Joseph

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Pronunciations

Joseph (JOH-sif) listen
Yosef (yoh-SEF) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The Biblical first and favorite son of Rachel and Jacob who was sold into slavery in Egypt by his brothers and became a confidant of the Pharaoh.

Example Sentences

  • "For some reason, as a kid I would read this story and assumed that everything that Joseph did was okay since multiple times the bible mentions how Joseph finds favor with God." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • יוֹסֵף 'lit. (God) shall add'; appears in the Book of Genesis.

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      Yoseph, Yosef

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