Commentary for Genesis 41:5
וַיִּישָׁ֕ן וַֽיַּחֲלֹ֖ם שֵׁנִ֑ית וְהִנֵּ֣ה ׀ שֶׁ֣בַע שִׁבֳּלִ֗ים עֹל֛וֹת בְּקָנֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד בְּרִיא֥וֹת וְטֹבֽוֹת׃
And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
Rashi on Genesis
בקנה אחד ON ONE STALK— Tuyau in old French
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Rashbam on Genesis
בקנה אחד, this was a symbol of plenty, seeing that each stalk had seven ears of grain
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Siftei Chakhamim
Tudel in O.F. Rashi is saying that in O.F., a grain stalk is called tudel, although this also means a wooden reed. And so too it is in Hebrew.
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