Josephיוסף
In the Bible
The prophet Joseph (יוסף) — first attested in Gen 30:24 (159 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
וַתִּקְרָ֧א אֶת־שְׁמ֛וֹ יוֹסֵ֖ף לֵאמֹ֑ר יֹסֵ֧ף יְהֹוָ֛ה לִ֖י בֵּ֥ן אַחֵֽר׃
So she named him Joseph, that is to say, “May G<small>OD</small> add<sup class="footnote-marker">i</sup><i class="footnote"><b>add </b>Heb. <i>yoseph</i>, connected with “Joseph.”</i> another son for me.”
Gematria & sigil
The consonantal gematria of Joseph (יוסף) and its sigil traced on the Lo Shu (Saturn 3×3) by the Aiq-Bekar digital-root method: each letter's value reduces to 1–9, those cells are joined in order — the trace is the sigil.
| Letter | Value | Aiq Bekar |
|---|---|---|
| י | 10 | 1 |
| ו | 6 | 6 |
| ס | 60 | 6 |
| ף | 80 | 8 |
| Total | 156 | 3 |
Stellar letters
The 4-consonant name needs its 3 distinct simple-letters to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Joseph appears in the stellar reading on 0 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Its required simple letters are never all occupied together on these 12 dates — a multi-letter name is rarer than a single-letter one. Open any date in the Reader to inspect that sky.
No readable date among the 12 — this name needs more simultaneous simple letters than any of these conjunctions occupy.
Description
Joseph was a dream interpreter and considered an important Hebrew figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis.
Facts
| Born | Paddan Aram, Aram-Naharaim, (present-day Harran, Turkey) |
| Died | Ancient Egypt |
| Resting place | Joseph's Tomb, Nablus, West Bank (disputed), 32°12′47″N 35°16′58″E / 32.2130268°N 35.2829153°E / 32.2130268; 35.2829153 |
| Other name | Zaphnath-Paaneah (צָפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ) |
| Spouse | Asenath |
| Children | Manasseh (son) Ephraim (son) |
| Parents | Jacob (father)Rachel (mother) |
| Relatives | Reuben (half-brother) Simeon (half-brother) Levi (half-brother) Judah (half-brother) Dan (half-brother) Naphtali (half-brother) Gad (half-brother) Asher (half-brother) Issachar (half-brother) Zebulun (half-brother) Dinah (half-sister) Benjamin (brother) Abraham (great-grandfather) Sarah (great-grandmother) Potipherah (father-in-law) Isaac (grandfather) Rebecca (grandmother) Esau (uncle) Ishmael (great half-uncle) |
Life & work in brief
Summarised by section — one row per topic, for fast reading.
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| Etymology | The Bible offers two explanations of the name Yosēf: first, it is compared to the triliteral א־ס־ף (ʾ-s-p), meaning "to gather, remove, take away": "And she conceived, and bore a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach" (Genesis 30:23); Yosēf is then identified with the similar root יסף (y-s-p), meaning "to add": "And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son." (Genesis 30:24). |
| Biblical narrative | Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, lived in the land of Canaan with ten half-brothers, one full brother, and at least one half-sister. |
| Jewish tradition | In the midrash, the selling of Joseph was part of God's divine plan for him to save his tribes. |
| Christian tradition | Joseph is mentioned in the New Testament as an example of faith (Hebrews 11:22). |
| Islamic tradition | Joseph (Arabic: يوسُف, Yūsuf) is regarded by the Quran as a prophet (Quran 6:84), and a whole chapter Surah Yusuf 12 is devoted to him, the only instance in the Quran in which an entire chapter is devoted to a complete story of a person. |
| Baha'i tradition | There are numerous mentions of Joseph in Bahá'í writings. |
Prophecies
Key prophetic utterances and visions attributed to Joseph, with sources.
| Prophecy / vision | Source |
|---|---|
| Joseph's dream: his brothers' sheaves bow down to his sheaf in the field | Gen 37:5-7 |
| The sun, the moon and eleven stars bow down to me — the dream of rulership | Gen 37:9 |
| Pharaoh's dreams: seven fat and seven lean — God has shown what He is about to do | Gen 41:25-28 |
| God will surely visit you; carry up my bones from here — Joseph's dying word | Gen 50:24-25 |
| The sun, the moon and eleven stars bow to you — the dream of rulership | Quran 12:4 |
| God shall make you judge over the land; the dream fulfilled at the throne | Quran 12:100 |