Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:52
And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
52. Ephraim ] For the Hebrew word to be fruitful, cf. Gen 28:3, Gen 35:11, Gen 48:4. There is a play on the resemblance in the sound of the name to the Hebrew root ( prh) meaning “fruitfulness.” The same play on the two words is found in Hos 13:15, “fruitful among his brethren,” referring to Ephraim.
made me fruitful ] i.e. “hath given me sons.” But, as a title for the tribe of Ephraim, it is natural to connect it with the fertility of the territory which it occupied.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
1711
In the land which hitherto hath been to me a land of affliction.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And the name of the second called he Ephraim,…. Which signifies fruits or fruitfulness; and being of the dual number, may intend both his spiritual and temporal fruitfulness God had blessed him with:
for God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction; in the land of Egypt, where he had been long afflicted, even for the space of thirteen years, more or less, in his master’s house, and in the prison; but God had made him fruitful in grace and good works, in holiness, humility, c. and oftentimes afflictive seasons are the most fruitful ones in this sense. God also bestowed great gifts upon him, as skill in the interpretation of dreams, wisdom in political affairs, a large abundance of wealth, and riches, honour and glory to which may be added, the fruit of his body, his two children.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
The second son he named Ephraim, i.e., double-fruitfulness; “ for God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.” Even after his elevation Egypt still continued the land of affliction, so that in this word we may see one trace of a longing for the promised land.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(52) Ephraim.That is, fruitfulness. The dual ending probably intensifies the meaning.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Ephraim means fruitful.
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Gen 41:52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
Ver. 52. See Trapp on “ Gen 41:51 “ This Ephraim was afterwards, by Jacob, set before his older brother.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
am 2293, bc 1711
called he: Gen 29:32-35, Gen 30:6-13, Gen 50:23
Ephraim: i.e. Fruitful, Gen 48:16-19, Gen 49:22, Isa 40:1, Isa 40:2
the land: Psa 105:17, Psa 105:18, Amo 6:6, Act 7:10
Reciprocal: Gen 16:11 – because Gen 26:22 – be fruitful Gen 28:3 – and make Num 26:28 – General 1Sa 1:20 – when the time was come about Psa 127:3 – children Hos 9:11 – their Hos 13:15 – he be