Joseph
See also: joseph
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English Ioseph, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf, literally “(God) shall add”); a son of Jacob.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒəʊzɪf/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US) enPR: jō'səf, jō'zəf, IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒoʊsəf/, /ˈd͡ʒoʊzəf/
Audio (US) (file)
- Rhymes: (US) -oʊsəf
Proper noun
Joseph (countable and uncountable, plural Josephs)
- (biblical) Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 37:3:
- 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[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 2, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:
- 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.
- The husband of Virgin Mary.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 3:23:
- 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.
- The 12th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
- (Christianity) Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.
- A male given name from Hebrew
- 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.
- A surname
- A locale in the United States.
- A city in Oregon; named for Nez Perce chief Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (called "Chief Joseph" in English).
- A town in Utah; named for Mormon apostle Joseph Angell Young.
- A ghost town in Idaho; named for Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joseph).
Derived terms
- Jesus, Mary and Joseph
- Jo
- Joe
- Joey
- Jos
- Jos.
- Joseph City
- Josephs
- Josephson
- St. Joseph, St Joseph, Saint Joseph
Related terms
Descendants
- → Maori: Hohepa
Translations
favorite son of Jacob
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husband of Virgin Mary
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12th sura of the Qur'an
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Joseph of Arimathea
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male given name
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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)
- One whose chastity is above temptation (from the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife in Genesis xxxix).
- 1977, Buzzcocks, Orgasm Addict:
- You're a kid Casanova, you're no Joseph
It's a labor of love fucking yourself to death
Orgasm addict, you're an orgasm addict
See also
Joseph (Hebrew Bible) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Saint Joseph on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Joseph of Arimathea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cebuano
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Joseph.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒo.zɛf/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Joseph m
- Joseph (biblical figure)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph
Derived terms
- Jésus, Marie, Joseph
- Josèphe (feminine form)
- Joséphine (diminutive of Josèphe)
German
Pronunciation
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Manx
Alternative forms
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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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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