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

Ephraim. — That is, fruitfulness. The dual ending probably intensifies the meaning.

And the name of the second called he Ephraim Which signifies fruits or fruitfulness; and being of the dual number, may in…

In the names of his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, Joseph acknowledged Divine providence.