Bible Verse Dictionary
Genesis 47:12 - Brethren
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And Joseph | H3130 | יוֹסֵף |
[Proper Name Masculine] let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); {Joseph} the name of seven Israelites |
nourished | H3557 | כּוּל |
[Verb] properly to keep in; hence to measure; figuratively to maintain (in various senses) |
his father | H1 | אָב |
[Noun Masculine] father in a literal and {immediate} or figurative and remote application |
and his brethren | H251 | אָח |
[Noun Masculine] a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like H1)) |
and all | H3605 | כֹּל |
[Noun Masculine] properly the whole; hence {all} any or every (in the singular {only} but often in a plural sense) |
his father's household | H1004 | בַּיִת |
[Noun Masculine] a house (in the greatest variation of {applications} especially {family} etc.) |
with bread | H3899 | לֶחֶם |
[Noun Masculine] food (for man or {beast}) especially {bread} or grain (for making it) |
according to | H6310 | פֶּה |
[Noun Masculine] the mouth (as the means of {blowing }) whether literally or figuratively (particularly speech); specifically {edge} portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to |
their families | H2945 | טַף |
[Noun Masculine] a family (mostly used collectively in the singular) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.