Joseph

See also: joseph

English

Etymology

Old Testament Hebrew יוֹסֵף‎ (Yoséf, “(God) shall add”); a son of Jacob.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒəʊzəf/
  • (US) enPR: jō'səf, jō'zəf, IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒoʊsəf/, /ˈd͡ʒoʊzəf/

Proper noun

Joseph

  1. (biblical) Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.
    • :
      Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
    • 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 2
      A few shocks of corn in a corner of the fallow stood up as if alive; she imagined them bowing; perhaps her son would be a Joseph.
  2. The husband of Virgin Mary.
    • :
      And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli.
  3. The 12th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
  4. (Christianity) Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.
  5. A male given name, popular as a middle name.
    • 1998 Steven Herrick, A Place Like This, Univ. of Queensland Press, →ISBN, page 86:
      I'm going to call him Joseph / or Josephine if it's a girl. / Why? / Because it's a strong name, / Joe, Joseph. / You give a kid a name like Cameron / or Alfred, or something like that, / and they end up wearing glasses / and looking at computers for the rest of their life. / - - - So Joe it is. / He'll turn out strong. Strong and smart.
  6. A patronymic surname​.

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Translations

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Joseph is the 313th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 100,959 individuals. Joseph is most common among Black (54.2%) individuals.

Noun

Joseph (plural Josephs)

  1. One whose chastity is above temptation (from the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife in Genesis xxxix).

See also

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Joseph, from Old Testament Hebrew יוֹסֵף‎ (Yoséf).

Proper noun

Joseph

  1. a male given name

French

Proper noun

Joseph m

  1. Joseph (biblical figure)
  2. A male given name, cognate with English Joseph.

German

Proper noun

Joseph m (genitive Josephs)

  1. (biblical) Joseph.
  2. A male given name, a less common spelling of Josef.

Manx

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Joseph m

  1. A male given name

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Joseph Yoseph N'yoseph
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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