Strong H3130H3130Gיוֹסֵף

Joseph

One of the 5 senses of Strong H3130

Transliteration
yôsêph
Pronunciation
yo-safe'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

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;

Meaning of the name

Joseph = "Jehovah has added"

General definition

Future of H3254; let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding);
{Joseph} the name of seven Israelites: - Joseph. Compare H3084 .

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 H3130G appears in 188 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • joseph175
  • s18
  • behold1
  • pass1

First verses

  1. Genesis 30:24
    And she called his name Joseph; and said, The Lord shall add to me another son.
  2. Genesis 30:25
    And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
  3. Genesis 33:2
    And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
  4. Genesis 33:7
    And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
  5. Genesis 35:24
    The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
  6. Genesis 37:2
    These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
  7. 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.
  8. Genesis 37:5
    And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
  9. Genesis 37:13
    And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
  10. Genesis 37:17
    And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
  11. Genesis 37:23
    And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
  12. Genesis 37:28
    Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
  13. Genesis 37:29
    And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
  14. Genesis 37:31
    And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
  15. Genesis 37:33
    And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
  16. Genesis 39:1
    And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
  17. Genesis 39:2
    And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
  18. Genesis 39:4
    And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
  19. Genesis 39:5
    And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
  20. Genesis 39:6
    And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
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