What does לֹא · אֱלֹהִים · פִּתְרוֹן mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H3808, H430, H6623
הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּתְרֹנִים
Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative · interpretation (of a dream)
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לֹא H3808 not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
אֱלֹהִים H430 gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
Pronunciation ʾĕlōhiym
Plural form persistently denotes the singular God of Israel; signals transcendent power and authority in every application.
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פִּתְרוֹן H6623 interpretation (of a dream)
Pronunciation pitĕrwōn
Specialized term for decoding hidden divine messages in dreams; requires supernatural wisdom to unveil God's intent
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What does הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּתְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim) mean in the Bible?
לֹא · אֱלֹהִים · פִּתְרוֹן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Do not interpretations belong to God?".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3808, H430, H6623?
H3808, H430, H6623 is connected to 7,796 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Do not interpretations belong to God?
Strong's H3808, H430, H6623
Lexical occurrences 7,796 verses Source Gloss
Do not interpretations belong to God?
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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