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JosephNoun1. Leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904). 2. (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 brother jealous and the sold him into slavery in Egypt. 3. (New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus. 4. (old Testament) the eleventh son of Jacob and one of the twelve patriarchs of Israel. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Joseph" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "he who will add", "increase", "addition". |
Date "Joseph" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
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Bible | Joseph remover or increaser. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel (Gen. 30:23, 24), who, on the occasion of his birth, said, "God hath taken away [Heb. 'asaph] my reproach." "The Lord shall add [Heb. yoseph] to me another son" (Gen. 30:24). He was a child of probably six years of age when his father returned from Haran to Canaan and took up his residence in the old patriarchal town of Hebron. "Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age," and he "made him a long garment with sleeves" (Gen. 37:3, R.V. marg.), i.e., a garment long and full, such as was worn by the children of nobles. This seems to be the correct rendering of the words. The phrase, however, may also be rendered, "a coat of many pieces", i.e., a patchwork of many small pieces of divers colours. When he was about seventeen years old Joseph incurred the jealous hatred of his brothers (Gen. 37:4). They "hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him." Their anger was increased when he told them his dreams (37:11). Jacob desiring to hear tidings of his sons, who had gone to Shechem with their flocks, some 60 miles from Hebron, sent Joseph as his messenger to make inquiry regarding them. Joseph found that they had left Shechem for Dothan, whither he followed them. As soon as they saw him coming they began to plot against him, and would have killed him had not Reuben interposed. They ultimately sold him to a company of Ishmaelite merchants for twenty pieces (shekels) of silver (about $2, 10s.), ten pieces less than the current value of a slave, for "they cared little what they had for him, if so be they were rid of him." These merchants were going down with a varied assortment of merchandise to the Egyptian market, and thither they conveyed him, and ultimately sold him as a slave to Potiphar, an "officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard" (Gen. 37:36). "The Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake," and Potiphar made him overseer over his house. At length a false charge having been brought against him by Potiphar's wife, he was at once cast into the state prison (39; 40), where he remained for at least two years. After a while the "chief of the cupbearers" and the "chief of the bakers" of Pharaoh's household were cast into the same prison (40:2). Each of these new prisoners dreamed a dream in the same night, which Joseph interpreted, the event occurring as he had said. This led to Joseph's being remembered subsequently by the chief butler when Pharaoh also dreamed. At his suggestion Joseph was brought from prison to interpret the king's dreams. Pharaoh was well pleased with Joseph's wisdom in interpreting his dreams, and with his counsel with reference to the events then predicted; and he set him over all the land of Egypt (Gen. 41:46), and gave him the name of Zaphnath-paaneah. He was married to Asenath, the daughter of the priest of On, and thus became a member of the priestly class. Joseph was now about thirty years of age. As Joseph had interpreted, seven years of plenty came, during which he stored up great abundance of corn in granaries built for the purpose. These years were followed by seven years of famine "over all the face of the earth," when "all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn" (Gen. 41:56, 57; 47:13, 14). Thus "Joseph gathered up all the money that was in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought." Afterwards all the cattle and all the land, and at last the Egyptians themselves, became the property of Pharaoh. During this period of famine Joseph's brethren also came down to Egypt to buy corn. The history of his dealings with them, and of the manner in which he at length made himself known to them, is one of the most interesting narratives that can be read (Gen. 42-45). Joseph directed his brethren to return and bring Jacob and his family to the land of Egypt, saying, "I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. Regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land is yours." Accordingly Jacob and his family, to the number of threescore and ten souls, together with "all that they had," went down to Egypt. They were settled in the land of Goshen, where Joseph met his father, and "fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while" (Gen. 46:29). The excavations of Dr. Naville have shown the land of Goshen to be the Wady Tumilat, between Ismailia and Zagazig. In Goshen (Egyptian Qosem) they had pasture for their flocks, were near the Asiatic frontier of Egypt, and were out of the way of the Egyptian people. An inscription speaks of it as a district given up to the wandering shepherds of Asia. Jacob at length died, and in fulfilment of a promise which he had exacted, Joseph went up to Canaan to bury his father in "the field of Ephron the Hittite" (Gen. 47:29-31; 50:1-14). This was the last recorded act of Joseph, who again returned to Egypt. "The 'Story of the Two Brothers,' an Egyptian romance written for the son of the Pharaoh of the Oppression, contains an episode very similar to the Biblical account of Joseph's treatment by Potiphar's wife. Potiphar and Potipherah are the Egyptian Pa-tu-pa-Ra, 