Genesis 40:5
And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
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2 Peter 1:20
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
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30 occurrences in 26 verses.
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פְּשַׁר
pᵉshar · pesh-ar'
30 times translated as this KJV form31 total Strong's occurrences
an interpretation
Strong's KJV usage: interpretation.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Daniel 2:4Strong's last: Daniel 7:16
Open full H6591 profile →פִּתְרוֹן
pithrôwn · pith-rone'
4 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences
interpretation (of a dream)
Strong's KJV usage: interpretation.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Genesis 40:5Strong's last: Genesis 41:11
Open full H6623 profile →ἑρμηνεύω
hermēneúō · her-mayn-yoo'-o
3 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences
to translate
Strong's KJV usage: :--interpret.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: John 1:42Strong's last: Hebrews 7:2
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hermēneía · her-may-ni'-ah
2 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
translation
Strong's KJV usage: :--interpretation.
Strong's first: 1 Corinthians 12:10Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 14:26
Open full G2058 profile →διερμηνεύω
diermēneúō · dee-er-main-yoo'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form7 total Strong's occurrences
to explain thoroughly, by implication, to translate
Strong's KJV usage: :--expound, interpret(-ation).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Acts 9:36Strong's last: Acts 9:36
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epílysis · ep-il'-oo-sis
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
explanation, i.e. application
Strong's KJV usage: :--interpretation.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 2 Peter 1:20Strong's last: 2 Peter 1:20
Open full G1955 profile →μεθερμηνεύω
methermēneúō · meth-er-mane-yoo'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form8 total Strong's occurrences
to explain over, i.e. translate
Strong's KJV usage: :--(by) interpret(-ation).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Acts 13:8Strong's last: Acts 13:8
Open full G3177 profile →מְלִיצָה
mᵉlîytsâh · mel-ee-tsaw'
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
an aphorism; also a satire
Strong's KJV usage: interpretation, taunting.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Proverbs 1:6Strong's last: Proverbs 1:6
Open full H4426 profile →פֵּשֶׁר
pêsher · pay'-sher
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
Strong's KJV usage: interpretation.
Strong's first: Ecclesiastes 8:1Strong's last: Ecclesiastes 8:1
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pâthar · paw-thar'
1 times translated as this KJV form9 total Strong's occurrences
to open up, i.e. (figuratively) interpret (a dream)
Strong's KJV usage: interpret(-ation, -er).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Genesis 40:16Strong's last: Genesis 40:16
Open full H6622 profile →שֶׁבֶר
sheber · sheh'-ber
1 times translated as this KJV form44 total Strong's occurrences
a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
Strong's KJV usage: affliction, breach, breaking, broken(-footed, -handed), bruise, crashing, destruction, hurt, interpretation, vexation.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Judges 7:15Strong's last: Judges 7:15
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H6591
This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
H6591
Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
H6591
Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
H6591
This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
H6591
The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
H6591
Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
H6591
Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.
H6591
And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
H6591
And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
H6591
And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
H6591
Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
H6591
This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
H6591
I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
G2059
And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
G2059
And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
G1329
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
G3177
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
G2058
To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
G2058
How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
G2059
To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
G1955
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
English meaning and historical usage.
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interpretation
INTERPRETA'TION, noun [Latin interpretatio.]
1. The act of interpreting; explanation of unintelligible words in language that is intelligible. interpretation is the design of translation.
2. The act of expounding or unfolding what is not understood or not obvious; as the interpretation of dreams and prophecy.
Look how we can, or sad or merrily,
Interpretation will misquote our looks.
3. The sense given by an interpreter; exposition. We sometimes find various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture and other ancient writings.
4. The power of explaining.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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