Joseph in the Bible — the Hebrew name and what it means
יוֹסֵף
The dreamer sold into Egypt, raised to the throne — “ye thought evil; God meant it unto good.”
Also called
Yosef יוֹסֵף — “he shall add” (Gen 30:24)
Zaphnath-paaneah צָפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ — Pharaoh's name for him (Gen 41:45)
The moments that made Joseph
Gen 37:3The coat of many colours
Gen 37:5The dreams — sheaves and stars bow down
Gen 37:28Sold to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces
Gen 39:20Falsely accused; cast into the prison
Gen 41:25He interprets Pharaoh's dreams
Gen 41:41Set over all the land of Egypt
Gen 50:20“Ye thought evil … God meant it unto good”
Exod 13:19His bones carried up out of Egypt
How often the name appears
Joseph is named 193 times in the Hebrew Scriptures and 34 times in the New Testament.
Every mention — Hebrew Scriptures
Gen 30:24Gen 30:25Gen 33:2Gen 33:7Gen 35:24Gen 37:2Gen 37:3Gen 37:5Gen 37:13Gen 37:17Gen 37:23Gen 37:28Gen 37:29Gen 37:31Gen 37:33Gen 39:1Gen 39:2Gen 39:4Gen 39:5Gen 39:6Gen 39:7Gen 39:10Gen 39:20Gen 39:21Gen 39:22Gen 40:3Gen 40:4Gen 40:6Gen 40:8Gen 40:9Gen 40:12Gen 40:16Gen 40:18Gen 40:22Gen 40:23Gen 41:14Gen 41:15Gen 41:16Gen 41:17Gen 41:25Gen 41:39Gen 41:41Gen 41:42Gen 41:44Gen 41:45Gen 41:46Gen 41:49Gen 41:50Gen 41:51Gen 41:54Gen 41:55Gen 41:56Gen 41:57Gen 42:3Gen 42:4Gen 42:6Gen 42:7Gen 42:8Gen 42:9Gen 42:14Gen 42:18Gen 42:23Gen 42:25Gen 42:36Gen 43:15Gen 43:16Gen 43:17Gen 43:18Gen 43:19Gen 43:24Gen 43:25Gen 43:26Gen 43:30Gen 44:2Gen 44:4Gen 44:14Gen 44:15Gen 45:1Gen 45:3Gen 45:4+40 more in the app
Every mention — New Testament
Matt 1:16Matt 1:18Matt 1:19Matt 1:20Matt 1:24Matt 2:13Matt 2:19Matt 13:55Matt 27:56Matt 27:57Matt 27:59Mark 15:43Mark 15:45Luke 1:27Luke 2:4Luke 2:16Luke 3:23Luke 3:24Luke 3:30Luke 4:22Luke 23:50John 1:45John 4:5John 6:42John 19:38Acts 1:23Acts 4:36Acts 7:9Acts 7:13Acts 7:14Acts 7:18Heb 11:21Heb 11:22Rev 7:8