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Genesis 45:16

“And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

קוֹלqôwl · kole
H6963 · Hebrew

Definition: a voice or sound
Derivation: or קֹל; from an unused root meaning to call aloud;
KJV renderings: [phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
הַ — particle (definite article)
קֹּ֣ל — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HC/Td/Ncmsa
Usage: Occurs 506 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:8 Genesis 3:10 Genesis 3:17 Genesis 4:10 Genesis 4:23

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 קוֹל here.

Verse 15 Verse 17

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.