Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 41:56 Interlinear

And the famine was over all the face in the land opened And Joseph all the storehouses and sold waxed sore And the famine in the land of Egypt

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1הָֽרָעָ֖בH7458And the faminehunger (more or less extensive)
2הָיָ֔הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
3עַ֖לH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
4כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
5פְּנֵ֣יH6440was over all the facethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
6בְּאֶ֥רֶץH776in the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
7וַיִּפְתַּ֨חH6605openedto open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
8יוֹסֵ֜ףH3130And Josephjoseph, the name of seven israelites
9אֶֽתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
10כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
11אֲשֶׁ֤רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
12בָּהֶם֙H0
13וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣רH7666all the storehouses and soldto deal in grain
14לְמִצְרַ֔יִםH4713a mitsrite, or inhabitant of mitsrajim
15וַיֶּֽחֱזַ֥קH2388waxed soreto fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra
16הָֽרָעָ֖בH7458And the faminehunger (more or less extensive)
17בְּאֶ֥רֶץH776in the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
18מִצְרָֽיִם׃H4714of Egyptmitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt

Verse Context

Genesis 41:55was famished And when all the land of Egypt cried the people...
Genesis 41:56 (current)And the famine was over all the face in the land opened And Joseph all the storehouses and sold waxed sore And the famine in the land of Egypt
Genesis 41:57 And all countries came into Egypt for to buy ...

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