Genesis
Genesis 41:5
5but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| but he fell back asleep | וַיִּישָׁ֕ן | way·yî·šān | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3462 sleep |
| and dreamed | וַֽיַּחֲלֹ֖ם | way·ya·ḥă·lōm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2492 be healthy, strong |
| a second time | שֵׁנִ֑ית | šê·nîṯ | Number - ordinal feminine singular construct | H8145 second |
| Seven | שֶׁ֣בַע | še·ḇa‘ | Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| heads of grain | שִׁבֳּלִ֗ים | šib·bo·lîm | Noun - feminine plural | H7641 stream, ear of grain, branch |
| plump | בְּרִיא֥וֹת | bə·rî·’ō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H1277 fat |
| and ripe | וְטֹבֽוֹת׃ | wə·ṭō·ḇō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine plural | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| came up | עֹל֛וֹת | ‘ō·lō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| on one | אֶחָ֖ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| stalk | בְּקָנֶ֥ה | bə·qā·neh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H7070 stalk, reed |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.