Genesis 45:26
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.”
חַי
Life, living. Chay. The quality of being alive. The same root as Chayim, life in its fullness. God breathed chay into Adam's nostrils and he became a living soul.
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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לֵב
heart/ his
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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עוֹד
still
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עוֹד
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
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מִצְרַיִם
Egypt
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מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
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מָשַׁל
is ruling
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מָשַׁל
to rule
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