Patar פָּתַר
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| פָּתַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | patar |
| Strong's number | H6622 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to interpret |
| Occurrences | 9 in 7 verses |
Patar (Hebrew פָּתַר, Strong's H6622) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to interpret”. It occurs 9 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Qal) to interpret (dreams)
Aramaic equivalent: pe.shar (פְּשַׁר "to interpret" H6590)
Aramaic equivalent: pe.shar (פְּשַׁר "to interpret" H6590)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | interpret (4), interpreted (3), interpreter (1), interpretation (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | interpret them (1), interpretation (1), had described (1), could interpret (1), he interpreted (1), he had interpreted (1), one can interpret it (1), you can interpret it (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Patar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 40:8And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.“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.”
- Genesis 40:16When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.
- Genesis 40:22But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation.
- Genesis 41:8And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.
- Genesis 41:12And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually.
- Genesis 41:13And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”
- Genesis 41:15And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).