Original Language Studio
Genesis 40:17
“And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
סַלçal · sal
H5536 · Hebrew
H5536 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier; but only as woven into abasket
- Derivation
- from H5549 (סָלַל);
- KJV renderings
- basket.
- Grammar
- וּ — conjunction
- בַ — preposition with definite article
- סַּ֣ל — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 15 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 40:16Genesis 40:18Exodus 29:3Exodus 29:3Exodus 29:23
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read סַל here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.