Genesis

Genesis 41:50–52

50Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. 51Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh,f saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.” 52And the second son he named Ephraim,g saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

Footnotes

  • f 41:51 Manasseh sounds like the Hebrew for making to forget.
  • g 41:52 Ephraim sounds like the Hebrew for making fruitful or twice fruitful.

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Genesis 41:50

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbə·ṭe·remPreposition-b; AdverbH2962 not yet, ere, before that
the yearsשְׁנַ֣תšə·naṯNoun - feminine singular constructH8141 year
of famineהָרָעָ֑בhā·rā·‘āḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7458 famine, hunger
arrivedתָּב֖וֹאtā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
twoשְׁנֵ֣יšə·nêNumber - masculine dual constructH8147 two
sonsבָנִ֔יםḇā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH1121 son
were bornיֻלַּד֙yul·laḏVerb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to Josephוּלְיוֹסֵ֤ףū·lə·yō·w·sêp̄Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3130 Joseph
by Asenathאָֽסְנַ֔ת’ā·sə·naṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH621 Asenath
daughterבַּת־baṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH1323 daughter
of Potipheraפֶ֖רַעp̄e·ra‘Noun - proper - masculine singularH6319 Poti-Phera
priestכֹּהֵ֥ןkō·hênNoun - masculine singular constructH3548 priest
of Onאֽוֹן׃’ō·wnNoun - proper - masculine singularH204 trouble, sorrow, wickedness

Genesis 41:51

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyō·w·sêp̄Noun - proper - masculine singularH3130 Joseph
namedוַיִּקְרָ֥אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
the firstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרhab·bə·ḵō·wrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1060 first-born
Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הmə·naš·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4519 Manasseh
sayingכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Godאֱלֹהִים֙’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
has made me forgetנַשַּׁ֤נִיnaš·ša·nîVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH5382 forget
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
my hardshipעֲמָלִ֔י‘ă·mā·lîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5999 trouble, labour, toil
and allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
my father’sאָבִֽי׃’ā·ḇîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1 father
householdבֵּ֥יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house

Genesis 41:52

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יhaš·šê·nîArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH8145 second
he namedשֵׁ֥םšêmNoun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם’ep̄·rā·yimNoun - proper - masculine singularH669 Ephraim
sayingכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
has made me fruitfulהִפְרַ֥נִיhip̄·ra·nîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH6509 bear fruit, be fruitful
in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbə·’e·reṣPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of my afflictionעָנְיִֽי׃‘ā·nə·yîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH6040 affliction, poverty

Cross-references

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Genesis 41:50 Genesis 46:20 · Genesis 48:5

Genesis 41:51 Psalm 30:5 · Proverbs 31:7 · Genesis 41:30 · Psalm 30:11 · Deuteronomy 33:17

Genesis 41:52 Genesis 49:22 · Genesis 50:23 · Genesis 17:6 · Amos 6:6 · Isaiah 40:1–2 · Psalm 105:17–18 · Genesis 28:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.