Definitions for josephˈdʒoʊ zəf, -səf

Jo•sephˈdʒoʊ zəf, -səf(n.)

a son of Jacob and Rachel who was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. Gen. 30:22–24; 37.
Category: Bible
the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Matt. 1:16–25.
Category: Bible
(Hinmaton-yalaktit), c1840–1904, leader of the Nez Percé.
Category: Biography
(l.c.) a woman's riding coat popular in colonial America.
Category: Clothing

Joseph, Chief Joseph(noun)
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
Joseph(noun)
(Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt
Joseph(noun)
(New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus

Joseph(ProperNoun)
Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.
Joseph(ProperNoun)
The husband of Virgin Mary in the New Testament.
Joseph(ProperNoun)
; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.
Joseph(ProperNoun)
, popular as a middle name.
joseph(Noun)
A woman's riding habit worn in the 18th century with a long cape and buttons running down the front.

Origin: Probably in allusion to Joseph's coat of many colours in Genesis 37:3.

Joseph(noun)
an outer garment worn in the 18th century; esp., a woman's riding habit, buttoned down the front

Joseph
the name of four persons in Scripture. 1, Joseph, the son of Jacob and Rachel, and the story of whose life is given in Genesis. 2, Joseph, St. the carpenter, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the reputed father of Jesus. 3, Joseph Of Aramathea, a member of the Jewish Sanhedrin, who begged the body of Jesus to bury it in his own tomb. 4, Joseph, surnamed Barsabas, one of the disciples of Jesus, and deemed worthy to be nominated to fill the place vacated by Judas.

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