Genesis

Genesis 47:13

¹³There was no food, however, in all that region, because the famine was so severe; the lands of Egypt and Canaan had been exhausted by the famine.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There was no	אֵין֙	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
food	וְלֶ֤חֶם	wə·le·ḥem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
however	וְלֶ֤חֶם	wə·le·ḥem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
in all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that region	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the famine	הָרָעָ֖ב	hā·rā·‘āḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
was so	מְאֹ֑ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
severe	כָבֵ֥ד	ḵā·ḇêḏ	Adjective - masculine singular	H3515 heavy
the lands	אֶ֤רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֙יִם֙	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and	וְאֶ֣רֶץ	wə·’e·reṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
Canaan	כְּנַ֔עַן	kə·na·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
had been exhausted	וַתֵּ֜לַהּ	wat·tê·lah	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3856 languish, faint
by	מִפְּנֵ֖י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the famine	הָרָעָֽב׃	hā·rā·‘āḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger

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