Lexicon
שָׂחַט
sa.chat
H7818
H:V Hebrew

to squeeze

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sa.chat describes squeezing grapes into Pharaoh's cup in the single attested verse.

The attested use describes the action of squeezing grapes so that their contents go into Pharaoh's cup in Genesis 40:11.

Senses in use

  1. Squeezing grapes into a cup · dominant

    In Genesis 40:11, the Qal sequential imperfect first-common-singular form occurs in a sequence where the speaker takes grapes and acts on them in relation to Pharaoh's cup; the APB renders the clause, “I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 40:11, the APB presents the action with “squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup.” This identifies the verse's portrayal rather than a fixed English equivalent.

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