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
פִּתְרוֹן H6623 interpretation (of a dream)
What does הֲלוֹא לֵאלֹהִים פִּתְרֹנִים (halo le-Elohim pitronim) mean in the Bible?
לֹא · אֱלֹהִים · פִּתְרוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "Do not interpretations belong to God?". Do not interpretations belong to God?
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