Word Study
The meaning of “יוֹסֵף”
Understanding Yôwçêph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
H3130
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
יוֹסֵף
Phoneticyo-safe'
TransliterationYôwçêph
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
future of יָסַף; let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding) Joseph. Compare יְהוֹסֵף. - § Joseph = "Jehovah has added" - Joseph, the name of seven Israelites 1) the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel 2) father of Igal, who represented the tribe of Issachar among the spies 3) a son of Asaph 4) a man who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 5) a priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
193 total references
Usage Statistics
Total Occurrences
193x
Most Frequent Book
Genesis
Book Distribution
Genesis137
Exodus4
Numbers12
Deuteronomy3
Joshua11
Judges3
2 Samuel1
1 Kings1
1 Chronicles6
Ezra1
Nehemiah1
Psalms4
Ezekiel4
Amos3
Obadiah1
Zechariah1
Devotional Reflection
How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'יוֹסֵף' deepen your understanding of Genesis 43:19?