We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
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Joseph
//ˈd͡ʒəʊzɪf//
Synonyms for "joseph" (6 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (2)
Strong matches (1)
Related words (3)
Proper Noun(1 words)
Related word relations
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Synonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
7 entriesderived
14 entrieshas context
5 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
15 entriesTranslations
374 translations across 122 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- Joesoef name (male given name)
- Josef name (male given name)
Aghwan
2 entries- 𐔺𐕒𐕚𐔴𐕢 name (favorite son of Jacob)
- 𐔺𐕒𐕚𐔶𐕢 name (husband of Virgin Mary)
Albanian
4 entries- Isuf name (male given name)
- Josef name (male given name)
- Josif name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Josif name (husband of Virgin Mary)
Amharic
4 entries- ሱራ ዩሱፍ name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
- ዩሱፍ name (male given name)
- ዮሴፍ name (favorite son of Jacob)
- ዮሴፍ name (male given name)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- Ἰωσήφ name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Ἰωσήφ name (husband of Virgin Mary)
Arabic
4 entries- جوزيف name (male given name)
- سورة يوسف name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
- يوسف name (favorite son of Jacob)
- يُوسُف name (favorite son of Jacob)
Aragonese
3 entries- Chusé name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Chusé name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Chusé name (male given name)
Aramaic
4 entries- ܝܘܣܦ name (favorite son of Jacob)
- ܝܘܣܦ name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- ܝܘܣܦ name (Joseph of Arimathea)
- ܝܘܣܦ name (male given name)
Armenian
4 entries- Իոսիֆ name (male given name)
- Հովսեփ name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Հովսեփ name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Հովսեփ name (male given name)
Asturian
2 entries- Xosepe name (male given name)
- Xosé name (male given name)
Avar
1 entries- Сура Йусуф name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- Usub name (male given name)
- Yusif name (male given name)
- Yusif surəsi name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
- Yusuf name (male given name)
Bashkir
1 entries- Йософ сүрәһе name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Basque
1 entries- Joseba name (male given name)
Belarusian
4 entries- Іо́сіф name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Іо́сіф name (male given name)
- Джо́зэф name (male given name)
- Юсу́ф name (male given name)
Bengali
4 entries- ইউসুফ name (favorite son of Jacob)
- ইউসুফ name (male given name)
- জোসেফ name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- জোসেফ name (male given name)
Breton
2 entries- Jozeb name (male given name)
- Jozef name (male given name)
Bulgarian
4 entries- Джо́узеф name (male given name)
- Йо́сиф name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Йо́сиф name (male given name)
- Юсу́ф name (male given name)
Burmese
1 entries- ယောသပ်သည် name (male given name)
Catalan
4 entries- Josep name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Josep name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Josep name (male given name)
- Josep d'Arimatea name (Joseph of Arimathea)
Cherokee
3 entries- ᏦᏎᏫ name (male given name)
- ᏦᏩ name (favorite son of Jacob)
- ᏦᏩ name (husband of Virgin Mary)
Chichewa
2 entries- Yosefe name (male given name)
- Yusufu name (male given name)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 約瑟 /约瑟 name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- 約瑟夫 /约瑟夫 name (favorite son of Jacob)
- 約瑟夫 /约瑟夫 name (male given name)
- 苏拉·优素福 name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Cornish
1 entries- Josep name (male given name)
Corsican
3 entries- Ghjiseppe name (male given name)
- Ghjiseppu name (male given name)
- Ghjuseppe name (male given name)
Czech
1 entries- Josef name (male given name)
Danish
3 entries- Josef name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Josef name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Josef name (male given name)
Dutch
4 entries- Josef name (male given name)
- Jozef name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Jozef name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Jozef name (male given name)
Esperanto
1 entries- Jozefo name (male given name)
Estonian
3 entries- Joosep name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Joosep name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Joosep name (male given name)
Farefare
1 entries- Azozɛfʋ name (husband of Virgin Mary)
Faroese
4 entries- Jósef name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Jósef name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Jósef name (male given name)
- Jósef úr Arimateu name (Joseph of Arimathea)
Fijian
1 entries- Josefa name (male given name)
Finnish
4 entries- Joosef name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Joosef name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Joosef Arimatialainen name (Joseph of Arimathea)
- Joosefin suura name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
French
4 entries- Joseph name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Joseph name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Joseph name (male given name)
- José name (male given name)
Galician
4 entries- Xosé name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Xosé name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Xosé name (male given name)
- Xosé de Arimatea name (Joseph of Arimathea)
Georgian
4 entries- იოსები name (favorite son of Jacob)
- იოსები name (male given name)
