פָּתַר

«פָּתַר» in the Tanakh dictionary: interpret — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 9 times · Key: 6622 · BDB: פָּתַר

Glosses

he.interpreted (3); [one.who].interprets (2); he.had.interpreted (2)

Meaning (OSHB)

interpret tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. interpret tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb. interpret (dream), only Gn 40, 41 (NH id., J.Aram. פְּתַר; appar. =Aramaic פְּשַׁר, ܦܫܰܪ, dissolve, fig. solve, interpret, cf. פֵּשֶׁר);— Pf. 3 ms. פָּתַר, c. ל pers. Gn 40:22; 41:13; abs. פָּתָ֑ר 40:16; 41:12; c. acc. rei: Impf. 3 ms. וַיִּפְתָּר־לָנוּ 41:12; Inf. cstr. לִפְתֹּר 41:15; Pt. act. פֹּתֵר 40:8; 41:15, פּוֹי 41:8.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 7 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «פָּתַר» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Genesis 40:22

וְאֵ֛ת שַׂ֥ר הָאֹפִ֖ים תָּלָ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּתַ֛ר לָהֶ֖ם יוֹסֵֽף׃

Word for word: and (et) the.chief of the.bakers he.hanged just as he.had.interpreted for them Joseph

JPS 1917: But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

Genesis 41:13

וַיְהִ֛י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּֽתַר־לָ֖נוּ כֵּ֣ן הָיָ֑ה אֹתִ֛י הֵשִׁ֥יב עַל־כַּנִּ֖י וְאֹת֥וֹ תָלָֽה׃

Word for word: and it.was just as he.interpreted for us so it.was me he.restored to office my and him he.hanged

JPS 1917: And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was: I was restored unto mine office, and he was hanged.'

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