DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
joseph
/'joʊzɛf/ · joʊzɛf
Joseph has 2 syllables: jo · seph.
jo
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seph
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noun. Leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904).
noun. (New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus.
noun. (Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt.
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