'the gift of the sun-god.' The name given to Joseph, Zaphnath-paaneah, is probably the Egyptian Zaf-nti-pa-ankh, 'nourisher of the living one,' i.e., of the Pharaoh. There are many instances in the inscriptions of foreigners in Egypt receiving Egyptian names, and rising to the highest offices of state." By his wife Asenath, Joseph had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim (Gen. 41:50). Joseph having obtained a promise from his brethren that when the time should come that God would "bring them unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob," they would carry up his bones out of Egypt, at length died, at the age of one hundred and ten years; and "they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin" (Gen. 50:26). This promise was faithfully observed. Their descendants, long after, when the Exodus came, carried the body about with them during their forty years' wanderings, and at length buried it in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor (Josh. 24:32; comp. Gen. 33:19). With the death of Joseph the patriarchal age of the history of Israel came to a close. The Pharaoh of Joseph's elevation was probably Apepi, or Apopis, the last of the Hyksos kings. Some, however, think that Joseph came to Egypt in the reign of Thothmes III. (see PHARAOH ¯T0002923), long after the expulsion of the Hyksos. The name Joseph denotes the two tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh in Deut. 33:13-17; the kingdom of Israel in Ezek. 37:16, 19, Amos 5:6; and the whole covenant people of Israel in Ps. 81:4. (2.) One of the sons of Asaph, head of the first division of sacred musicians (1 Chr. 25:2, 9). (3.) The son of Judah, and father of Semei (Luke 3:26). Other two of the same name in the ancestry of Christ are also mentioned (3:24, 30). (4.) The foster-father of our Lord (Matt. 1:16; Luke 3:23). He lived at Nazareth in Galilee (Luke 2:4). He is called a "just man." He was by trade a carpenter (Matt. 13:55). He is last mentioned in connection with the journey to Jerusalem, when Jesus was twelve years old. It is probable that he died before Jesus entered on his public ministry. This is concluded from the fact that Mary only was present at the marriage feast in Cana of Galilee. His name does not appear in connection with the scenes of the crucifixion along with that of Mary (q.v.), John 19:25. (5.) A native of Arimathea, probably the Ramah of the Old Testament (1 Sam. 1:19), a man of wealth, and a member of the Sanhedrim (Matt. 27:57; Luke 23:50), an "honourable counsellor, who waited for the kingdom of God." As soon as he heard the tidings of Christ's death, he "went in boldly" (lit. "having summoned courage, he went") "unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus." Pilate having ascertained from the centurion that the death had really taken place, granted Joseph's request, who immediately, having purchased fine linen (Mark 15:46), proceeded to Golgotha to take the body down from the cross. There, assisted by Nicodemus, he took down the body and wrapped it in the fine linen, sprinkling it with the myrrh and aloes which Nicodemus had brought (John 19:39), and then conveyed the body to the new tomb hewn by Joseph himself out of a rock in his garden hard by. There they laid it, in the presence of Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of Joses, and other women, and rolled a great stone to the entrance, and departed (Luke 23:53, 55). This was done in haste, "for the Sabbath was drawing on" (comp. Isa. 53:9). (6.) Surnamed Barsabas (Acts 1:23); also called Justus. He was one of those who "companied with the apostles all the time that the Lord Jesus went out and in among them" (Acts 1:21), and was one of the candidates for the place of Judas. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Biographical Satire | JOSEPH, a Hebrew-Egyptian politician. Born in Judea. When a young man he became his father's favorite, while his brethren had to do the heavy work. Wore a loud coat. This aroused the ire of his brethren, resulting in Joe being sold as a slave, and in the coat being sent to the cleaners. J. journeyed to Egypt, where he refused to elope with the Pharaohess. Her husband, the Pharaoh, out of gratitude, put J. in prison, and afterward made him the royal butler. Years passed. A famine occurred in Judea. Joe's brethren came down to Egypt to lay in provisions. There they were confronted by the coatless Joe, who thanked them for the good luck they had thrust upon him. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914. |
Literature | Joseph (A). One not to be seduced from his continency by the severest temptation. The reference is to Joseph in Potiphar's house. (Gen. xxxix.) (See Bellerophon.) A joseph. A great coat, so called after Joseph, who wore a garment or coat of many colours. "At length, Mrs. Buby herself made her appearance; her venerable person, endued with what was then called a joseph, an ample garment, which had once been green, but now, betwixt stains and patches, had become like the vesture of the patriarch whose name it bore - a garment of divers colours." - Sir W. Scott: The Pirate, chap. xi. Joseph (St.). Patron saint of carpenters, because he was of the same craft. This is Joseph, husband of Mary, and the reputed father of Jesus. In Christian art Joseph is represented as an aged man with a budding staff in his hand. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Slang in 1811 | JOSEPH. A woman's great coat. Also, a sheepish bashful young fellow: an allusion to Joseph who fled from Potiphar's wife. You are Josephus rex; you are jo-king, i. e. joking. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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Joseph is a Biblical given name. It originates from Hebrew "Yoseph" which is interpreted to mean "Jah will increase", "God will add", etc.
