Word Study · Strong's H6623 · Hebrew
פִּתְרוֹן
pithron
pith-rone'
Strong's 1890 spelling: pithrôwn
“interpretation (of a dream)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
interpretation (of a dream)
Rendered in the KJV as
interpretation.
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- פִּתְרֹנ֑וֹ2
- כְּפִתְר֣וֹן1
- כְּפִתְר֥וֹן1
- פִּתְרֹנִ֔ים1
How it is rendered · 3
- [is] interpretation its2
- according to [the] interpretation of2
- [do] interpretations1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · masculine plural1
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- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 2
- HR/Ncmsc · 2
- HNcmpa · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Genesis5 occurrences
- Genesis 40:5כְּפִתְר֣וֹןkefitronpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.here: according to [the] interpretation of
- Genesis 40:8פִּתְרֹנִ֔יםpitronimnoun · masculine plural“We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”here: [do] interpretations
- Genesis 40:12פִּתְרֹנ֑וֹpitrononoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularJoseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days.here: [is] interpretation its
- Genesis 40:18פִּתְרֹנ֑וֹpitrononoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularJoseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days.here: [is] interpretation its
- Genesis 41:11כְּפִתְר֥וֹןkefitronpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.here: according to [the] interpretation of