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Genesis 37:9

Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
Genesis 37:9
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיַּחֲלֹ֥ם עוֹד֙ חֲל֣וֹם אַחֵ֔ר וַיְסַפֵּ֥ר אֹת֖וֹ לְאֶחָ֑יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֨ה חָלַ֤מְתִּֽי חֲלוֹם֙ ע֔וֹד וְהִנֵּ֧ה הַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ וְהַיָּרֵ֗חַ וְאַחַ֤ד עָשָׂר֙ כּֽוֹכָבִ֔ים מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖ים לִֽי׃

  1. וַיַּחֲלֹ֥םvai.ya.cha.Lom“and he dreamed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָלַם · “to dream” · Strong's H2492B
  2. עוֹד֙'Od“again”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹד · “still” · Strong's H5750
  3. חֲל֣וֹםcha.Lom“a dream”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֲלוֹם · “dream” · Strong's H2472
  4. אַחֵ֔ר'a.Cher“another”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַחֵר · “another” · Strong's H0312
  5. וַיְסַפֵּ֥רvay.sa.Per“and he recounted”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סָפַר · “to recount” · Strong's H5608A
  6. אֹת֖וֹ'o.To“<obj.> it”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. לְאֶחָ֑יוle.'e.Chav“to brothers his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  8. וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  9. הִנֵּ֨הhi.Neh“here!”
    Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  10. חָלַ֤מְתִּֽיcha.Lam.ti“I have dreamed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from חָלַם · “to dream” · Strong's H2492B
  11. חֲלוֹם֙cha.lOm“a dream”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֲלוֹם · “dream” · Strong's H2472
  12. ע֔וֹדod“again”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹד · “still” · Strong's H5750
  13. וְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.Neh“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  14. הַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁha.She.mesh“the sun”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ · “sun” · Strong's H8121
  15. וְהַיָּרֵ֗חַve.hai.ya.Re.ach“and the moon”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָרֵחַ · “moon” · Strong's H3394
  16. וְאַחַ֤דve.'a.Chad“and one [plus]”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  17. עָשָׂר֙'a.Sar“ten”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from עָשָׂר · “ten” · Strong's H6240
  18. כּֽוֹכָבִ֔יםko.kha.Vim“stars”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כּוֹכָב · “star” · Strong's H3556
  19. מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖יםmish.ta.cha.Vim“[were] bowing down”
    Verb, hithpael, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁחָה · “to bow” · Strong's H7812
  20. לִֽי׃Li“to <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)