Joseph

Signification (Anglais)

Name

1. (countable, uncountable) Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.
2. (countable, uncountable) The husband of Saint Mary and the father of Jesus.
3. (countable, uncountable) The 12th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
4. (countable, uncountable) Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.
5. (countable, uncountable) A male given name from Hebrew.
6. (countable, uncountable) A surname:
7. (countable, uncountable) A surname:
8. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States:
9. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States:
10. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States:

Noun

One whose chastity is above temptation (from the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife in Genesis xxxix).

Concepts

Joseph

José

Joseph fils de Jacob

Chef Joseph

Joseph Frédéric de Saxe-Altenburg

Hinmatón-Yalatkit

Synonymes

Joe

Chief Joseph

Joey

Traductions

Giuseppe

José

Josef

José

Iosephus

Josep

Jozef

Joseph

Joseph

Ιωσήφ

يوسف

يُوسُف

Josèp

Iosíf

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒəʊzɪf/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: Ioseph

In summary

From Middle English Ioseph, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf, literally “(God) shall add”); a son of Jacob. Doublet of Yusuf.

Phrases

Joseph Anthony Ferrario.

Under Joseph Stalin the cape was known as Cape Molotov .