וַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָה1 of 17
“began”
H2490properly, to bore, i.e., (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin
שֶׁ֣בַע2 of 17
“And the seven”
H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
שְׁנֵ֤י3 of 17
“years”
H8141a year (as a revolution of time)
רָעָב֙4 of 17
“and the dearth”
H7458hunger (more or less extensive)
לָב֔וֹא5 of 17
“to come”
H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר6 of 17
H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
אָמַ֣ר7 of 17
“had said”
H559to say (used with great latitude)
יוֹסֵ֑ף8 of 17
“according as Joseph”
H3130joseph, the name of seven israelites
וַיְהִ֤י9 of 17
H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
רָעָב֙10 of 17
“and the dearth”
H7458hunger (more or less extensive)
בְּכָל11 of 17
H3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
אֶ֥רֶץ12 of 17
“but in all the land”
H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
וּבְכָל13 of 17
H3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
אֶ֥רֶץ14 of 17
“but in all the land”
H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
מִצְרַ֖יִם15 of 17
“of Egypt”
H4714mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt
הָ֥יָה16 of 17
H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
לָֽחֶם׃17 of 17
“there was bread”
H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)