Definition/Meaning of Joseph

• English - Proper noun: Joseph (countable and uncountable, plural Josephs) (countable, uncountable) Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob , by his wife Rachel . 1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 2, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC: 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 . 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King…
• English - Noun: Joseph (plural Josephs) One whose chastity is above temptation . 1925, Stanley John Weyman, “XXVII The Return”, in Queen's Folly: And my lady thought you a Joseph ! 1977, Buzzcocks, Orgasm Addict: You're a kid Casanova, you're no Joseph It's a labor of love fucking yourself to deathOrgasm addict, you're an orgasm addict (attributive, humorous, rare, sometimes) A coat or other garment of many…
• English - See also: Joseph (Hebrew Bible) on Wikipedia . Wikipedia:Joseph (Hebrew Bible) Saint Joseph on Wikipedia . Wikipedia:Saint Joseph Joseph of Arimathea on Wikipedia . Wikipedia:Joseph of Arimathea
• English - Etymology: From Middle English Ioseph , ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf, literally “(God) shall add”); a son of Jacob. Doublet of Yusuf . Noun sense 1 (“one whose chastity is above temptation”) is a reference to the story of Joseph and Potiphar 's wife in Genesis 39.
• English - Pronunciation: (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒəʊzɪf/ (US) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒoʊsəf/ , /ˈd͡ʒoʊzəf/ (Northeastern, US) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒoʊsɪf/ , /ˈd͡ʒoʊzɪf/ Rhymes: -əʊsəf Rhymes: -əʊzɪf