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Genesis 30:24
She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”
from Joseph, Genesis 30:22-24
What it says

She names him Joseph and says, "May the LORD add to me another son." The name holds both gratitude and continued longing.

What it is doing

It gives the child his name and points ahead to Rachel's desire for more.

In context

22Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb, 23and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said. 24She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”