שָׂחַט
sa.chat
H7818
H:V
Hebrew
to squeeze
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Hebrew
Language
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.
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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.