- იუსუფ name (male given name)
- სურა იუსუფ name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
German
4 entries- Josef name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Josef name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Josef name (male given name)
- Josef von Arimathäa name (Joseph of Arimathea)
Greek
2 entries- Ιωσήφ name (male given name)
- Ιώσηπος name (male given name)
Greenlandic
1 entries- Joorsi name (male given name)
Gujarati
4 entries- જોસેફ name (male given name)
- યુસુફ name (male given name)
- યૂસફ name (favorite son of Jacob)
- સૂરા યુસુફ name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Hausa
1 entries- Yusufu name (male given name)
Hawaiian
3 entries- Iokepa name (male given name)
- Iosepa name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Iosepa name (husband of Virgin Mary)
Hebrew
4 entries- ג׳וזף name (male given name)
- יוֹסֵף name (favorite son of Jacob)
- יוֹסֵף name (male given name)
- סורה יוסוף name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Hindi
4 entries- जोसफ़ name (male given name)
- जोसेफ़ name (male given name)
- यूसुफ name (favorite son of Jacob)
- यूसुफ़ name (male given name)
Hungarian
3 entries- József name (favorite son of Jacob)
- József name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- József name (male given name)
Icelandic
2 entries- Jósef name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Jósef name (male given name)
Indonesian
4 entries- Yosef name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Yusuf name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Yusuf name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Yusuf name (male given name)
Irish
4 entries- Iósaf name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Iósaf ó Aramatáia name (Joseph of Arimathea)
- Seosamh name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Seosamh name (male given name)
Italian
3 entries- Giuseppe name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Giuseppe name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Giuseppe name (male given name)
Japanese
3 entries- ジョセフ name (male given name)
- ジョゼフ name (male given name)
- ヨセフ name (favorite son of Jacob)
Javanese
1 entries- Yusuf name (male given name)
Kannada
3 entries- ಜೋಸೆಫ್ name (male given name)
- ಯೂಸುಫ್ name (male given name)
- ಸುರಾ ಯೂಸುಫ್ name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Kazakh
4 entries- Жүсіп name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Жүсіп name (male given name)
- Иосиф name (male given name)
- Юсуф name (male given name)
Khmer
1 entries- យ៉ូសែប name (male given name)
Kildin Sami
1 entries- Юсӯф name (male given name)
Korean
4 entries- 요셉 name (favorite son of Jacob)
- 요셉 name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- 유수프 name (male given name)
- 조셉 name (male given name)
Kyrgyz
4 entries- Жусуп name (male given name)
- Иосиф name (male given name)
- Юсуп name (male given name)
- Юсуф сүрөсү name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Lao
1 entries- ໂຈເຊັບ name (male given name)
Latin
1 entries- Iosephus name (male given name)
Latvian
3 entries- Jāzeps name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Jāzeps name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Jāzeps name (male given name)
Lithuanian
4 entries- Juõzapas name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Juõzapas name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Juõzapas name (male given name)
- Juõzas name (male given name)
Macedonian
4 entries- Јосиф name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Јосиф name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Јосиф name (male given name)
- Јосиф од Аритматеја name (Joseph of Arimathea)
Malagasy
1 entries- Josefa name (male given name)
Malay
4 entries- Jusoh name (male given name)
- Ucup name (male given name)
- Usup name (male given name)
- Yosef name (husband of Virgin Mary)
Malayalam
4 entries- ജോസഫ് name (male given name)
- യൂസഫ് name (male given name)
- യൗസേപ്പ് name (favorite son of Jacob)
- സൂറ യൂസുഫ് name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Maltese
2 entries- Ġużepp name (male given name)
- Ġużeppi name (male given name)
Manchu
1 entries- ᡳᠣᠰᡳᠪ name (husband of Virgin Mary)
Manx
2 entries- Josee name (male given name)
- Joseph name (male given name)
Maore Comorian
2 entries- Yusufu name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Yusufu name (husband of Virgin Mary)
Maranao
1 entries- Yosop name (favorite son of Jacob)
Marathi
2 entries- यूसुफ name (male given name)
- योसेफ name (male given name)
Middle French
1 entries- Iosephe name (male given name)
Mongolian
2 entries- Иосеф name (male given name)
- Юсуф name (male given name)
Māori
3 entries- Hōhepa name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Hōhepa name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Hōhepa name (male given name)
Neapolitan
1 entries- Giuseppe name (male given name)
Nepali
1 entries- यूसुफ name (male given name)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- Yusufa name (favorite son of Jacob)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- Yûsuf sûre name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Northern Sami
3 entries- Jovsset name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Jovsset name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Jovsset name (male given name)
Norwegian
3 entries- Josef name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Josef name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Josef name (male given name)
Occitan
2 entries- Jausèp name (male given name)
- Josèp name (male given name)
Old Armenian
3 entries- Յովսէփ name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Յովսէփ name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Յովսէփ name (male given name)
