Lexical Definition
יוֹסֵף Yôwçêph (yo-safe') Joseph N:N-M-P
future of יָסַף; let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding)
Joseph. Compare יְהוֹסֵף.
- § Joseph = "Jehovah has added"
- Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
1) the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel
2) father of Igal, who represented the tribe of Issachar among the spies
3) a son of Asaph
4) a man who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
5) a priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah
See Greek: Ἰωσήφ
Usage: 33 forms in 208 verses