Genesis 41:42
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;”
יוֹסֵף
Joseph, may he add. Yowseph. From the root to add or increase. What looks like subtraction is often God's addition in disguise.
יָד
hand/ his
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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טַבַּעַת
signet-ring/ his
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טַבַּעַת
properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kind
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צַוָּאר
neck/ his
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צַוָּאר
the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
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שֵׁשׁ
fine linen
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שֵׁשׁ
bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble
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פַּרְעֹה
Pharaoh
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פַּרְעֹה
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
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רָבִיד
the chain of
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רָבִיד
a collar (as spread around the neck)
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