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Joseph is a given name originating from Hebrew
language|Hebrew, recorded in the Hebrew Bible, as
יוֹסֵף,
Standard Hebrew Yosef, and Tiberian Hebrew
Yôsēp̄. In Arabic (language)|Arabic,
including in the Qur'an, the name is
يوسف or Yusuf|Yūsuf.
The name can be translated from Hebrew as
signifying "Tetragrammaton|The Lord will
increase/add".  

==Judaism, Islam, and Christianity==
* Joseph (Hebrew Bible)|Joseph, son of Jacob, is a
figure found in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew
Bible. He was a Hebrews|Hebrew who was known for
receiving a multi-colored cloak from his father
and later interpreted dreams, as well as a
commodities trader for the Ancient Egyptian state.
** The Tribe of Joseph, named after Joseph, son of
Jacob, consists of the Tribe of Ephraim and the
Tribe of Manasseh.
**Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is
a work of musical theater about the same
character, by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
* Saint Joseph|Joseph of Nazareth, or Saint Joseph
is a figure prominent in Christianity, from the
New Testament who was husband of Mary and thus
step-father of Jesus.
* Joseph of Arimathea, from the New Testament,
acquired the body of Jesus from Pontius Pilate.
* The first name of Barnabas, from the New
Testament.

==Book of Mormon==
* Joseph (Book of Mormon)|Joseph is the sixth son
of the patriarch Lehi (Book of Mormon)|Lehi in the
Book of Mormon.

==Later history==
*Joseph (Khazar)|Joseph was the name of Khazar
ruler of the mid 900s CE who corresponded with
Hasdai ibn Shaprut
* A number of leaders in Western culture|western
history, both secular and ecclesiastical, were
named Joseph:
**Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (1678-1711)
**Joseph I of Portugal (1750-1777)
**Joseph I of Bulgaria, Bulgarian
Exarchate|Bulgarian Exarch (1877-1915)
**Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (March 13, 1741
– February 20, 1790)
**Joseph II of Constantinople | Joseph II,
Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople
* Chief Joseph was a Nez Perce Chief, in North
American history

==Placenames==
*United States
** Joseph, Utah
** Joseph, Oregon
*There are also some places called Saint Joseph
(uation)|Saint Joseph.

==Other language variants==
* Arabic language|Arabic: (Yusuf)
* Catalan language|Catalan: Josep
* Croatian language|Croatian: Josip
* Czech language|Czech, German language|German,
Norwegian language|Norwegian, Swedish
language|Swedish: Josef
* Chinese (language)|Chinese:
** Mandarin (linguistics)|Mandarin pinyin: Yue se
* Dutch language|Dutch, Slovenian
language|Slovenian, Polish language|Polish: Jozef
* Esperanto: Jozefo
* Italian language|Italian: Giuseppe
* Latin: Josephus
* Russian language|Russian: Иосиф (Iosif),
Осип (Osip)
* Serbian language|Serbian: Josif
* Spanish language|Spanish, Portuguese
language|Portuguese: José (pronounced differently
between the two languages)

==See also==
* List of people by name: Jos#Joseph

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Joseph is a given name originating from Hebrew
language|Hebrew, recorded in the Hebrew Bible, as
יוֹסֵף,
Standard Hebrew Yosef, and Tiberian Hebrew
Yôsēp̄. In Arabic (language)|Arabic,
including in the Qur'an, the name is
يوسف or Yusuf|Yūsuf.
The name can be translated from Hebrew as
signifying "Tetragrammaton|The Lord will
increase/add".  

==Judaism, Islam, and Christianity==
* Joseph (Hebrew Bible)|Joseph, son of Jacob, is a
figure found in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew
Bible. He was a Hebrews|Hebrew who was known for
receiving a multi-colored cloak from his father
and later interpreted dreams, as well as a
commodities trader for the Ancient Egyptian state.
** The Tribe of Joseph, named after Joseph, son of
Jacob, consists of the Tribe of Ephraim and the
Tribe of Manasseh.
**Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is
a work of musical theater about the same
character, by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
* Saint Joseph|Joseph of Nazareth, or Saint Joseph
is a figure prominent in Christianity, from the
New Testament who was husband of Mary and thus
step-father of Jesus.
* Joseph of Arimathea, from the New Testament,
acquired the body of Jesus from Pontius Pilate.
* The first name of Barnabas, from the New
Testament.

==Book of Mormon==
* Joseph (Book of Mormon)|Joseph is the sixth son
of the patriarch Lehi (Book of Mormon)|Lehi in the
Book of Mormon.

==Later history==
*Joseph (Khazar)|Joseph was the name of Khazar
ruler of the mid 900s CE who corresponded with
Hasdai ibn Shaprut
* A number of leaders in Western culture|western
history, both secular and ecclesiastical, were
named Joseph:
**Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (1678-1711)
**Joseph I of Portugal (1750-1777)
**Joseph I of Bulgaria, Bulgarian
Exarchate|Bulgarian Exarch (1877-1915)
**Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (March 13, 1741
– February 20, 1790)
**Joseph II of Constantinople | Joseph II,
Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople
* Chief Joseph was a Nez Perce Chief, in North
American history

==Placenames==
*United States
** Joseph, Utah
** Joseph, Oregon
*There are also some places called Saint Joseph
(uation)|Saint Joseph.

==Other language variants==
* Arabic language|Arabic: (Yusuf)
* Catalan language|Catalan: Josep
* Croatian language|Croatian: Josip
* Czech language|Czech, German language|German,
Norwegian language|Norwegian, Swedish
language|Swedish: Josef
* Chinese (language)|Chinese:
** Mandarin (linguistics)|Mandarin pinyin: Yue se
* Dutch language|Dutch, Slovenian
language|Slovenian, Polish language|Polish: Jozef
* Esperanto: Jozefo
* Italian language|Italian: Giuseppe
* Latin: Josephus
* Russian language|Russian: Иосиф (Iosif),
Осип (Osip)
* Serbian language|Serbian: Josif
* Spanish language|Spanish, Portuguese
language|Portuguese: José (pronounced differently
between the two languages)

==See also==
* List of people by name: Jos#Joseph