Joseph is also the name of some places:
- Joseph (dreamer) wore a coat of many colours and interpreted dreams
- Joseph the Betrothed was the foster-father of Jesus Christ
- Joseph of Arimathea acquired the body of Jesus from Pontius Pilate
- The tribe of Joseph consists of the tribe of Ephraim and the tribe of Manasseh
- Chief Joseph was a Nez Perce Chief
There are also some places called Saint Joseph.
- Joseph, Utah
- Joseph, Oregon
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This is an article from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897. This article is written from a nineteenth century Christian viewpoint, and may not reflect modern opinions or recent discoveries in Biblical scholarship. Please help the Wikipedia by bringing this article up to date.
Joseph (later titled Zaphnath-paaneah) is known for his coat of many colours, and his ability to interpret dreams. He was sold as a slave to Potiphar, was later freed, and became the chief adviser to the Egyptian pharoah.
Joseph was the elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel (Gen. 30:23, 24), who, on the occasion of his birth, said, "God hath taken away [Heb. 'asaph] my reproach." "The Lord shall add [Heb. yoseph] to me another son" (Gen. 30:24). He was a child of probably six years of age when his father returned from Haran to Canaan and took up his residence in the old patriarchal town of Hebron. "Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age," and he "made him a long garment with sleeves" (Gen. 37:3, R.V. marg.), i.e., a garment long and full, such as was worn by the children of nobles. This seems to be the correct rendering of the words. The phrase, however, may also be rendered, "a coat of many pieces", i.e., a patchwork of many small pieces of divers colours.
When he was about seventeen years old Joseph incurred the jealous hatred of his brothers (Gen. 37:4). They "hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him." Their anger was increased when he told them his dreams (37:11).
Jacob desiring to hear tidings of his sons, who had gone to Shechem with their flocks, some 60 miles from Hebron, sent Joseph as his messenger to make inquiry regarding them. Joseph found that they had left Shechem for Dothan, whither he followed them. As soon as they saw him coming they began to plot against him, and would have killed him had not Reuben interposed. They ultimately sold him to a company of Ishmaelite merchants for twenty pieces (shekels) of silver (about $2, 10s.), ten pieces less than the current value of a slave, for "they cared little what they had for him, if so be they were rid of him." These merchants were going down with a varied assortment of merchandise to the Egyptian market, and thither they conveyed him, and ultimately sold him as a slave to Potiphar, an "officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard" (Gen. 37:36). "The Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake," and Potiphar made him overseer over his house. At length a false charge having been brought against him by Potiphar's wife, he was at once cast into the state prison (39; 40), where he remained for at least two years. After a while the "chief of the cupbearers" and the "chief of the bakers" of Pharaoh's household were cast into the same prison (40:2). Each of these new prisoners dreamed a dream in the same night, which Joseph interpreted, the event occurring as he had said.
Potiphar was "captain of the guard", i.e., chief, probably, of the state police, who, while they formed part of the Egyptian army, were also largely employed in civil duties (37:36; marg., "chief of the executioners"). Joseph, though a foreigner, gradually gained his confidence, and became overseer over all his possessions. Believing the false accusation which his profligate wife brought against Joseph, Potiphar cast him into prison, where he remained for some years.
This led to Joseph's being remembered subsequently by the chief butler when Pharaoh also dreamed. At his suggestion Joseph was brought from prison to interpret the king's dreams. Pharaoh was well pleased with Joseph's wisdom in interpreting his dreams, and with his counsel with reference to the events then predicted; and he set him over all the land of Egypt (Gen. 41:46), and gave him the name of Zaphnath-paaneah. He was married to Asenath, the daughter of the priest of On, and thus became a member of the priestly class. Joseph was now about thirty years of age.
As Joseph had interpreted, seven years of plenty came, during which he stored up great abundance of corn in granaries built for the purpose. These years were followed by seven years of famine "over all the face of the earth," when "all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn" (Gen. 41:56, 57; 47:13, 14). Thus "Joseph gathered up all the money that was in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought." Afterwards all the cattle and all the land, and at last the Egyptians themselves, became the property of Pharaoh.
During this period of famine Joseph's brethren also came down to Egypt to buy corn. The history of his dealings with them, and of the manner in which he at length made himself known to them, is one of the most interesting narratives that can be read (Gen. 42-45). Joseph directed his brethren to return and bring Jacob and his family to the land of Egypt, saying, "I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. Regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land is yours." Accordingly Jacob and his family, to the number of threescore and ten souls, together with "all that they had," went down to Egypt. They were settled in the land of Goshen, where Joseph met his father, and "fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while" (Gen. 46:29).
