Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 48:17 Interlinear

saw And when Joseph laid his father's hand his right head it from Ephraim's it displeased him and he held up hand his father's to remove head it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיַּ֣רְאH7200sawto see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
2יוֹסֵ֗ףH3130And when Josephjoseph, the name of seven israelites
3כִּֽיH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
4יָשִׁ֨יתH7896laidto place (in a very wide application)
5אָבִ֗יוH1his father'sfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
6יַדH3027handa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
7יְמִינ֛וֹH3225his rightthe right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
8עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
9רֹ֥אשׁH7218headthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
10אֶפְרַ֖יִםH669it from Ephraim'sephrajim, a son of joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
11וַיֵּ֣רַעH3415it displeasedproperly, to be broken up (with any violent action) i.e., (figuratively) to fear
12בְּעֵינָ֑יוH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
13וַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְH8551him and he held upto sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close
14יַדH3027handa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
15אָבִ֗יוH1his father'sfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
16לְהָסִ֥ירH5493to removeto turn off (literally or figuratively)
17אֹתָ֛הּH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
18מֵעַ֥לH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
19רֹ֥אשׁH7218headthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
20אֶפְרַ֖יִםH669it from Ephraim'sephrajim, a son of joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
21עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
22רֹ֥אשׁH7218headthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
23מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃H4519unto Manasseh'smenashsheh, a grandson of jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

Verse Context

Genesis 48:16The Angel which redeemed me from all evil bless...
Genesis 48:17 (current)saw And when Joseph laid his father's hand his right head it from Ephraim's it displeased him and he held up hand his father's to remove head it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's
Genesis 48:18said And Joseph Not so my father ...

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