Joseph
See also: joseph
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English Ioseph, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf, literally “(God) shall add”); a son of Jacob.
Pronunciation edit
- (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 edit
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 edit
Related terms edit
- (diminutives): Joe, Joey, Jo
- (feminine equivalent): Josephine
- (English surname): Josephs, Josephson
- Jos.
Descendants edit
- → Maori: Hohepa
Translations edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
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 edit
Joseph (Hebrew Bible) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Saint Joseph on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Joseph of Arimathea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English Joseph, from Old Testament Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf).
Proper noun edit
Joseph
- a male given name from Hebrew
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Joseph.
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Joseph m
- Joseph (biblical figure)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph
Derived terms edit
- Jésus, Marie, Joseph
- Josèphe (feminine form)
- Joséphine (diminutive of Josèphe)
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Joseph m (proper noun, strong, genitive Josephs)
- Alternative spelling of Josef
Manx edit
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
Joseph m
- a male given name
Mutation edit
| 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. | ||