לְ/יוֹסֵֽף
𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐
Yosef
to Joseph
Proper name Yoseph, meaning 'He adds' or 'May he add'; used as the personal name of various individuals in the Hebrew Bible, most prominently the son of Jacob and Rachel. The name is a wish or hope for increase, often regarding descendants or prosperity. In broader contexts, the name appears also as a tribal designation (the house or descendants of Yoseph, representing the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh).
1 Chronicles 5:2 · Word #8
Lexicon H3130
| Lemma | יוֹסֵף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 |
| Transliteration | Yosef |
| Strong's | H3130 |
| Definition | Proper name Yoseph, meaning 'He adds' or 'May he add'; used as the personal name of various individuals in the Hebrew Bible, most prominently the son of Jacob and Rachel. The name is a wish or hope for increase, often regarding descendants or prosperity. In broader contexts, the name appears also as a tribal designation (the house or descendants of Yoseph, representing the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh). |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to Joseph |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3130-01
to Yoseph-He-adds
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ (to/for) + proper masculine singular name יוֹסֵף. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition לְ ("to/for") prefixed to the proper name יוֹסֵף, whose root יסף means "to add, increase." Rendering the name as "Yoseph-He-adds" preserves its verbal, root-based sense while reflecting the prefixed preposition. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to Yosef
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: to Yoseph-He-adds |
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