Name meaning and origin
Joseph
Hebrew: He will add, God shall add (another son)
Where the name comes from
- HebrewHe will add, God shall add (another son)יוֹסֵף (Yosef) from יָסַף (yasaf, to add)
Joseph across traditions
- Biblical. Son of Jacob, dreamer, ruler of Egypt; husband of Mary
- Jewish. Represents yesod (foundation), resisted temptation, sustained family
- Christian. Saint Joseph - foster father of Jesus, patron of workers
- Islamic. Yusuf - prophet known for beauty and resisting Zulaykha
Forms in other languages
Joe, Joey, José, Giuseppe, Yusuf, Josef
Joseph in letter-number systems
Hebrew, Greek and other traditions gave every letter a number, and read meaning into the totals. These are the counts, computed; the readings are inside the Innerverse.
230
Hebrew Standard
5
Hebrew Ordinal
73
English Simple
438
English Sumerian
89
English Reverse
373
Greek Isopsephy
2
Chaldean
1
Pythagorean
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