Yosef
Yosef (Hebrew: יוֹסֵף, lit. 'he will add' also transliterated as Yossef, Josef, Yoseph Tiberian Hebrew and Aramaic Yôsēp̄) is a Hebrew male name derived from the Hebrew word yasaf (Hebrew: יסף, romanized: yasaf, lit. 'to add; to increase'). It is the Hebrew equivalent of the English name Joseph, and the Arabic name Yusuf.
| Pronunciation | [joˈsef] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Hebrew |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Hebrew |
| Meaning | will add |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Yossef |
| Short form(s) | Yossi, Yosi |
| See also | Joseph, Yusuf |
The name appears in the Book of Genesis.[1] Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and known in the Jewish Bible as Yossef ben-Yaakov.[2]
Given name
- Yosef ben Matityahu (Flavius Josephus), Jewish general and historian
- Yossi Avni-Levy (1962–), Israeli writer and diplomat
- Yossef Bodansky, Israeli-American political scientist
- (Yosef) Joseph Caro (1488–1575), Spanish-Ottoman Talmid Chacham and author of the Shulchan Aruch
- (Yossef) Joseph) Cedar (1968–), Israeli film director and screenwriter
- (Yosef) Josy Eisenberg (1933–2017), French television producer
- Yosef Elboim, Israeli rabbi, founder and head of the Movement for the Establishment of the 3rd Jerusalem Temple
- Yossef Gutfreund (1932–1972), Israeli wrestling judge
- Yossef Harmelin (1922–1994), Austrian-Israeli civil servant and ambassador
- Yosef Yozel Horwitz (1847–1919) "The Alter of Novardok", Belarusian rabbi
- Yosef Kapach (1917-2000) Yemenite scholar
- Yosef Karduner (1969–, born Gilad Kardunos), Israeli Hasidic singer-songwriter
- (Yossef) Joseph Klausner (1874–1958), Lithuanian-Israeli historian and professor of Hebrew literature
- (Yosef) Joseph Kossonogi (1908–1981), Hungarian-Israeli painter
- Yossef "Tommy" Lapid (1931–2008, born Tomislav Lampel), Hungarian-Israeli radio and television presenter, journalist, politician and government minister
- Yosef Mizrachi (1968–), Israeli-American rabbi
- Yosef Reinman American rabbi and author
- Yossef Romano (1940–1972), Israeli weightlifter, held hostage and killed during the Munich massacre by Palestinian terrorists
- Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn (1880-1950) Sixth Chabad Rebbe
- Yosef Tekoah (1925–1991), Israeli diplomat and President of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- Yosef Weitz (1890–1972), Russian-Israeli director of the Land and Afforestation Department of the Jewish National Fund
- (Yossef) Joseph Zaritsky (1891–1985), Russian-Israeli artist
Surname
- Elie Yossef, Israeli-British educator and political activist
- Jwan Yosef (1984–), Syrian-Swedish painter and artist
- Menasheh ben Yosef ben Yisrael (1604–1657), Portuguese rabbi, kabbalist, writer, diplomat, printer and publisher, founder of the first Hebrew printing press (named Emeth Me'erets Titzmah')
- Yaacov Yosef (1946–2013), Israeli rabbi and member of the Knesset
See also
- Hebrew name
- Joseph (given name)
- Yusuf
References
- http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0130.htm (כד וַתִּקְרָא אֶת-שְׁמוֹ יוֹסֵף, לֵאמֹר: יֹסֵף יְהוָה לִי, בֵּן אַחֵר. 24 And she called his name Joseph, saying: 'The LORD add to me another son.')
- "Yosef". Oh Baby! Names. Oct 2, 2018. Retrieved Sep 23, 2019.
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