Joseph

Definitions

1. One whose chastity is above temptation (from the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife in Genesis xxxix).
2. Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.
   countable, uncountable
3. A woman's riding habit worn in the 18th century with a long cape and buttons running down the front.
   capitalized, sometimes
4. The husband of Saint Mary and the father of Jesus.
   countable, uncountable
5. The 12th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
   countable, uncountable
6. Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.
   countable, uncountable
7. A male given name from Hebrew.
   countable, uncountable
8. A surname:
   countable, uncountable
9. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
   countable, uncountable
10. A French surname originating as a patronymic.
    countable, uncountable
11. A locale in the United States:
    countable, uncountable
12. A city in Wallowa County, Oregon; named for Nez Perce chief Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (called "Chief Joseph" in English).
    countable, uncountable
13. A town in Sevier County, Utah; named for Mormon apostle Joseph Angell Young.
    countable, uncountable
14. A ghost town in Idaho County, Idaho; named for Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joseph).
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

64 more languages

العربيةجوزيفسورة يوسفيوسف

Azərbaycan diliYusif

БеларускаяІосіф

বাংলাইউসুফ

BosanskiJosifJožeJusufосип+ 1 more

CatalàJosep

ČeštinaJosef

DanskJosef

ΕλληνικάΙώσηποςΙωσήφ

EsperantoJozefo

EestiJoosep

EuskaraJoseba

فارسیجوزفیوسف

SuomiJoosefJooseppi

Vosa VakavitiJosefa

GaeilgeIósafIósaf ó AramatáiaSeosamh

GalegoXosé

ગુજરાતીજોસેફયૂસફ

HausaYusufu

ʻŌlelo HawaiʻiIokepaIosepa

עבריתיוסף

हिन्दीयूसुफ़

HrvatskiJosifJosipJožeосип+ 1 more

MagyarJózsef

ՀայերենՀովսեփ

Bahasa IndonesiaYusuf

ÍslenskaJósef

ItalianoGiuseppe

日本語ジョセフヨセフ

ქართულიიოსები

Қазақ тіліЖүсіп

한국어요셉유수프조셉

KurdîYûsif

КыргызчаЖусуп

LatinaIosephIosephus

LietuviųJuozapasJuozas

LatviešuJāzeps

MalagasyJosefa

МакедонскиЈосиф

മലയാളംയൗസേപ്പ്

मराठीयोसेफ

Bahasa MelayuYusuf

NederlandsJosefJozef

NorskJosef

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਯੂਸੁਫ਼

PolskiJózef

PortuguêsJoséJosé de Arimateia

RomânăIosif

РусскийДжозефИосифИо́сиф Аримафе́йскийосипсура ЮсуфЮсу́п+ 3 more

SlovenčinaJozef

SlovenščinaJožeJožef

ChiShonaJosefa

SoomaaliYuusuf

ShqipIsufJosefJozefJusuf+ 1 more

СрпскиJosifJožeЈосифосип+ 1 more

SvenskaJosef

KiswahiliYusufu

తెలుగుయూసుఫ్

ТоҷикӣЮсуф

TagalogJose

TürkçeYusufYusuflar

ئۇيغۇرچەيۈسۈپ

УкраїнськаЙосип

Tiếng ViệtGiô-sépGiu-seGiuse

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“Meronym: Holy Family”

“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.”

“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.”

“Army chief Joseph Aoun was voted president after two rounds of voting.”

“And my lady thought you a Joseph!”

“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”

“Some women, I grant, would not appear⟳ to advantage seated on a pillion, and attired in a drab joseph and a drab beaver-bonnet . . . travelling on pillions in snowy weather was unpleasant, though a joseph was a great protection . . . these ladies were so taken by surprise⟳ at finding such a lovely face⟳ and figure⟳ in an out-of-the-way country place⟳, that they began to feel⟳ some curiosity about the dress she would put⟳ on when she took off her joseph”

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