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Joseph
Biblical Persons & Places
Joseph
Levite living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A musician from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.25.2;
only referred to as Joseph (יוֹסֵף);
son of Asaph;
a brother of Zaccur, Nethaniah and Asharelah.
Joseph
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.42;
only referred to as Joseph (יוֹסֵף).
Joseph
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.30.24;
referred to as Joseph (KJV= Joseph) (יוֹסֵף), or Joseph (יְהוֹסֵף), or Zaphenath-paneah (צָֽפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ), or Joseph (KJV= Joseph) (Ἰωσήφ);
son of Israel and Rachel;
a brother of Benjamin;
half-brother of: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun and Dinah;
husband of Asenath;
father of Manasseh and Ephraim.
Joseph
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.14;
only referred to as Joseph (יוֹסֵף).
Joseph
Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.13.7;
only referred to as Joseph (יוֹסֵף);
father of Igal.
Strong's Definition
Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
Derivation: future of H3254 (יָסַף); let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding);
KJV Usage: Joseph. Compare H3084 (יְהוֹסֵף).
Outline of Biblical Usage
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 Asaph
4) a man who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
5) a priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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 (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); married to Asenath (H0621);
father of: Manasseh (H4519) and Ephraim (H0669); also called Zaphenath-paneah at Gen.41.45;
§ 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 Asaph
4) a man who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
5) a priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יוֹסֵף
yôsêph
BDB Definition:
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 Asaph
4) a man who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
5) a priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: future of H3254
Total KJV Occurrences: 213
Bible Occurrences (193)
30:24
30:25
33:2
33:7
35:24
37:2
37:3
37:5
37:13
37:17
37:23
37:28
37:29
37:31
37:33
39:1
39:2
39:4
39:5
39:6
39:7
39:10
39:20
39:21
39:22
40:3
40:4
40:6
40:8
40:9
40:12
40:16
40:18
40:22
40:23
41:14
41:15
41:16
41:17
41:25
41:39
41:41
41:42
41:44
41:45
41:46
41:49
41:50
41:51
41:54
41:55
41:56
41:57
42:3
42:4
42:6
42:7
42:8
42:9
42:14
42:18
42:23
42:25
42:36
43:15
43:16
43:17
43:18
43:19
43:24
43:25
43:26
43:30
44:2
44:4
44:14
44:15
45:1
45:3
45:4
45:9
45:16
45:17
45:21
45:26
45:27
45:28
46:4
46:19
46:20
46:27
46:28
46:29
46:30
46:31
47:1
47:5
47:7
47:11
47:12
47:14
47:15
47:16
47:17
47:20
47:23
47:26
47:29
48:1
48:2
48:3
48:8
48:9
48:11
48:12
48:13
48:15
48:17
48:18
48:21
49:22
49:26
50:1
50:2
50:4
50:7
50:8
50:14
50:15
50:16
50:17
50:19
50:22
50:23
50:24
50:25
50:26