The excavations of Dr. Naville have shown the land of Goshen to be the Wady Tumilat, between Ismailia and Zagazig. In Goshen (Egyptian Qosem) they had pasture for their flocks, were near the Asiatic frontier of Egypt, and were out of the way of the Egyptian people. An inscription speaks of it as a district given up to the wandering shepherds of Asia.
Jacob at length died, and in fulfilment of a promise which he had exacted, Joseph went up to Canaan to bury his father in "the field of Ephron the Hittite" (Gen. 47:29-31; 50:1-14). This was the last recorded act of Joseph, who again returned to Egypt.
"The 'Story of the Two Brothers,' an Egyptian romance written for the son of the Pharaoh of the Oppression, contains an episode very similar to the Biblical account of Joseph's treatment by Potiphar's wife. Potiphar and Potipherah are the Egyptian Pa-tu-pa-Ra, 'the gift of the sun-god.' The name given to Joseph, Zaphnath-paaneah, is probably the Egyptian Zaf-nti-pa-ankh, 'nourisher of the living one,' i.e., of the Pharaoh. There are many instances in the inscriptions of foreigners in Egypt receiving Egyptian names, and rising to the highest offices of state."
By his wife Asenath, Joseph had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim (Gen. 41:50). Joseph having obtained a promise from his brethren that when the time should come that God would "bring them unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob," they would carry up his bones out of Egypt, at length died, at the age of one hundred and ten years; and "they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin" (Gen. 50:26). This promise was faithfully observed. Their descendants, long after, when the Exodus came, carried the body about with them during their forty years' wanderings, and at length buried it in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor (Josh. 24:32; comp. Gen. 33:19). With the death of Joseph the patriarchal age of the history of Israel came to a close.
The Pharaoh of Joseph's elevation was probably Apepi, or Apopis, the last of the Hyksos kings. Some, however, think that Joseph came to Egypt in the reign of Thothmes III, long after the expulsion of the Hyksos.
Zaphnath-paaneah was the name which Pharaoh gave to Joseph when he raised him to the rank of prime minister or grand vizier of the kingdom (Gen. 41:45). This is a pure Egyptian word, and has been variously explained. Some think it means "creator," or "preserver of life." Brugsch interprets it as "governor of the district of the place of life", i.e., of Goshen, the chief city of which was Pithom, "the place of life." Others explain it as meaning "a revealer of secrets", or "the man to whom secrets are revealed". The latter meaning sounds most plausible, as provides a convenient connection to the Hebrew roots Z.P.N. (meaning "hidden") and P.A'.N.Kh (which in Modern Hebrew means "decipher"; however, it is unknown whether the root had the original meaning or did it acquire it because the Biblical usage).
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Joseph Bonaparte (January 7, 1768 - July 28, 1844) was the eldest brother of Emperor Napoleon I of France, who made him king of Naples (1806-1808) and Spain (1808-1813).He was born at Corte, Corsica and married Julie Clary on August 1, 1794 in Cuges-les-Pins, France. She bore two children:
The Spanish people nicknamed him Pepe Botella ("Joe Bottle") pointing to an alleged tendency to drunkenness. His supporters were called josefinos.
- Zénaïde Bonaparte
- Charlotte Bonaparte
Before becoming king, Joseph was a lawyer, diplomat, and soldier. After the fall of his brother, he resided in Bordentown, New Jersey, USA, for 17 years. He died in Florence, Italy and is buried in Les Invalides, Paris, France.
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Joseph Gribble is a cartoon character on the animated television series King of the Hill. He was raised by Dale and his wife Nancy. Dale believes that Joseph was conceived when his wife was impregnated by aliens, and is completely unaware of his son's resemblance to John Redcorn, Nancy's personal migraine manager. In actuality, John Redcorn had been having an affair with Nancy, and Joseph is the product of that relationship Dale Gribble, though paranoid does not suspect.
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José Manuel I, King of Portugal (1750-1777) was a mediocre prince, devoted to the Church and the opera. He succeeded to the Portuguese throne in 1750 and almost immediately placed effective power in the hands of Sebastião de Carvalho, Marquis of Pombal. Indeed the history of José's reign is really that of Pombal himself. The powerful marquis sought to overhaul all aspects of economic, social and colonial policy to make Portugal a more efficient contender with the great powers of Europe, and thus secure her own middle-power status as a result. A conspiracy of nobles aimed (allegedly) at murdering King José and the marquis gave Pombal the pretext to expel the Jesuits in September 1759, thus gaining control of public education and a wealth of church lands. The reign of José was also famous for the great Lisbon earthquake of November 1, 1755, in which around 30,000 people lost their lives. The capital was eventually rebuilt at great cost, and an equestrian statue of King José still dominates Lisbon's main plaza. With José Manuel's death on Feb 24 1777 the throne passed to his daughter Maria I and Pombal's iron rule was sharply brought to an end.
