| in such abundance | הַרְבֵּ֣ה | har·bêh | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| like the sand | כְּח֥וֹל | kə·ḥō·wl | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2344 sand |
| of the sea | הַיָּ֖ם | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| that | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he stopped | חָדַ֥ל | ḥā·ḏal | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2308 cease |
| keeping track of it | לִסְפֹּ֖ר | lis·pōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5608 count |
| for | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| it was beyond | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| measure | מִסְפָּֽר׃ | mis·pār | Noun - masculine singular | H4557 number, tale |
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