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The nameוְאֵת שֵׁםof the secondהַשֵּׁנִיhe calledקָרָאEphraim,אֶפְרָיִם“ForכִּיElohimאֱלֹהִיםhas made me fruitfulהִפְרַנִיin the landבְּאֶרֶץof my affliction.”עָנְיִי
Genesis 41:52
Study it in the app“The name of the second he called Ephraim, “For Elohim has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 41:52, word by word
- The nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of the secondשֵּׁנִיsheni
second
The one that comes after the first; the other of two.
Where else “sheni” appears- he calledקָרָאkara
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “kara” appears- Ephraimאֶפְרָיִםefrayim
Ephraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- has made me fruitfulהִפְרַhifra
be fruitful
Bear fruit; be fruitful, have descendants.
Where else “hifra” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of my afflictionעָנְיִanyi
affliction
Affliction, suffering, misery.
Where else “anyi” appears
Translation note
“Ephraim” sounds like “he has made me fruitful” (hifrani).
The context
51Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, “For Elohim has made me forget all my toil and all the house of my father.”
52 · This verse (above)
53The seven years of abundance that had been in the land of Egypt came to an end,
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?