Genesis 41:18

when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
Genesis 41:18
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְהִנֵּ֣ה מִן־הַיְאֹ֗ר עֹלֹת֙ שֶׁ֣בַע פָּר֔וֹת בְּרִיא֥וֹת בָּשָׂ֖ר וִיפֹ֣ת תֹּ֑אַר וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָה בָּאָֽחוּ׃

  1. וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.Neh“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  2. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  3. הַיְאֹ֗רhay.'Or“the River”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְאֹר · “Nile” · Strong's H2975G
  4. עֹלֹת֙'o.Lot“[were] coming up”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, plural, absolute · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  5. שֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'“seven”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫בַע · “seven” · Strong's H7651
  6. פָּר֔וֹתpa.Rot“cows”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from פָּרָה · “heifer” · Strong's H6510
  7. בְּרִיא֥וֹתbe.ri.'ot“fat of”
    Adjective, feminine, plural, construct · from בָּרִיא · “fat” · Strong's H1277
  8. בָּשָׂ֖רba.Sar“flesh”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּשָׂר · “flesh” · Strong's H1320
  9. וִיפֹ֣תvi.Fot“and good looking of”
    Conjunction + Adjective, feminine, plural, construct · from יָפֶה · “beautiful” · Strong's H3303
  10. תֹּ֑אַרTo.'ar“form”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from תֹּ֫אַר · “appearance” · Strong's H8389
  11. וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nah“and they grazed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from רָעָה · “to pasture” · Strong's H7462B
  12. בָּאָֽחוּ׃ba.'A.chu“among the reed[s]”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָחוּ · “meadow” · Strong's H0260
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)