Strong H3084יְהוֹסֵף

Joseph

Transliteration
yehôsêph
Pronunciation
yeh-ho-safe'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A fuller form of H3130; Jehoseph (that {is} {Joseph}) a son of Jacob: - Joseph.

Meaning of the name

Joseph = "Jehovah has added"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.30.24;
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 (H836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); married to Asenath (H621);
father of: Manasseh (H4519) and Ephraim (H669); also called Zaphenath-paneah at Gen.41.45;
Another name of yo.seph (יוֹסֵף "Joseph" H3130G)

In the biblical story

Joseph

Son of Jacob, ruler in Egypt

Joseph, Jacob's son, rose to power in Egypt and saved his family during a famine.

In the Bible

Strong H3084 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • joseph1

First verses

  1. Psalms 81:5
    This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.
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