Genesis

Genesis 41:54

⁵⁴the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the seven	שֶׁ֣בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
years	שְׁנֵ֤י	šə·nê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H8141 year
of famine	הָרָעָב֙	hā·rā·‘āḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
began	וַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָה	wat·tə·ḥil·le·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H2490 bore, pierce
just as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֑ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
had said	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
And although there was	וַיְהִ֤י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
famine	רָעָב֙	rā·‘āḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
in every	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
country	הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת	hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H776 earth, land
there was	הָ֥יָה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
food	לָֽחֶם׃	lā·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
throughout	וּבְכָל־	ū·ḇə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the land	אֶ֥רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֖יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

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Acts 7:11 · Psalm 105:16 · Genesis 45:11 · Genesis 41:30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.