The Meaning of Genesis 41:52 Explained

Genesis 41:52

KJV: And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

YLT: and the name of the second he hath called Ephraim: 'for, God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of mine affliction.'

Darby: And the name of the second he called Ephraim For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

ASV: And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the name  of the second  called  he Ephraim:  For God  hath caused me to be fruitful  in the land  of my affliction. 

What does Genesis 41:52 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 41:37-57 - Joseph, Exalted, Prepares For Famine
The Spirit of God was evidently in Joseph, but so far from rendering him a mere visionary, it made him eminently practical. Have your visions of God, but descend from your housetop to answer the men who knock at your door! See Acts 10:1-48. In this story we see reflected the glories of our Lord, who was raised to the throne, to become a Prince and a Savior, the Giver of the Bread of Life to the perishing souls of men. But He sells without money and without price! Joseph's marriage to an Egyptian bride reminds us of our Lord's union with the Gentile Church, on the significance of which Paul so strenuously insists. If you live for God, He will see to your interests. Such joy will be yours that you will forget your sorrows (Manasseh) and become fruitful in the land of affliction (Ephraim). [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 41

1  Pharaoh has two dreams
9  Joseph interprets them
33  He gives Pharaoh counsel, and is highly advanced, and married
46  The seven years of plenty
50  He begets children
53  The famine begins

What do the individual words in Genesis 41:52 mean?

And the name of the second he called Ephraim for has caused me to be fruitful God in the land of my affliction
וְאֵ֛ת שֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖י קָרָ֣א אֶפְרָ֑יִם כִּֽי־ הִפְרַ֥נִי אֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּאֶ֥רֶץ עָנְיִֽי

שֵׁ֥ם  the  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
הַשֵּׁנִ֖י  of  the  second 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: שֵׁנִי  
Sense: second.
קָרָ֣א  he  called 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
אֶפְרָ֑יִם  Ephraim 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶפְרַיִם  
Sense: second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh.
הִפְרַ֥נִי  has  caused  me  to  be  fruitful 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: פָּרָה 
Sense: to bear fruit, be fruitful, branch off.
אֱלֹהִ֖ים  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ  in  the  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
עָנְיִֽי  of  my  affliction 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: עֳנִי  
Sense: affliction, poverty, misery.