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    Yosef

    yoh-SEF

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    He will add; God increases
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Yosef (spelled Joseph in the King James Bible) appears in the King James Bible, including Genesis 30:24.
    First appears in
    Genesis — The patriarchs
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.008% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Yosef is God's addition — the fruitful bough by the well, branches running over the wall, the increase that only the LORD can give.
    King James verses
    • Genesis 30:24

      "And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son."

    • Genesis 49:22

      "Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall."

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