| Lexical Summary Yoseph: "he increases", a son of Jacob, also the name of several IsraelitesOriginal Word: יוֹסֵף Transliteration: Yoseph Phonetic Spelling: (yo-safe') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "he increases", a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites Meaning: Joseph -- "he increases", a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites Strong's ConcordanceJoseph Future of yacaph; let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites -- Joseph. Compare Yhowceph. see HEBREW yacaph see HEBREW Yhowceph  | 



