Genesis 40:3
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
מִשְׁמָר
mishmâr
a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
טַבָּח
ṭabbâch
properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
מָקוֹם
mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
יוֹסֵף
Yôwçêph
Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
אָסַר
ʼâçar
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
Key Terms in This Verse
מִשְׁמָר mishmâr
a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)
Study H4929 →טַבָּח ṭabbâch
properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
Study H2876 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →אָסַר ʼâçar
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
Study H631 →מָקוֹם mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
Study H4725 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →Cross References
And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
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