TT #5 · Parashas Mikeitz · Passuk 41:43
וַיַּרְכֵּ֣ב אֹת֗וֹ בְּמִרְכֶּ֤בֶת הַמִּשְׁנֶה֙ אֲשֶׁר־ל֔וֹ וַיִּקְרְא֥וּ לְפָנָ֖יו אַבְרֵ֑ךְ וְנָת֣וֹן אֹת֔וֹ עַ֖ל כׇּל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, “Abrech!” And he set him over all the land of Egypt.
Torah Temimah points to Bava Basra 4a.
ויקראו לפניו אברך. [מאי אברך – אב ורך], מכאן דרכא היינו מלכותא.
English: “And they cried before him, Abrech.” What is the meaning of Abrech? Father (av) and tender (rach) — from here [we learn that] this designation is associated with royalty.
On the daf / in context: The Gemara interprets the unusual word “Abrech” as “av” (father) and “rach” (tender), associating the title with Yosef’s royal position.
Type of Learning: Derash on the verse (Bavli) — not a formal named middah of the 13; the sugya derives a linguistic and conceptual point about royal terminology from the cry that accompanied Yosef’s elevation.
What Is Learned: The derash interprets “Abrech” as “av” and “rach” and connects the title with royalty.