יוֹסֵף

yo.sephProper Noun (Masculine)H3130

Joseph

From: future of H3254 (יָסַף); let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding);

Short Definition

Joseph, the name of seven Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Israel (H3478) and Rachel (H7354); brother of: Benjamin (H1144); half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); married to Asenath (H0621); father of: Manasseh (H4519) and Ephraim (H0669); also called Zaphenath-paneah at ; § Joseph = "Jehovah has added" 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 ) a man who took a foreign wife in the time of ) a priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

190 times

Appears 190 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis

137

Numbers

Joshua

1 Chronicles

Exodus

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 2:2
Genesis 39:2
Genesis 42:4
Genesis 46:29
Genesis 50:17

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