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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/41.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/41.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—thin and scorched by the east wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/41.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then seven more heads of grain appeared, but these were shriveled and withered by the east wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/41.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And behold, after them sprouted seven ears, thin and blighted by the east wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the east wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/41.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then behold, seven thin heads, blighted by the east wind, sprang up after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then behold, seven ears, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then behold, seven ears, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then behold, seven ears, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And behold, seven ears, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then behold, seven ears [of grain], thin and dried up by the east wind, sprouted after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After them, seven heads of grain, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After them, seven heads of grain, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Later, seven other heads of grain appeared, but they were thin and scorched by a wind from the desert. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Seven other heads of grain, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted behind them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then seven other heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the desert wind, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Suddenly seven thin ears of grain that had been scorched by an east wind sprouted up right after them <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the east wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then seven heads of grain, thin and burned by the east wind, were sprouting up after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then look, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprouted up after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and behold, seven ears, thin, and blasted with an east wind, are springing up after them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and lo, seven ears, thin, and blasted with an east wind, are springing up after them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And behold, seven ears thin and blasted by the east, springing up after them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then seven other ears sprung up thin and blasted, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Likewise, other ears of grain, of the same number, rose up, thin and struck with blight,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Behind them sprouted seven ears of grain, thin and scorched by the east wind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then seven ears, thin and blighted by the east wind, sprouted after them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And, behold, seven thin ears blasted by the east wind, sprang up after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And behold seven thin ears and blasted with the hot wind sprang up after them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And, behold, seven ears thin and blasted with the wind, grew up after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/41-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=10326" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/41.htm">The Dreams of Pharaoh</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê·hen (Prep:: 3fp) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">After them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seven other</a> <a href="/hebrew/7641.htm" title="7641: šib·bo·lîm (N-fp) -- Ear (of grain). Or shibboleth; from the same as shebel; a stream; also an ear of grain; by analogy, a branch.">heads of grain</a> <a href="/hebrew/6779.htm" title="6779: ṣō·mə·ḥō·wṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To sprout, spring up. A primitive root; to sprout.">sprouted,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1851.htm" title="1851: daq·qō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Thin, small, fine. From daqaq; crushed, i.e. small or thin.">thin</a> <a href="/hebrew/7710.htm" title="7710: ū·šə·ḏū·p̄ōṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fpc) -- To scorch, blight. A primitive root; to scorch.">and scorched</a> <a href="/hebrew/6921.htm" title="6921: qā·ḏîm (N-ms) -- East, east wind. Or qadim; from qadam; the fore or front part; hence the East.">by the east wind.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-32.htm">Exodus 9:32</a></span><br />but the wheat and spelt were not destroyed, because they are late crops.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4</a></span><br />What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Habakkuk 3:17</a></span><br />Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Psalm 105:16</a></span><br />He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">2 Kings 8:1</a></span><br />Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Amos 4:9</a></span><br />“I struck you with blight and mildew in your growing gardens and vineyards; the locust devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/1-11.htm">Haggai 1:11</a></span><br />I have summoned a drought on the fields and on the mountains, on the grain, new wine, and oil, and on whatever the ground yields, on man and beast, and on all the labor of your hands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-1.htm">Jeremiah 14:1-6</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought: / “Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem. / The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a></span><br />I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Ezekiel 4:16-17</a></span><br />Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure. / So they will lack food and water; they will be appalled at the sight of one another wasting away in their iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-7.htm">Matthew 13:7</a></span><br />Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-7.htm">Mark 4:7</a></span><br />Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-7.htm">Luke 8:7</a></span><br />Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-5.htm">Revelation 6:5-6</a></span><br />And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales. / And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-11.htm">Acts 7:11</a></span><br />Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.</p><p class="hdg">blasted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/17-10.htm">Ezekiel 17:10</a></b></br> Yea, behold, <i>being</i> planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/19-12.htm">Ezekiel 19:12</a></b></br> But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/13-15.htm">Hosea 13:15</a></b></br> Though he be fruitful among <i>his</i> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joel/1-7.htm">Blasted</a> <a href="/hosea/9-16.htm">Blighted</a> <a href="/genesis/41-5.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/genesis/29-1.htm">East</a> <a href="/genesis/41-5.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/genesis/41-5.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">Parched</a> <a href="/revelation/16-9.htm">Scorched</a> <a href="/genesis/41-5.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/genesis/26-19.htm">Springing</a> <a href="/genesis/2-5.htm">Sprouted</a> <a href="/genesis/2-5.htm">Sprung</a> <a href="/genesis/41-4.htm">Thin</a> <a href="/genesis/38-9.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/41-23.htm">Blasted</a> <a href="/genesis/41-23.htm">Blighted</a> <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/genesis/41-23.htm">East</a> <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/genesis/41-23.htm">Parched</a> <a href="/genesis/41-23.htm">Scorched</a> <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/genesis/41-23.htm">Springing</a> <a href="/genesis/41-23.htm">Sprouted</a> <a href="/genesis/41-23.htm">Sprung</a> <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Thin</a> <a href="/genesis/41-23.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/genesis/41-23.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 41</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-1.htm">Pharaoh has two dreams.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-9.htm">Joseph interprets them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-33.htm">He gives Pharaoh counsel, and is highly advanced, and married.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-46.htm">The seven years of plenty.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-50.htm">He begets children.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">53. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-53.htm">The famine begins.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/41.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/41.