Genesis 41:49
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.”
מְאֹד
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
יוֹסֵף
Joseph
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יוֹסֵף
Joseph, may he add. Yowseph. From the root to add or increase. What looks like subtraction is often God's addition in disguise.
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עַד
until
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עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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מִסְפָּר
was a measure
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מִסְפָּר
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
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חָדַל
he ceased
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חָדַל
properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
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בָּר
grain
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בָּר
grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country
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רָבָה
much
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רָבָה
to increase (in whatever respect)
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