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Joseph I (July 26, 1678 - April 17, 1711), Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduke of Austria, was the elder son of the emperor Leopold I and his third wife, Eleanora, countess palatine, daughter of Philip William of Neuburg, elector palatine.
Born in Vienna, he was educated strictly by Prince Dietrich Otto von Salm, and became a good linguist. In 1687 he received the crown of Hungary, and be became king of the Romans on January 6, 1690. In 1699 he married Wilhelmina Amalia, daughter of Duke Frederick of Brunswick-Luneburg, by whom he had two daughters.
In 1702, on the outbreak of the War of the Spanish Succession, he saw his only military service. He joined the imperial general Louis of Baden in the siege of Landau. It is said that when he was advised not to go into a place of danger he replied that those who were afraid might retire. He succeeded his father as emperor in 1705, and it was his good fortune to govern the Austrian dominions, and to be head of the Empire during the years in which his trusted general Prince Eugene, either acting alone in Italy or with the duke of Marlborough in Germany and Flanders, was beating the armies of Louis XIV. During the whole of his reign Hungary was disturbed by the conflict with Francis Ráckóczy II, who eventually took refuge in France.
The emperor did not himself take the field against the rebels, but he is entitled to a large share of the credit for the restoration of his authority. He reversed many of the pedantically authoritative measures of his father, thus placating all opponents who could be pacified, and he fought stoutly for what he believed to be his rights. Joseph showed himself very independent towards the pope, and hostile to the Jesuits, by whom his father had been much influenced. He had the tastes for art and music which were almost hereditary in his family, and was an active hunter. He began the attempts to settle the question of the Austrian inheritance by a pragmatic sanction, which were continued by his brother Charles VI. Joseph died in Vienna, of smallpox.
See F Krones von Marchiand, Grundriss der Oesterreichischen Geschichte (1882); F Wagner, Historia Josephi Caesaris (1746); JC Herchenhahn, Geschichte der Regierung Kaiser Josephs I (1786—1789); C van Noorden, Europäische Geschichte im achtzehnten Jahrhundert (1870—1882).
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Joseph Kabila became president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the assassination of his father Laurent-Desire Kabila in January 2001. He has attempted to end the civil war and remove foreign troops from the country, with some success. Heading an interim administration in 2003 proposals have been made to hold elections before the end of 2005.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Joseph Kabila."
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Joseph the Betrothed was the foster-father of Jesus Christ, according to the New Testament (Matthew 1:16; Luke 3:23). Not much is known of Joseph except that he was "of the House of David" and lived in the town of Nazareth. His date of death is unknown, though he was still living when Jesus was 12 years old. He is the patron saint of workers and has several feast days -- see Saint Joseph's Day.He was betrothed to the Virgin Mary at the time that Mary conceived Jesus. Luke says that he lived at Nazareth in Galilee (Luke 2:4); however, according to Matthew, it was only after the return from Egypt that he settled in Nazareth (Matthew 2:23). He is called a "just man." He was by trade a carpenter (Matthew 13:55). He is last mentioned in connection with the journey to Jerusalem, when Jesus was twelve years old. It is probable that Joseph died before Jesus entered on his public ministry because only Mary was present at the marriage feast in Cana of Galilee, and he is not described at the crucifixion along with Mary (John 19:25). He is said to be the father of James, Joses, Jude, and Simon, and several daughters (Mark 6:3; Matthew 13:55); a tradition at least as early as the second century explains that these children were from his marriage to an unnamed woman, before Joseph married Mary.
That Jesus commended Mary to the care of John the Evangelist while he was hanging on the cross has been interpreted to also suggest that Joseph had died by that time, and that Joseph and Mary did not have any other children who might care for Mary.
In many icons of the Nativity, Joseph is shown being tempted by the Devil (depicted as an old man with furled wings) to break off his betrothal, and resisting that temptation.
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Joseph is a city located in Wallowa County, Oregon. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,054.Geography
Joseph is located at 45°21'3" North, 117°13'49" West (45.350874, -117.230231)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,054 people, 450 households, and 288 families residing in the city. The population density is 478.8/km² (1,234.8/mi²). There are 543 housing units at an average density of 246.7/km² (636.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 94.88% White, 0.00% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.42% from other races, and 2.94% from two or more races. 1.23% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 450 households out of which 28.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% are married couples living together, 10.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% are non-families. 31.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.26 and the average family size is 2.84. In the city the population is spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.1 males. The median income for a household in the city is $31,310, and the median income for a family is $36,250. Males have a median income of $25,938 versus $21,563 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,163. 12.2% of the population and 7.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.8% are under the age of 18 and 13.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Joseph, Oregon."
