Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 40:17 Interlinear

basket And in the uppermost there was of all manner for Pharaoh of bakemeats and the birds did eat basket upon my head

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1הַסַּ֖לH5536basketproperly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e., an osier; but only as woven into a basket
2הָֽעֶלְי֗וֹןH5945And in the uppermostan elevation, i.e., (adjectively) lofty (comparatively); as title, the supreme
3מִכֹּ֛לH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
4מַֽאֲכַ֥לH3978there was of all manneran eatable (including provender, flesh and fruit)
5פַּרְעֹ֖הH6547for Pharaohparoh, a general title of egyptian kings
6מַֽעֲשֵׂ֣הH4639of bakemeatsan action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
7אֹפֶ֑הH644to cook, especially to bake
8וְהָע֗וֹףH5775and the birdsa bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
9אֹכֵ֥לH398did eatto eat (literally or figuratively)
10אֹתָ֛םH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
11מִןH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
12הַסַּ֖לH5536basketproperly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e., an osier; but only as woven into a basket
13מֵעַ֥לH5921uponabove, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
14רֹאשִֽׁי׃H7218my headthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

Verse Context

Genesis 40:16saw When the chief baker was good that the interpretation...
Genesis 40:17 (current)basket And in the uppermost there was of all manner for Pharaoh of bakemeats and the birds did eat basket upon my head
Genesis 40:18answered And Joseph and said This is the interpretation are three...

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