Genesis 41:2
Strong's Lexicon
וְהִנֵּ֣ה (wə·hin·nêh)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2009: 1) behold, lo, see, if

when seven
שֶׁ֣בַע (še·ḇa‘)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7651: 1) seven (cardinal number) 1a) as ordinal number 1b) in combination-17, 700 etc

cows,
פָּר֔וֹת (pā·rō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6510: 1) cow, heifer

sleek
יְפ֥וֹת (yə·p̄ō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3303: 1) fair, beautiful, handsome

מַרְאֶ֖ה (mar·’eh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4758: 1) sight, appearance, vision 1a) sight, phenomenon, spectacle, appearance, vision 1b) what is seen 1c) a vision (supernatural) 1d) sight, vision (power of seeing)

and well-fed
וּבְרִיאֹ֣ת (ū·ḇə·rî·’ōṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1277: 1) fat 2) (TWOT) fat, fatter, fed, firm, plenteous, rank

בָּשָׂ֑ר (bā·śār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1320: 1) flesh 1a) of the body 1a1) of humans 1a2) of animals 1b) the body itself 1c) male organ of generation (euphemism) 1d) kindred, blood-relations 1e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God) 1f) all living things 1g) animals 1h) mankind

came up
עֹלֹת֙ (‘ō·lōṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5927: 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away 1c3) to bring up, draw up, train 1c4) to cause to ascend 1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally) 1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts) 1c7) to exalt 1c8) to cause to ascend, offer 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be carried away, be led up 1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in 1d3) to be offered 1e) (Hithpael) to lift oneself

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that

the river
הַיְאֹ֗ר (hay·’ōr)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2975: 1) river, stream, canal, Nile, Nile-canal 1a) stream, river (Nile) 1b) Nile-arms, Nile-canals 1c) watercourses 1d) shafts (mining) 1e) river (in general)

and began to graze
וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָה (wat·tir·‘e·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7462: 1) to pasture, tend, graze, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tend, pasture 1a1a) to shepherd 1a1b) of ruler, teacher (fig) 1a1c) of people as flock (fig) 1a1d) shepherd, herdsman (subst) 1a2) to feed, graze 1a2a) of cows, sheep etc (literal) 1a2b) of idolater, Israel as flock (fig) 1b) (Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess 2) to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable) 2a) (Qal) to associate with 2b) (Hithpael) to be companions 3) (Piel) to be a special friend

among the reeds.
בָּאָֽחוּ׃ (bā·’ā·ḥū)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 260: 1) reeds, marsh plants, rushes

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.

Young's Literal Translation
and lo, from the River coming up are seven kine, of fair appearance, and fat [in] flesh, and they feed among the reeds;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
when seven healthy-looking , well-fed cows came up from the Nile and began to graze among the reeds.

New American Standard Bible
And lo, from the Nile there came up seven cows, sleek and fat; and they grazed in the marsh grass.

King James Bible
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds.

New Living Translation
In his dream he saw seven fat, healthy cows come up out of the river and begin grazing in the marsh grass.

English Standard Version
and behold, there came up out of the Nile seven cows, attractive and plump, and they fed in the reed grass.

New American Standard Bible
And lo, from the Nile there came up seven cows, sleek and fat; and they grazed in the marsh grass.

King James Bible
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
when seven healthy-looking, well-fed cows came up from the Nile and began to graze among the reeds.

International Standard Version
when all of a sudden seven healthy, plump cows emerged from the Nile to graze in the grass that grew in the reeds that lined the bank.

NET Bible
seven fine-looking, fat cows were coming up out of the Nile, and they grazed in the reeds.

American Standard Version
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favored and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.

English Revised Version
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well favoured and fatfleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.

Young's Literal Translation
and lo, from the River coming up are seven kine, of fair appearance, and fat in flesh, and they feed among the reeds;
















Cross References
Genesis 41:1
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

Genesis 41:3
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

Genesis 41:18
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:

Job 8:11
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?

Isaiah 19:6
And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.

Isaiah 19:7
The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 40:23
Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.

Genesis 40:22
But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

Genesis 41:4
And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

Genesis 41:5
And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
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