Genesis

Genesis 41:51–52

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 41:51

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֛ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
named	וַיִּקְרָ֥א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the firstborn	הַבְּכ֖וֹר	hab·bə·ḵō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1060 first-born
Manasseh	מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה	mə·naš·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh
saying	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has made me forget	נַשַּׁ֤נִי	naš·ša·nî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5382 forget
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my hardship	עֲמָלִ֔י	‘ă·mā·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
and all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my father’s	אָבִֽי׃	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
household	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house

Genesis 41:52

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the second	הַשֵּׁנִ֖י	haš·šê·nî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8145 second
he named	שֵׁ֥ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
Ephraim	אֶפְרָ֑יִם	’ep̄·rā·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
saying	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has made me fruitful	הִפְרַ֥נִי	hip̄·ra·nî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful
in the land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of my affliction	עָנְיִֽי׃	‘ā·nə·yî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6040 affliction, poverty

Cross-references

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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.