Hebrew

Joseph

יְהוֹסֵףStrong’s H3130

yehoseph (ye-ho-seph)

Appears in 193 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Yehoseph is the Hebrew word usually translated “joseph”. It appears in 193 verses of the Old Testament.

“And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.”

Zechariah 10:6 KJV

Meaning

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.30.24
The eldest son of Jacob by Rachel
Father of Igal, who represented the tribe of Issachar among the spies
A son of Asaph
A man who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
A priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah
The eldest son of Jacob by Rachel
Father of Igal, who represented the tribe of Issachar among the spies
A son of Asaph
A man who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
A priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah
The eldest son of Jacob by Rachel
Father of Igal, who represented the tribe of Issachar among the spies
A son of Asaph
A man who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
A priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah
The eldest son of Jacob by Rachel
Father of Igal, who represented the tribe of Issachar among the spies
A son of Asaph
A man who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
A priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah

How it's translated

joseph 195
and joseph 9
to joseph 6
and to joseph 1
and of joseph 1
for joseph 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Genesis 137
Numbers 12
Joshua 11
1 Chronicles 6
Exodus 4
Psalms 4

16 books in all.

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Explore in Scripture

All 193 verses, by book

Genesis 137: 30:24 30:25 33:2 33:7 35:24 37:2 37:3 37:5 37:13 37:17 37:23 37:28 37:29 37:31 37:33 39:1 39:2 39:4 39:5 39:6 39:7 39:10 39:20 39:21 39:22 40:3 40:4 40:6 40:8 40:9 40:12 40:16 40:18 40:22 40:23 41:14 41:15 41:16 41:17 41:25 41:39 41:41 41:42 41:44 41:45 41:46 41:49 41:50 41:51 41:54 41:55 41:56 41:57 42:3 42:4 42:6 42:7 42:8 42:9 42:14 42:18 42:23 42:25 42:36 43:15 43:16 43:17 43:18 43:19 43:24 43:25 43:26 43:30 44:2 44:4 44:14 44:15 45:1 45:3 45:4 45:9 45:16 45:17 45:21 45:26 45:27 45:28 46:4 46:19 46:20 46:27 46:28 46:29 46:30 46:31 47:1 47:5 47:7 47:11 47:12 47:14 47:15 47:16 47:17 47:20 47:23 47:26 47:29 48:1 48:2 48:3 48:8 48:9 48:11 48:12 48:13 48:15 48:17 48:18 48:21 49:22 49:26 50:1 50:2 50:4 50:7 50:8 50:14 50:15 50:16 50:17 50:19 50:22 50:23 50:24 50:25 50:26
Exodus 4: 1:5 1:6 1:8 13:19
Numbers 12: 1:10 1:32 13:7 13:11 26:28 26:37 27:1 32:33 34:23 36:1 36:5 36:12
Deuteronomy 3: 27:12 33:13 33:16
Joshua 11: 14:4 16:1 16:4 17:1 17:2 17:14 17:16 17:17 18:5 18:11 24:32
Judges 3: 1:22 1:23 1:35
2 Samuel 1: 19:20
1 Kings 1: 11:28
1 Chronicles 6: 2:2 5:1 5:2 7:29 25:2 25:9
Ezra 1: 10:42
Nehemiah 1: 12:14
Psalms 4: 77:15 78:67 80:1 105:17
Ezekiel 4: 37:16 37:19 47:13 48:32
Amos 3: 5:6 5:15 6:6
Obadiah 1: 1:18
Zechariah 1: 10:6

Hebrew dictionary

יְהוֹסֵף yehoseph · Joseph

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.30.24; son of: Israel (H3478) and Rachel (H7354); brother of: Benjamin (H1144); half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); married to Asenath (H0621); father of: Manasseh (H4519) and Ephraim (H0669); also called Zaphenath-paneah at Gen.41.45; Another name of yo.seph (יוֹסֵף "Joseph" H3130G) § Joseph = "Jehovah has added" the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel

יוֹסֵף yoseph · Joseph

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.13.7; father of: Igal (H3008) § 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

יוֹסֵף yoseph · Joseph

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.25.2; son of: Asaph (H0623H); brother of: Zaccur (H2139J), Nethaniah (H5418H) and Asharelah (H0841) § 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

יוֹסֵף yoseph · Joseph

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.42 § 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

יוֹסֵף yoseph · Joseph

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.14 § 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

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.