The Hebrew root Pay-Ayin-Mem can mean or refer to
• Bells: As in verse Ex28-34 which states A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe around it.
• Hammer: As in verse Is41-07 which states So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he who the idol smooth with the hammer him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good; and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
• Footsteps: As in verse Songs07-02 which states How beautiful are your footsteps in sandals, O prince’s daughter! your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of an artist.
• A throbbing thought: As in verse Gn41-08 which states And it came to pass in the morning that his emotions throbbed; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all its wise men; and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh.
• Number of times: As in verse Nu22-28 which states And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and it said to Balaam, What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?

The unified theme in the above 5 meanings is a periodic repeating event. This is seen in
• repeated periodic ringing bells
• repeated periodic hammer blows
• repeated periodic footsteps
• repeated periodic harpings as can happen with a nightmare or obsession.

Hence we we would translate Gn41-08 as follows And it came to pass in the morning that his emotions [on the dream] repeatedly throbbed; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all its wise men; and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh.

Advanced Rashi: The unified meaning method combines Biblical readings with Talmudic conceptual methods. The success of the unified meaning method lies in finding an underlying commonality in disparate usages. Biblical scholars frequently do not solve problems using unified meaning since they typically have not been trained in Talmudic methods.