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יוֹסֵף H3130
H3130 is the Hebrew word יוֹסֵף, transliterated Yôwçêph and said yo-safe'. The King James Version most often renders it joseph.
What it means
Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.
Where it comes from
future of H3254 (יָסַף); let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 204 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Joseph. Compare H3084 (יְהוֹסֵף).
Verses using יוֹסֵף
The first 40 of 185 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 30:24 · KJV
And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
Genesis 30:25 · KJV
And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
Genesis 33:2 · KJV
And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
Genesis 33:7 · KJV
And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
Genesis 35:24 · KJV
The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
Genesis 37:2 · KJV
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
Genesis 37:3 · KJV
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
Genesis 37:5 · KJV
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
Genesis 37:13 · KJV
And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
Genesis 37:17 · KJV
And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
Genesis 37:23 · KJV
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
Genesis 37:28 · KJV
Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
Genesis 37:29 · KJV
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
Genesis 37:31 · KJV
And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
Genesis 37:33 · KJV
And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
Genesis 39:1 · KJV
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
Genesis 39:2 · KJV
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
Genesis 39:4 · KJV
And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
Genesis 39:5 · KJV
And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
Genesis 39:6 · KJV
And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
Genesis 39:7 · KJV
And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
Genesis 39:10 · KJV
And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
Genesis 39:20 · KJV
And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
Genesis 39:21 · KJV
But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
Genesis 39:22 · KJV
And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
Genesis 40:3 · KJV
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
Genesis 40:4 · KJV
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
Genesis 40:6 · KJV
And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
Genesis 40:8 · KJV
And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
Genesis 40:9 · KJV
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
Genesis 40:12 · KJV
And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:
Genesis 40:16 · KJV
When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:
Genesis 40:18 · KJV
And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
Genesis 40:22 · KJV
But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
Genesis 40:23 · KJV
Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
Genesis 41:14 · KJV
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
Genesis 41:15 · KJV
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
Genesis 41:16 · KJV
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
Genesis 41:17 · KJV
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
Genesis 41:25 · KJV
And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3130 mean?
H3130 is the Hebrew word יוֹסֵף (Yôwçêph), meaning Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.
How is H3130 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it joseph (176 times), joseph's (20 times), came to pass when joseph (1 time), behold joseph (1 time), where joseph (1 time), among others.
How many times does H3130 appear in the Bible?
יוֹסֵף (Yôwçêph) is tagged in 185 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3130 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: future of H3254 (יָסַף); let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding).
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