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He had him ride in the chariot of his second-in-command, and they cried before him, “Abrek!” Thus he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:43
The Gemara explains:
What
is the meaning of the word
reikha
?
It denotes
royalty, as it is written: “I am today a tender [
rakh
] and anointed king”
(II Samuel 3:39).
And if you wish, say
that the meaning of the word is learned
from here,
from the term describing Joseph after he was appointed viceroy to the king:
“And they cried before him,
Avrekh
”
(Genesis 41:43).
Bava Batra 4a:5
אברך Render this as the Targum does: “This is the father (counsellor) of the king”. In Aramaic (some editions read in Roman i.e. Latin) רך means king (rex). Thus in the chapter beginning with השותפין (Bava Batra 4a) we have: “neither a noble (ריכא) nor the son of a noble (ריכא)”. In the Midrash (Sifré Devarim 1:1) Rabbi Judah explained: אברך is appellation for Joseph who was אב “a father” in wisdom and רך “tender” in years. Whereupon Rabbi Jose the son of a woman of Damascus said to him: “How much longer will you pervert for us the meaning of Scripture? The word אברך can only be connected with…
Rashi on Genesis 41:43:2
ABRECH. Every man called before him, I will bend the knee (
avrekh
) and I will bow down. The word
avrekh
is a
hifil
. However, the word
va-yivrakh
in
and kneeled down
(va-yivrakh)
upon his knees
(II Chron. 6:13) is a
kal
. Both words come from the same root,
birkayim
(knees). Rabbi Jonah, the Spanish grammarian, said that
avrekh
is an infinitive, with an
alef
taking the place of the
heh
, as we find in the word
ashkem
in
sending them betimes
(ashkem)
and often
(Jer. 25:4)…
Ibn Ezra on Genesis 41:43:3
and made him ride in the second chariot of Pharoh; and they chanted before him, This is the Father of the king; Great in wisdom, few in years. And he appointed him prince over all the land of Mizraim.
Targum Jonathan on Genesis 41:43
Observe that God has made the earthly kingdom after the pattern of the heavenly kingdom, and whatever is done on earth has been preceded by its prototype in heaven. Now the dominion of the celestial kingdom was not perfect until it united itself to the patriarchs, since the Holy One intended that the supernal kingdom should be illumined from the grades symbolized by the patriarchs.
Zohar, Miketz 5:81
“Pharaoh said to Joseph: See, I have set you over the entire land of Egypt” (Genesis 41:41).
“Pharaoh removed his signet ring from upon his hand, and he placed it upon Joseph's hand, and he dressed him in linen garments, and he placed a gold chain on his neck” (Genesis 41:42).
“He had him ride in the alternate chariot that he had, and they cried before him: Kneel [
avrekh
], and he was set over the entire land of Egypt” (Genesis 41:43).
“Pharaoh said to Joseph…Pharaoh removed…” – Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: Joseph was given what he deserved: His mouth…
Bereshit Rabbah 90:3
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