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Joseph is a town located in Sevier County, Utah. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 269.Geography
Joseph is located at 38°37'36" North, 112°13'2" West (38.626797, -112.217185)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 269 people, 92 households, and 73 families residing in the town. The population density is 116.7/km² (301.7/mi²). There are 109 housing units at an average density of 47.3/km² (122.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 94.05% White, 0.74% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.97% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. 6.69% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 92 households out of which 30.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% are married couples living together, 7.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% are non-families. 16.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.92 and the average family size is 3.31. In the town the population is spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 103.3 males. The median income for a household in the town is $29,375, and the median income for a family is $33,125. Males have a median income of $36,563 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the town is $12,456. 21.7% of the population and 17.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 30.9% are under the age of 18 and 25.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Joseph, Utah."
Synonym: JosephSynonym: Chief Joseph (n). (additional references) |
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Deceiver | Noun: deceiver; (deceive; ); dissembler, hypocrite; sophist, Pharisee, Jesuit, Mawworm, Pecksniff, Joseph Surface, Tartufe, Janus; serpent, snake in the grass, Judas, wolf in sheep's clothing; jilt; shuffler, stool pigeon. |
Purity | Vestal, virgin, Joseph, Hippolytus; Lucretia, Diana; prude. |
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Screenplays | Joseph, say it. (Caroline in the City; writing credit: Angela Carneiro) Joseph, particularly (Desirée; writing credit: Annemarie Selinko; Daniel Taradash) Oh please, you must tell us our future, great Joseph. (Joseph: King of Dreams; writing credit: Eugenia Bostwick-Singer; Raymond Singer) Jesus, Mary and Joseph! (Day of the Dead; writing credit: George A. Romero) Joseph Stalin once said, if one person dies it's a tragedy (FearDotCom; writing credit: Josephine Coyle) | |
Lyrics | '53 Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev (We Didn't Start The Fire; performing artist: Billy Joel) Now Joseph and his wife, Mary, came to Bethlehem that night, (Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord; performing artist: Boney M) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Joseph Balsamo (1973) Kaiser Joseph und die Bahnwärterstochter (1963) Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia (1961) Der Keusche Joseph (1930) Joseph and His Brethren (1930) | |
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 | Shown is the senior staff of the office field investigation of cancer, PHS. Included is (l-r) Floyd Turner, Howard Andervont, Egon Lorens, Thomas White, Murray Shear, Jonathan Hartwell, Joseph Leiter and Harold Stewart in the summer of 1937. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Shows portrait photo of Frank Joseph Rauscher, Jr., National Cancer Institute director from May 1972 to November 1976. The orginal piece of art hangs in the 11th floor hallway in Building 31 on the National Institutes of Health campus. Credit: Brooks (Photographer). |
 | Dr. Joseph Mountin and Dr. Seward E. Miller meet witih CDC staffers in 1945. Credit: CDC. |  | DHEW Secretary, Joseph A. Califano, with William C. Watson during his visit to CDC on April 5, 1977. Credit: CDC. |
 | Joseph Ames. Credit: NASA. |  | Marine survey and mapping officers Edmund Jones (l.) and Norman Porter (r.) in rear Joseph Partington (l.) and Horace Conerly (r.) in front. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Station NIU during reobservation of World Longitude stations Looking for evidence of continental drift Instruments too crude to measure small earth movements Astro party of Joseph Lushene. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Along the nature walk at St. Joseph Peninsula State Park. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship STIRNI. This ship was named in memory of Lt. (j.g.) Joseph Stirni, USC&GS, who was killed while a Japanese prisoner of war in 1945. He was killed by a U. S. bomb hitting the ship he was being transported to Japan on from the Philippine Islands. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Figure 17. Luksch disk, made by Joseph Luksch about 1880 and used in that year aboard the HERTA, the yacht of Prince John II of Liechstenstein. It was provided with five interchangeable 36-cm reflecting plates of different metals, some painted. Afterwards, Luksch used polished white iron disks and white painted disks of 45 cm diameter on the POLA. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
