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Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6547: Pharaoh = 'great house'<BR> 1) the common title of the king of Egypt">6547</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6547 -- Occurrence 75 of 268">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">פַּרְעֹ֖ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/paroh_6547.htm" title="par·'Oh: Pharaoh -- Occurrence 51 of 177.">par-‘ōh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Pharaoh</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) <BR> 2) into (limit is actually entered) <BR> 2a) in among <BR> 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) <BR> 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) <BR> 5) in addition to, to <BR> 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of <BR> 7) according to (rule or standard) <BR> 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) <BR> 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 413 -- Occurrence 442 of 5504">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶֽל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/el_413.htm" title="'el-: to -- Occurrence 267 of 3531.">’el-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob = 'heel holder' or 'supplanter'<BR> 1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel">3290</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3290 -- Occurrence 168 of 349">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יַעֲקֹ֑ב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yaako_3290.htm" title="ya·'a·Ko;: Jacob -- Occurrence 137 of 269.">ya-‘ă-qōḇ;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Jacob</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4100: interr pron<BR> 1) what, how, of what kind <BR> 1a) (interrogative) <BR> 1a1) what? <BR> 1a2) of what kind <BR> 1a3) what? (rhetorical) <BR> 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what <BR> 1b) (adverb) <BR> 1b1) how, how now <BR> 1b2) why <BR> 1b3) how! (exclamation) <BR> 1c) (with prep) <BR> 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? <BR> 1c2) because of what? <BR> 1c3) the like of what? <BR> 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? <BR> 1c3b) for how long? <BR> 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? <BR> 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? <BR> indef pron <BR> 2) anything, aught, what may">4100</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4100 -- Occurrence 61 of 745">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כַּמָּ֕ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kammah_4100.htm" title="kam·Mah: How -- Occurrence 1 of 9.">kam-māh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">what [are]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-k :: Interrogative">Prep-k | Interrog</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year <BR> 1a) day (as opposed to night) <BR> 1b) day (24 hour period) <BR> 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 <BR> 1b2) as a division of time <BR> 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey <BR> 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) <BR> 1d) time, period (general) <BR> 1e) year <BR> 1f) temporal references <BR> 1f1) today <BR> 1f2) yesterday <BR> 1f3) tomorrow">3117</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3117 -- Occurrence 135 of 2303">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְמֵ֖י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yemei_3117.htm" title="ye·Mei: age -- Occurrence 19 of 130.">yə-mê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the days</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct">N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8141: 1) year <BR> 1a) as division of time <BR> 1b) as measure of time <BR> 1c) as indication of age <BR> 1d) a lifetime (of years of life)">8141</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8141 -- Occurrence 148 of 876">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שְׁנֵ֥י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/shenei_8141.htm" title="she·Nei: years -- Occurrence 11 of 19.">šə-nê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the years</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine plural construct">N-fpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2416: adj <BR> 1) living, alive <BR> 1a) green (of vegetation) <BR> 1b) flowing, fresh (of water) <BR> 1c) lively, active (of man) <BR> 1d) reviving (of the springtime) <BR> n m <BR> 2) relatives <BR> 3) life (abstract emphatic) <BR> 3a) life <BR> 3b) sustenance, maintenance <BR> n f <BR> 4) living thing, animal <BR> 4a) animal <BR> 4b) life <BR> 4c) appetite <BR> 4d) revival, renewal <BR> 5) community">2416</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2416 -- Occurrence 65 of 503">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">חַיֶּֽיךָ׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chaiyeicha_2416.htm" title="chai·Yei·cha.: age -- Occurrence 3 of 12.">ḥay-ye-ḵā.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of your life</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct :: second person masculine singular">N-mpc | 2ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <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> 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title="ya·'a·kov;: Jacob -- 3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.">יַעֲקֹ֑ב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4100.htm" title="kam·mah: How -- 4100: what? how? anything">כַּמָּ֕ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3117.htm" title="ye·mei: age -- 3117: day">יְמֵ֖י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8141.htm" title="she·nei: years -- 8141: a year">שְׁנֵ֥י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2416.htm" title="chai·yei·cha.: age -- 2416: alive, living">חַיֶּֽיךָ׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/genesis/47.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6547.htm" title="Par'oh (par-o') -- Pharaoh">And Pharaoh</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="'amar (aw-mar') -- answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge">said</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3290.htm" title="Ya'aqob (yah-ak-obe') -- Jacob">unto Jacob</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4100.htm" title="mah (maw) -- how (long, oft, (- soever)), (no-)thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing)">How</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2416.htm" title="chay (khah'-ee) -- + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop">old</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3117.htm" title="yowm (yome) -- age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day">__</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8141.htm" title="shaneh (shaw-neh') -- + whole age, X long, + old, year(X -ly)">__ art thou</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/47.htm">בראשית 47:8 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֥אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֖ה אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֑ב כַּמָּ֕ה יְמֵ֖י שְׁנֵ֥י חַיֶּֽיךָ׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/47.htm">בראשית 47:8 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויאמר פרעה אל־יעקב כמה ימי שני חייך׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/47.htm">בראשית 47:8 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויאמר פרעה אל־יעקב כמה ימי שני חייך׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/47.htm">בראשית 47:8 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויאמר פרעה אל יעקב כמה ימי שני חייך׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/47-8.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/47.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How many years have you lived?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/47.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old <i>art</i> thou?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How many years have you lived?" <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">How old art thou. Heb. How many are the days of the years of thy life?</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/47-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 47:9</span> And Jacob said to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/genesis/47-8.htm">Genesis 47:8</a> • <a href="/niv/genesis/47-8.htm">Genesis 47:8 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/genesis/47-8.htm">Genesis 47:8 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/genesis/47-8.htm">Genesis 47:8 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/genesis/47-8.htm">Genesis 47:8 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/genesis/47-8.htm">Genesis 47:8 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/47-8.htm">Genesis 47:8 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/47-8.htm">Genesis 47:8 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/47-8.htm">Genesis 47:8 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/47-8.htm">Genesis 47:8 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/genesis/47-8.htm">Genesis 47:8 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/47-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 47:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 47:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/47-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 47:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 47:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>