Genesis 41:13:3Gen.41.13.W3TAB
פָּֽתַר־לָ֖נוּ
patarlanu
“he interpreted for us”
- Transliteration
- pa-tar-la-NU
- Extended
- pah-tahr-lah-NOO
- IPA
- /paː.θar.laː.ˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he interpreted for us
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-tar-la-NU
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER pa-tar-la-NU
- clause
va-ye-HI ka-a-SHER pa-tar-la-NU KEN ha-YA
- sentence
va-ye-HI ka-a-SHER pa-tar-la-NU KEN ha-YA o-TI he-SHIV al-ka-NI ve-o-TO ta-LA
Exegesis
The verb patar {פָּתַר | pā-ṯar} ‘he interpreted’ takes lanu {לָנוּ | lā-nû} as its indirect object ‘to us,’ marking the recipients.
Root and etymology
p-t-rPe–Tav–Resh
“to loosen, interpret”
In context — Genesis 41:13
It happened just as he interpreted to us: I was restored to my position , and the other man was hanged.
About this coordinate
Genesis 41:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 41:13, so the Hebrew word פָּֽתַר־לָ֖נוּ (patarlanu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.41.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.41.13.W3.S1) and character.