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Genesis 41

Gen. 41:23 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And, behold, seven
sheba` (Hebrew #7651)
from 7650; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
KJV usage: (+ by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare 7658.
Pronounce: sheh'-bah
Origin: or (masculine) shibrah {shib-aw'}
ears
shibbol (Hebrew #7641)
from the same as 7640; a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch
KJV usage: branch, channel, ear (of corn), ((water-))flood, Shibboleth. Compare 5451.
Pronounce: shib-bole
Origin: or (feminine) shibboleth {shib-bo'-leth}
, ρwithered
tsanam (Hebrew #6798)
to blast or shrink
KJV usage: withered.
Pronounce: tsaw-nam'
Origin: a primitive root
, thin
daq (Hebrew #1851)
crushed, i.e. (by implication) small or thin
KJV usage: dwarf, lean(-fleshed), very little thing, small, thin.
Pronounce: dak
Origin: from 1854
, and blasted
shadaph (Hebrew #7710)
to scorch
KJV usage: blast.
Pronounce: shaw-daf'
Origin: a primitive root
with the east wind
qadiym (Hebrew #6921)
from 6923; the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
KJV usage: east(-ward, wind).
Pronounce: kaw-deem'
Origin: or qadim {kaw-deem'}
, sprung up
tsamach (Hebrew #6779)
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
KJV usage: bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).
Pronounce: tsaw-makh'
Origin: a primitive root
after them
'achar (Hebrew #310)
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
KJV usage: after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, + out (over) live, + persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
Pronounce: akh-ar'
Origin: from 309
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or, small.

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Cross References

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withered.
or, small.
thin.
Gen. 41:6• 6And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them. (Gen. 41:6)
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2 Kings 19:26• 26Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. (2 Kings 19:26)
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Psa. 129:6‑7• 6Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
 7Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. (Psa. 129:6‑7)
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Hos. 8:7• 7For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up. (Hos. 8:7)
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Hos. 9:16• 16Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb. (Hos. 9:16)
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Hos. 13:15• 15Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels. (Hos. 13:15)
blasted.All the mischief done to corn or fruit by blasting, smutting, mildew, etc. are attributed to the east wind.
(See Parallel Passages.)
In Egypt it is peculiarly destructive, because it comes through the parched deserts of Arabia, often destroying vast numbers of people.
The destructive nature of the {Sam, Simoom, Smoom,} or {Samiel,} is mentioned by almost all travellers.
When this pestilential wind advances, its approach is indicated by a redness in the air.
The principal stream of the blast always moves in a line of about 20 yards in breadth, and 12 feet above the surface of the earth; but its parching influence pervades all places to a considerable distance.
The only means of preservation from its noxious influence is to lie flat, with the face upon the ground, till the blast be over.
Camels and other animals instinctively perceive its approach, and bury their mouths and nostrils in the ground.
It rarely last more than seven or eight minutes, but so poisonous are its effects, that it instantly suffocates those who are unfortunate enough to inhale it.

J. N. Darby Translation

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And behold, seven ears, withered, thin, parched with the east wind, sprung up after them;