Genesis 47:20
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh’s."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יוֹסֵף
Yôwçêph
Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
קָנָה
qânâh
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
פַּרְעֹה
Parʻôh
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
מָכַר
mâkar
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
הָוָא
hâvâʼ
to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
פַּרְעֹה
Parʻôh
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
Key Terms in This Verse
יָכֹל yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
Study H3201 →קָנָה qânâh
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
Study H7069 →מָכַר mâkar
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
Study H4376 →הָוָא hâvâʼ
to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
Study H1934 →Cross References
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