יוֹסֵף

Strong’s Definition

Joseph, the name of seven Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

future of H3254 (יָסַף); let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding);

KJV Usage

Joseph. Compare H3084 (יְהוֹסֵף).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yôwçêph; Pronunciation: yo-safe'

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