Genesis 30:24 meaning and explanation
She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”
Genesis 30:24, Berean Standard Bible
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Rachel speaks here after God finally opens her womb, and she names the child Joseph, from the Hebrew yasaph, meaning to add. The name carries her prayer that the LORD would add another son, and the narrative later answers it with Benjamin.
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