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| "Pink Stargazer Lily" by Jason Ho Commentary: "Thanks to Joseph Lancaster for clarifying the name of this flower. This image was taken in Singapore." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
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Bernard Joseph Saurin | Nothing is sacred to a gamester. |
Joseph A. Cannon | Not one cent for scenery. |
Joseph Edward Murphy | We go where our vision is. |
Joseph G. Cannon | The pendulum will swing back. |
Joseph Hall | Perfection is the child of time. |
Joseph Joubert | To teach is to learn twice. |
| Space is the stature of God. | |
| Tenderness is the rest of passion. | |
| Ornaments were invented by modesty. | |
| Imagination is the eye of the soul. | |
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Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Holbrook, Joseph City, Winslow |
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Health | He tried this hypothesis out on Joseph. (references) | |
In 1885, Joseph Meister was bitten by a rabid dog. His parents went to the famous French biologist Louis Pasteur. (references) | ||
Williams, Gordon H. and Dluhy, Robert G., "Diseases of the Adrenal Cortex," in Harnson's Principles of Internal Medicine, 11th edition, edited by Eugene Braunwald, Kurt J. Isselbacher, Robert G. Petersdorf, Jean D. Wilson, Joseph B. Martin, and Anthony S. Fauci. (references) | ||
Business | The use of composites will be the key to the local industry remaining competitive, according to Dr. Joseph Lees, a member of a panel of technology advisers of the Singapore Productivity & Standards Board. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Tanzania | The Council consists of university professors, media lawyers, and Judge Joseph Sinde Warioba. (references) |
Lebanon | On November 21, two ISF officers entered the campus of St. Joseph University without the University's permission. (references) | |
Tonga | Similarly, the TBC does not allow the Mormon Church to discuss its founder, Joseph Smith, or the Book of Mormon by name. (references) | |
Economic History | Sierra Leone | Joseph Saidu Momoh, Steven's own choice, as the party candidate to succeed Stevens. (references) |
Grenada | In 1782, Sir Joseph Banks, the botanical adviser to King George III, introduced nutmeg to Grenada. (references) | |
Democratic Republic of Congo | Joseph Mobutu (later Mobutu Sese Seko) took over the government and ceded it again to President Kasavubu. (references) | |
Human Rights | Congo | The Joseph Kabila Government arrested several prominent human rights activists for publishing reports on government abuses. (references) |
Cameroon | On March 21, local media reported that a mob beat Joseph Nzelamnyuy for stealing three goats; Nzelamnyuy later died at a local hospital. (references) | |
Namibia | On August 15, Joseph Simbinde Muvundu reportedly was arrested in Nkurunkuru village, accused of being a UNITA commander, and tied to a tree overnight. (references) | |
Minorities | Congo | However, overall Joseph Kabila has formed a more geographically representative cabinet than his father's in the previous year. (references) |
Congo | President Joseph Kabila continued his father's practice of filling a disproportionate number of government positions with persons from his home province of Katanga and specifically from his Muluba ethnic group. (references) | |
Political Economy | Philippines | On January 17, then-President Joseph Estrada's impeachment trial in the Senate was preempted after a majority of senators voted to block the introduction of certain items of evidence. (references) |
Political Rights | Congo | After becoming president, Joseph Kabila reengaged the Government in the peace process and the creation of the dialog. (references) |
Saint Lucia | Citizens have the right to change their government, and exercised that right in generally free and fair elections on December 3, when Prime Minister Anthony's SLP defeated the United Workers Party (UWP), led by Morella Joseph. (references) | |
Congo | Provincial government resources, both financial and logistical, almost exclusively have come from Kinshasa since Laurent Kabila took control of the Government in 1997. President Joseph Kabila continued his father's practice of filling a disproportionate number of government positions with persons from his home province of Katanga, and specifically from his Muluba ethnic group. (references) | |
Trade | Ukraine | Joseph Technology conducted the study. (references) |
Worker Rights | Zimbabwe | Joseph Chinotimba, a prominent war veteran leader, appeared to lead the organization. (references) |
Haiti | On April 30, in the Central Plateau, FL mayor of Maissade Willot Joseph arrested and physically abused Santilus Odvy, a CATH member who went to the area to conduct a seminar for the union. (references) | |
