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It is used to describe the act of explaining or making known the meaning of something that is otherwise obscure or hidden. This term is often associated with divine insight or wisdom, as the ability to interpret dreams was considered a gift from God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, dreams were often seen as messages from the divine realm. The ability to interpret these dreams was highly valued and often associated with prophetic insight. In the biblical context, interpreters of dreams were seen as mediators between God and humanity, revealing divine will or guidance. This was particularly significant in a time when written communication was limited, and dreams were considered a primary means of divine communication.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to interpret<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>interpret (4), interpreted (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מָּתַר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>interpret</b></font> (dream), only <a href="/interlinear/genesis/40-41.htm">Genesis 40:41</a> (Late Hebrew <em>id.</em>, Jewish-Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">מְּתַר</font>; apparently = Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">מְּשַׁר</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb083704.gif">, <em>dissolve</em>, figurative <em>solve, interpret</em>, compare <font class="hebrew2">מֵּשֶׁר</font>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">מָּתַר</font>, with <font class="hebrew2">ל</font> person <a href="/interlinear/genesis/40-22.htm">Genesis 40:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/41-13.htm">Genesis 41:13</a>; absolute <font class="hebrew2">מָּתָ֑ר</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/40-16.htm">Genesis 40:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/41-12.htm">Genesis 41:12</a>; with accusative of thing: <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">וַיִּפְתָּרלָֿנוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/41-12.htm">Genesis 41:12</a>; <em>Infinitive construct</em> <font class="hebrew2">לִפְתֹּר</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/41-15.htm">Genesis 41:15</a>; <em>Participle active</em> <font class="hebrew2">מֹּתֵר</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/40-8.htm">Genesis 40:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/41-15.htm">Genesis 41:15</a>, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מּוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/41-8.htm">Genesis 41:8</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>interpretation, <p>A primitive root; to open up, i.e. (figuratively) interpret (a dream) -- interpret(-ation, -er). <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַיִּפְתָּר־ וּפֹתֵ֖ר ויפתר־ ופתר לִפְתֹּ֥ר לפתר פָּֽתַר־ פָּתַ֛ר פָּתָ֑ר פָּתָֽר׃ פּוֹתֵ֥ר פותר פתר פתר־ פתר׃ lifTor lip̄·tōr lip̄tōr pā·ṯar pā·ṯār pā·ṯar- paTar pāṯar pāṯār pāṯar- pō·w·ṯêr poTer pōwṯêr ū·p̄ō·ṯêr ufoTer ūp̄ōṯêr vaiyiftor way·yip̄·tār- wayyip̄tār-<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/40-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 40:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חֲל֣וֹם חָלַ֔מְנוּ <b> וּפֹתֵ֖ר </b> אֵ֣ין אֹת֑וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and there is no one <span class="itali">to interpret</span> it. Then Joseph<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a dream, <span class="itali">and [there is] no interpreter</span> of it. And Joseph<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/40-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A dream have had <span class="itali">to interpret</span> and there said<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/40-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 40:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּ֣י ט֣וֹב <b> פָּתָ֑ר </b> וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> saw <span class="itali">that he had interpreted</span> favorably,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> saw <span class="itali">that the interpretation</span> was good,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/40-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for favorably <span class="itali">had interpreted</span> said to<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/40-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 40:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תָּלָ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר <b> פָּתַ֛ר </b> לָהֶ֖ם יוֹסֵֽף׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as Joseph <span class="itali">had interpreted</span> to them.<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as Joseph <span class="itali">had interpreted</span> to them.<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/40-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> hanged after <span class="itali">had interpreted</span> Joseph<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/41-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 41:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חֲלֹמ֔וֹ וְאֵין־ <b> פּוֹתֵ֥ר </b> אוֹתָ֖ם לְפַרְעֹֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/41.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> but there was no one <span class="itali">who could interpret</span> them to Pharaoh.<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/41.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them his dream; <span class="itali">but [there was] none that could interpret</span> them unto Pharaoh.<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/41-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his dreams there <span class="itali">interpret</span> to Pharaoh<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/41-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 41:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַנְּ֨סַפֶּר־ ל֔וֹ <b> וַיִּפְתָּר־ </b> לָ֖נוּ אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/41.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and we related <span class="itali">[them] to him, and he interpreted</span> our dreams<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/41.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and we told <span class="itali">him, and he interpreted</span> to us our dreams;<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/41-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the bodyguard related <span class="itali">interpreted</span> our dreams according<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/41-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 41:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אִ֥ישׁ כַּחֲלֹמ֖וֹ <b> פָּתָֽר׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/41.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for us. To each one <span class="itali">he interpreted</span> according to his [own] dream.<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/41.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> according to his dream <span class="itali">he did interpret.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/41-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> according to his dream <span class="itali">interpreted</span><p><b><a href="/text/genesis/41-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 41:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיְהִ֛י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר <b> פָּֽתַר־ </b> לָ֖נוּ כֵּ֣ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/41.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And just <span class="itali">as he interpreted</span> for us, so<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/41.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And it came to pass, as he interpreted</span> to us, so it was; me he restored<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/41-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> happened he <span class="itali">interpreted</span> so happened<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/41-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 41:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חֲל֣וֹם חָלַ֔מְתִּי <b> וּפֹתֵ֖ר </b> אֵ֣ין אֹת֑וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/41.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> but no one <span class="itali">can interpret</span> it; and I have heard<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/41.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a dream, <span class="itali">and [there is] none that can interpret</span> it: and I have heard<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/41-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A dream have had <span class="itali">interpret</span> no I<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/41-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 41:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תִּשְׁמַ֥ע חֲל֖וֹם <b> לִפְתֹּ֥ר </b> אֹתֽוֹ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/41.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a dream <span class="itali">you can interpret</span> it.<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/41.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a dream <span class="itali">to interpret</span> it.<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/41-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> hear A dream <span class="itali">interpret</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6622.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6622.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6622<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/liftor_6622.htm">lip̄·tōr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/patar_6622.htm">pā·ṯār — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/poter_6622.htm">pō·w·ṯêr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ufoter_6622.htm">ū·p̄ō·ṯêr — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyiftor_6622.htm">way·yip̄·tār- — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></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'; 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