Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 40:5 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 40:5, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“And they dreamed a dream both of them a dream night in one according to the interpretation a dream and the baker of the king of Egypt which were bound in the prison ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩ | H2492 | And they dreamed | properly, to bind firmly, i.e., (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream |
| 2 | חֲלֹמ֑וֹ | H2472 | a dream | a dream |
| 3 | שְׁנֵיהֶ֜ם | H8147 | both of them | two; also (as ordinal) twofold |
| 4 | אִ֤ישׁ | H582 | properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively) | |
| 5 | חֲלֹמ֑וֹ | H2472 | a dream | a dream |
| 6 | בְּלַ֣יְלָה | H3915 | night | properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity |
| 7 | אֶחָ֔ד | H259 | in one | properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first |
| 8 | אִ֖ישׁ | H582 | properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively) | |
| 9 | כְּפִתְר֣וֹן | H6623 | according to the interpretation | interpretation (of a dream) |
| 10 | חֲלֹמ֑וֹ | H2472 | a dream | a dream |
| 11 | הַמַּשְׁקֶ֣ה | H4945 | properly, causing to drink, i.e., a butler; by implication (intransitively), drink (itself); figuratively, a well-watered region | |
| 12 | וְהָֽאֹפֶ֗ה | H644 | and the baker | to cook, especially to bake |
| 13 | אֲשֶׁר֙ | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 14 | לְמֶ֣לֶךְ | H4428 | of the king | a king |
| 15 | מִצְרַ֔יִם | H4714 | of Egypt | mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt |
| 16 | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 17 | אֲסוּרִ֖ים | H631 | which were bound | to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle |
| 18 | בְּבֵ֥ית | H1004 | in the prison | a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) |
| 19 | הַסֹּֽהַר׃ | H5470 | a dungeon (as surrounded by walls) |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
Genesis 40:4charged And the captain of the guard Joseph ...
Genesis 40:5 (current)And they dreamed a dream both of them a dream night in one according to the interpretation a dream and the baker of the king of Egypt which were bound in the prison
Genesis 40:6came in And Joseph unto them in the morning and looked ...