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| "Joseph" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Joseph" is used about 2,983 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 2,983 | 3,138 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Joseph" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Joseph | First name Female | 5,000 | 1,362 |
| Joseph | First name Male | 1,404,000 | 9 |
| Joseph | Last name | 29,000 | 384 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "Joseph" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "he who will add", "increase", "addition". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "Joseph." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Yousef | Male | Arabic | Joseph |
| Youssef | Male | Arabic | Joseph |
| Yusuf | Male | Arabic | Joseph |
| Hovsep | Male | Armenian | Joseph |
| Joseph | Male | Biblical | N/A |
| Joseph | N/A | Biblical | N/A |
| Joses | Male | Biblical | Joseph |
| Iosif | Male | Bulgarian | Joseph |
| Josep | Male | Catalan | Joseph |
| Josip | Male | Croatian | Joseph |
| Jozo | Male | Croatian | Joseph |
| Josef | Male | Czech | Joseph |
| Josefa | Female | Czech | Joseph |
| Josef | Male | Dutch | Joseph |
| Jo | Male, Female | English | Joseph |
| Joe | Male | English | Joseph |
| Joey | Male | English | Joseph |
| Joseph | Male | English | N/A |
| Josepha | Female | English | Joseph |
| Jozefo | Male | Esperanto | Joseph |
| Jooseppi | Male | Finnish | Joseph |
| Juuso | Male | Finnish | Joseph |
| Josée | Female | French | Joseph |
| Joséphine | Female | French | Joseph |
| Josèphe | Female | French | Joseph |
| Joseph | Male | French | N/A |
| Xosé | Male | Galician | Joseph |
| Josef | Male | German | Joseph |
| Josepha | Female | German | Joseph |
| Sepp | Male | German | Joseph |
| Seppel | Male | German | Joseph |
| József | Male | Hungarian | Joseph |
| Jozefa | Female | Hungarian | Joseph |
| Seosamh | Male | Irish | Joseph |
| Giuseppe | Male | Italian | Joseph |
| Yosef | Male | Jewish | Joseph |
| Yussel | Male | Jewish | Joseph |
| Juozas | Male | Lithuanian | Joseph |
| Hohepa | Male | Maori | Joseph |
| Jozef | Male | Polish | Joseph |
| Jozefa | Female | Polish | Joseph |
| José | Male | Portuguese | Joseph |
| Josefa | Female | Portuguese | Joseph |
| Iosif | Male | Russian | Joseph |
| Osip | Male | Russian | Joseph |
| Josef | Male | Scandinavian | Joseph |
| Josefa | Female | Scandinavian | Joseph |
| Seòsaidh | Male | Scottish | Joseph |
| Josif | Male | Serbian | Joseph |
| Jozef | Male | Slovak | Joseph |
| Josip | Male | Slovene | Joseph |
| Joze | Male | Slovene | Joseph |
| Jozef | Male | Slovene | Joseph |
| José | Male | Spanish | Joseph |
| Josefa | Female | Spanish | Joseph |
| Josefina | Female | Spanish | Joseph |
| Pepe | Male | Spanish | Joseph |
| Pepita | Female | Spanish | Joseph |
| Pepito | Male | Spanish | Joseph |
| Yusuf | Male | Turkish | Joseph |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Germany | Joseph Voegele AG | United Kingdom | Holt Joseph Plc |
| USA | St. Joseph Capital Corporation | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Joseph, OR (city, FIPS 37900) 2. Joseph, UT (town, FIPS 39370) |
Expressions using "Joseph": Alfred Joseph Hitchcock ♦ Arnold Joseph Toynbee ♦ Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier ♦ Brethren of St Joseph ♦ camp Joseph T Ro ♦ Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle ♦ Charles Joseph Clark ♦ chief Joseph ♦ Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton ♦ Francis Joseph ♦ Francis Joseph I ♦ Franz Joseph ♦ Franz Joseph Haydn ♦ Franz Joseph Kline ♦ Georges Joseph Christian Simenon ♦ Hermann Joseph Muller ♦ James Joseph Tunney ♦ Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier ♦ John Joseph McGraw ♦ John Joseph Pershing ♦ Joseph Alois Schumpeter ♦ Joseph Banks Rhine ♦ Joseph ben Matthias ♦ Joseph Black ♦ Joseph Campbell ♦ Joseph Conrad ♦ Joseph Deems Taylor ♦ Joseph Eggleston Johnston ♦ Joseph Emerson Worcester ♦ Joseph Francis Keaton ♦ Joseph Goebbels ♦ Joseph Haydn ♦ Joseph Heller ♦ Joseph Henry ♦ Joseph Hooker ♦ Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre ♦ Joseph John Thomson ♦ Joseph Lincoln Steffens ♦ Joseph Lister ♦ Joseph Louis Barrow ♦ Joseph M. Jacquard ♦ Joseph Mallord William Turner ♦ Joseph Marie Jacquard ♦ Joseph McCarthy ♦ Joseph Oliveer ♦ Joseph Paul DiMaggio ♦ Joseph Priestley ♦ Joseph Pulitzer ♦ Joseph Raymond McCarthy ♦ Joseph Rudyard Kipling ♦ Joseph Schumpeter ♦ joseph smith ♦ joseph stalin ♦ Joseph Warren Stilwell ♦ Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier ♦ Paul Joseph Goebbels ♦ Pierre Joseph Proudhon ♦ Reginald Joseph Mitchell ♦ Saint Joseph ♦ Sir Henry Joseph Wood ♦ Sir Joseph Banks ♦ Sir Joseph John Thomson ♦ Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge ♦ st joseph ♦ St Joseph Adult Chewable Aspirin [OTC] ♦ St. Joseph ♦ St. Joseph County. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Joseph": Joseph-charles, Joseph-marie, Joseph-Marie Jacquard, Joseph-robinson. | |
Ending with "Joseph": Franz-joseph. | |
Containing "Joseph": Machado-Joseph Disease. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |