1. יאר ye'or — “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic.
2. אחוּ 'āch…

The seven good kine [are] seven years
Signify seven years, and these years of plenty, as appears from the antithesis…

God's time for the enlargement of his people is the fittest time. If the chief butler had obtained Joseph's release from prison, he probably would …