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Josephיוֹסֵףcalledוַיִּקְרָאthe nameאֶת שֵׁםof the firstbornהַבְּכוֹרManasseh,מְנַשֶּׁה“ForכִּיElohimאֱלֹהִיםhas made me forgetנַשַּׁנִיallאֶת כָּלmy toilעֲמָלִיand allוְאֵת כָּלthe houseבֵּיתof my father.”אָבִי
Genesis 41:51
Study it in the app“Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, “For Elohim has made me forget all my toil and all the house of my father.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 41:51, word by word
- Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- the nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of the firstbornבְּכוֹרbechor
firstborn
The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.
Where else “bechor” appears- Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe
Manasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- has made me forgetנַשַּׁnasha
forget
Forget; make someone forget.
Where else “nasha” appears- my toilעֲמָלִamali
suffering
Pain one goes through, or harm done to others.
Where else “amali” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- of my fatherאָבִavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears
Translation note
“Manasseh” (Menashe) sounds like “he has made me forget” (nashani).
The context
50To Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.
51 · This verse (above)
52The name of the second he called Ephraim, “For Elohim has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
To study Genesis 41 in a group
1. What it says
What did Pharaoh dream, and what plan did Joseph propose (vv. 1-7, 33-36)?
2. What it means
Why did Pharaoh recognize that the spirit of Elohim was in Joseph (v. 38)?
3. How I live it
What can you wisely prepare today for hard times that might come?