Genesis 40:17
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עֶלְיוֹן
ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
סַל
çal
properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier; but only as woven into abasket
מִשְׁפָּט
mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
פַּרְעֹה
Parʻôh
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
אָכַל
ʼâkal
to eat (literally or figuratively)
סַל
çal
properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier; but only as woven into abasket
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
Study H4639 →עֶלְיוֹן ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
Study H5945 →סַל çal
properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier; but only as woven into abasket
Study H5536 →סַל çal
properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier; but only as woven into abasket
Study H5536 →מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the pla...
Study H4941 →רֹאשׁ rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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