Joseph

[ joh-zuhf, -suhf ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Jacob's eleventh son, the first of Jacob and his second wife, Rachel: sold into slavery by his brothers. Genesis 30:22–24; 37.
the husband of Mary who was the mother of Jesus. Matthew 1:16–25.
Hinmaton-yalaktit, c1840–1904, leader of the Nez Perce: led 1,000-mile (1,600-km) retreat from U.S. forces in an attempt to reach Canada in 1877.
(lowercase) a long coat buttoning in the front, worn especially by women as part of their riding habit in colonial America.
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “increaser.”

Joseph

/ ˈdʒəʊzɪf /

Old Testament
1. the eleventh son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel (Genesis 30:2–24)
2. either or both of two tribes descended from his sons Ephraim and Manasseh
Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph New Testament the husband of Mary the mother of Jesus (Matthew 1:16–25). Feast day: Mar 19

joseph

/ ˈdʒəʊzɪf /

a woman's floor-length riding coat with a small cape, worn esp in the 18th century

Origin of Joseph¹

perhaps from the story of Joseph and his long coat (Genesis 37:3)

“I heard them say, ‘He was shot twice,’” the father, Joseph Dossi, remembers.

Bergoglio ran second to Joseph Ratzinger, who became Benedict XVI.

In an act of corporal punishment that we at the Daily Beast do not condone, Joseph grabbed Him by the ear and “pulled hard.”

Joseph LaRocca says some companies are upping the ante in terms of fending off return fraudsters.

Cops launched a flash grenade through the window and officer Joseph Weekley fired, fatally striking Stanley-Jones.

Joseph, with his liberal ideas, had attempted to free the people from clerical thraldom.

Jacob robbed his brother of his birthright by trading on his hunger; Joseph robbed a whole people in the same way.

Joseph Towers died; a printer, bookseller, and afterwards a preacher with the title of LL.

Joseph Blanco White, an English preacher and controversial writer, died, aged 67.

Joseph White, an eminent English divine, and oriental scholar, died.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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