- Transliteration: Ioseph

- Phonetic: ee-o-safe'

- Definition: Joseph = "let him add"

1. the patriarch, the eleventh son of Jacob

2. the son of Jonan or Jonam, one of the ancestors of Christ, Lk 3:30

3. the son of Judah [or Judas; better Joda] another ancestor of Jesus, Lk 3:26

4. the son of Mattathias, another ancestor of Christ, Lk 3:24, 25

5. the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus

6. a half-brother of Jesus Mat. 13:55

7. Joseph of Arimathaea, a member of the Sanhedrin, who favoured Jesus. Mt. 27:57,59; Mk 15:43,

8. Joseph surnamed Barnabas Acts 4:36

9. Joseph call Barsabas and surnamed Justus, Acts 1:23

- Origin: of hebrew origin H3130" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3130

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: Of hebrew origin [H3130" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3130]; Joseph the name of seven Israelites: - Joseph.