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted</b><br>This phrase follows the description of the first seven healthy heads of grain in Pharaoh's dream. The number seven often symbolizes completeness or perfection in the Bible, as seen in the seven days of creation. The appearance of another set of seven heads indicates a significant and complete event. In the context of Joseph's interpretation, these seven heads represent seven years, a complete cycle of time. The sprouting of these heads suggests a natural process, yet it foreshadows an unnatural outcome, setting the stage for the impending famine.<p><b>thin and scorched by the east wind</b><br>The thin heads of grain contrast sharply with the previous healthy ones, symbolizing scarcity and lack. The east wind, known as the "sirocco" or "khamsin," is a hot, dry wind from the desert that can devastate crops in the Near East. This wind is often associated with judgment or hardship in the Bible, as seen in <a href="/exodus/10-13.htm">Exodus 10:13</a>, where the east wind brings the plague of locusts upon Egypt. The imagery of the east wind scorching the grain underscores the severity of the coming famine. This serves as a warning and a call to prepare, highlighting God's sovereignty in using natural events to fulfill His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt who has a troubling dream that Joseph is called to interpret.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>A Hebrew man who is in prison in Egypt but is known for his ability to interpret dreams.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The setting of the account, a powerful ancient civilization where Joseph rises to prominence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/east_wind.htm">East Wind</a></b><br>A harsh, dry wind from the desert, often associated with destruction and desolation in the Bible.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/seven_thin_heads_of_grain.htm">Seven Thin Heads of Grain</a></b><br>Part of Pharaoh's dream, symbolizing a period of famine that follows abundance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_sovereignty.htm">Understanding God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The dream and its interpretation highlight God's control over the future and His ability to reveal it to His chosen servants.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_wisdom.htm">Preparation and Wisdom</a></b><br>Joseph's interpretation and subsequent actions teach the importance of preparing for future challenges with wisdom and foresight.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>The sequence of abundance followed by famine reminds believers to trust in God's timing and provision, even when circumstances change.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_adversity.htm">The Role of Adversity</a></b><br>The east wind, though destructive, serves a purpose in God's plan, reminding us that adversity can lead to growth and reliance on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_small_things.htm">Faithfulness in Small Things</a></b><br>Joseph's rise from prison to power illustrates the principle of being faithful in small things, leading to greater responsibilities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_41.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 41</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_proverbs_25_23_meteorologically_accurate.htm">Proverbs 25:23 – Is the claim that a north wind brings rain in ancient Israel scientifically accurate or an example of outdated meteorological belief? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_7_thin_cows_eat_7_healthy_cows.htm">Genesis 41:1-7: How is it scientifically or naturally possible for seven emaciated cows to devour seven healthy cows?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_one_plan_feed_nations_for_7_years.htm">Genesis 41:46-49: Could one man's administrative plan truly stockpile enough grain to feed an entire nation (and surrounding regions) for seven years?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_egypt's_governor_handle_food_sales.htm">Why would the governor of Egypt personally handle these seemingly minor food transactions without delegation (Genesis 42:6)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/41.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">East wind.</span>--In Palestine the prevalent winds are those which blow from the west or east, and the latter, coming across arid deserts, is injurious to vegetation. In Egypt the winds generally are from the north or south, but the south-east wind, called Chamsin, blowing from the deserts of Arabia, has even more disastrous effects upon plants than the east wind in Palestine, and from the small dust with which it is laden is baleful also to human life. As there are no words in Hebrew for any except the four principal winds, this south-eastern wind may be meant; or as <span class= "ital">k?dim, </span>east wind, became the usual name of every wind that burned up vegetation, the term may be employed in a general sense.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them</span> - literally, <span class="accented">burnt up of the east</span>, <span class="hebrew">קָדִים</span> being put poetically for the fuller <span class="hebrew">רוּחַ קָדִים</span>. It has been urged that this displays a gross ignorance of the nature, of the climate in Egypt (Bohlen), since a wind directly east is rare in Egypt, and when it does occur is not injurious to vegetation; but, on the other hand, it is open to reply <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> that direct east winds may be rare in Egypt, but so are dearth and famine such as that described in the narrative equally exceptional (Kalisch); <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> that the Hebrews having only names to describe the four principal winds, the <span class="accented">kadirn</span> might comprise any wind blowing from an easterly direction (Hengstenberg); and <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> that the south-east wind, "blowing in the months of March and April, is one of the most injurious winds, and of longest continuance" (Havernick). Hengstenberg quotes Ukert as saying, "As long as the south-east wind continues, doors and windows are closed; but the fine dust penetrates everywhere; everything dries up; wooden vessels warp and crack. The thermometer rises suddenly from 16° 20°, up to 30° 36°, and even 38°, Reaumur. This wind works destruction upon everything. The grass withers so that it entirely perishes if this wind blows long" ('Egypt and the Books of Moses,' p. 10). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/41-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">After them,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרֵיהֶֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rê·hen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seven other</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֣בַע</span> <span class="translit">(še·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heads of grain</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבֳּלִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(šib·bo·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7641.htm">Strong's 7641: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, an ear of grain, a branch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sprouted,</span><br /><span class="heb">צֹמְח֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣō·mə·ḥō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6779.htm">Strong's 6779: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sprout, spring up</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thin</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּקּ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(daq·qō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1851.htm">Strong's 1851: </a> </span><span class="str2">Crushed, small, thin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and scorched</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁדוּפֹ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·ḏū·p̄ōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7710.htm">Strong's 7710: </a> </span><span class="str2">To scorch, blight</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the east wind.</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6921.htm">Strong's 6921: </a> </span><span class="str2">The fore, front part, the East</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/41-6.htm">Genesis 41:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/41-6.htm">Genesis 41:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/41-6.htm">Genesis 41:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/41-6.htm">Genesis 41:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/41-6.htm">Genesis 41:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/41-6.htm">Genesis 41:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/41-6.htm">Genesis 41:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/41-6.htm">Genesis 41:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/41-6.htm">Genesis 41:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/41-6.htm">Genesis 41:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/41-6.htm">OT Law: Genesis 41:6 Behold seven heads of grain thin (Gen. 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