Meaning of Joseph | Babel Free

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.
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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.
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5. The 12th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
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6. Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.
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7. A male given name from Hebrew.
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8. A surname:
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9. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
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10. A French surname originating as a patronymic.
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11. A locale in the United States:
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12. A city in Wallowa County, Oregon; named for Nez Perce chief Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (called "Chief Joseph" in English).
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13. A town in Sevier County, Utah; named for Mormon apostle Joseph Angell Young.
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14. A ghost town in Idaho County, Idaho; named for Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joseph).
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Equivalents

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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