Ottoman Turkish
4 entries- یوسف name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- یوسف name (male given name)
- یُوسُف name (favorite son of Jacob)
- یۈسۈپ name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Persian
4 entries- جوزف name (male given name)
- سورهٔ یوسف name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
- یوسف name (favorite son of Jacob)
- یوسف name (male given name)
Polish
4 entries- Józef name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Józef name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Józef name (male given name)
- Józef z Arymatei name (Joseph of Arimathea)
Portuguese
4 entries- José name (favorite son of Jacob)
- José name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- José name (male given name)
- José de Arimateia name (Joseph of Arimathea)
Punjabi
2 entries- ਯੂਸਫ਼ name (male given name)
- ਯੂਸੁਫ਼ name (male given name)
Romanian
3 entries- Iosif name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Iosif name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Iosif name (male given name)
Russian
4 entries- Джо́зеф name (male given name)
- Ио́сиф name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Ио́сиф name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Ио́сиф name (male given name)
Samoan
1 entries- Iosefa name (male given name)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- Eòsaph name (male given name)
- Iòseph name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Iòseph name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Seòsamh name (male given name)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- Josip name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Josip name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Jòsif name (male given name)
- Jòsip name (male given name)
Shona
1 entries- Josefa name (male given name)
Sicilian
3 entries- Giuseppi name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Giuseppi name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Giuseppi name (male given name)
Sindhi
1 entries- يوسف name (male given name)
Sinhalese
3 entries- ජෝසප් name (male given name)
- යූසුෆ් name (male given name)
- සූරා යූසුෆ් name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Slovak
2 entries- Josif name (male given name)
- Jozef name (male given name)
Slovene
4 entries- Josip name (male given name)
- Jóža name (male given name)
- Jóže name (male given name)
- Jóžef name (male given name)
Somali
3 entries- Yuusuf name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Yuusuf name (male given name)
- suurad Yuusuf name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Spanish
4 entries- José name (favorite son of Jacob)
- José name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- José name (male given name)
- José de Arimetea name (Joseph of Arimathea)
Sundanese
1 entries- Yusuf name (male given name)
Swahili
1 entries- Yusufu name (male given name)
Swedish
3 entries- Josef name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Josef name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Josef name (male given name)
Tagalog
4 entries- Dyosep name (male given name)
- Jose name (favorite son of Jacob)
- José name (male given name)
- surah Yusuf name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Tajik
4 entries- Иосиф name (male given name)
- Юсуф name (male given name)
- сураи Юсуф name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
- Ҷозеф name (male given name)
Tamil
3 entries- சூரா யூசுப் name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
- ஜோசப் name (male given name)
- யூசுப் name (male given name)
Tatar
1 entries- Йосыф сүрәсе name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Telugu
4 entries- జోసెఫ్ name (male given name)
- యూసుఫ్ name (favorite son of Jacob)
- యూసుఫ్ name (male given name)
- యోసేపు name (favorite son of Jacob)
Thai
1 entries- โจเซฟ name (male given name)
Tongan
1 entries- Siosefa name (male given name)
Turkish
4 entries- Sûre-i Yûsuf name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
- Yusuf name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Yusuf name (male given name)
- Yusuf suresi name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Ukrainian
3 entries- Джо́зеф name (male given name)
- Йо́сип name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Йо́сип name (male given name)
Urdu
2 entries- جوزف name (male given name)
- سورہ یوسف name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Uyghur
2 entries- يۈسۈپ name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
- يۈسۈپ name (male given name)
Uzbek
3 entries- Jozef name (male given name)
- Yusuf name (male given name)
- Yusuf surasi name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Vietnamese
4 entries- Giuse name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Giuse name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Giô-sép name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Giô-sép name (husband of Virgin Mary)
Wallisian
1 entries- Iosefi name (male given name)
Walloon
1 entries- Djôzef name (male given name)
Welsh
4 entries- Joseff name (favorite son of Jacob)
- Joseff name (husband of Virgin Mary)
- Joseff name (male given name)
- Joseff o Arimathea name (Joseph of Arimathea)
West Flemish
1 entries- Josef name (male given name)
Yiddish
2 entries- יוסף name (male given name)
- סוראַ יוסוף name (12th sura of the Qur'an)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
Joseph Smith had to move his people many times.
Source: tatoeba (804036)
She asked him if he was Joseph.
Source: tatoeba (886962)
Do you like Joseph for a name?
Source: tatoeba (1120529)
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