pa.tar denotes giving the meaning of dreams, including the interpretation that proves true in the narrated outcome.

Across these Genesis verses, pa.tar is used for giving the meaning of dreams: people seek someone able to do so, Joseph does so for others, and the reported interpretations are confirmed by the events that follow.

1. Giving the meaning of a dream · dominant

   The active participle describes the needed or sought person in Genesis 40:8, Genesis 41:8, and Genesis 41:15, where the APB renders the clauses with “interpreter” or someone who can “interpret” a dream. Perfect and sequential-imperfect forms describe Joseph's action in Genesis 40:22, Genesis 41:12, and Genesis 41:13; the APB renders that he interpreted dreams and that events happened as he had interpreted.

   Genesis 40:8Genesis 41:8Genesis 41:15Genesis 40:22Genesis 41:12Genesis 41:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “interpret” and “interpreted,” while active participles are presented as “interpreter” or as someone able to “interpret.” These English expressions confirm the dream-setting of the clauses rather than establish separate meanings.