Genesis 46:20
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יוֹסֵף
Yôwçêph
Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
יָלַד
yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
מְנַשֶּׁה
Mᵉnashsheh
Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
אֶפְרַיִם
ʼEphrayim
Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
בַּת
bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
פּוֹטִי פֶרַע
Pôwṭîy Pheraʻ
Poti-Phera, an Egyptian
כֹּהֵן
kôhên
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
יָלַד
yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
Key Terms in This Verse
מְנַשֶּׁה Mᵉnashsheh
Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Study H4519 →יָלַד yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
Study H3205 →אֶפְרַיִם ʼEphrayim
Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Study H669 →יָלַד yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
Study H3205 →בַּת bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
Study H1323 →כֹּהֵן kôhên
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
Study H3548 →Cross References
And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
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