Strongs Number: H3130
| Hebrew Word: | יוֹסֵף |
| Transliteration: | Yôwçêph |
| Phonetic: | yo-safe' |
| Part of Speech: | Proper Name Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); {Joseph} the name of seven Israelites |
| 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 |
| Origin: | Future of H3254 |
| Bible Usage: | Joseph. Compare H3084 . |