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|Joseph Smith Sr. and Joseph Smith Jr., seen in prophecy by Joseph No. 1 ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/3 2 Nephi 3]) (Never mentioned by name!)
|Joseph Smith Sr. and Joseph Smith Jr., seen in prophecy by Joseph No. 1 ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/3 2 Nephi 3]) (Never mentioned by name!)
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'''Etymology'''


The PN '''JOSEPH''' may be of the Hebrew ''yōsēp'', "he adds," or possibly ''yĕhōsēp(yāh)'', "may (the Lord) add," derived from the root ''yāsa<u>p</u>'', "to add" (''BDB'' 415b).
The PN '''JOSEPH''' may be of the Hebrew ''yōsēp'', "he adds," or possibly ''yĕhōsēp(yāh)'', "may (the Lord) add," derived from the root ''yāsa<u>p</u>'', "to add" (''BDB'' 415b).


'''Variants'''
'''Deseret Alphabet:'''
'''Notes'''
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[[Category:Names]][[Category:Biblical PN]][[Category:Lehite PN]]
[[Category:Names]][[Category:Biblical PN]][[Category:Lehite PN]]

Revision as of 10:15, 8 June 2012

Biblical PN 1. Son of JACOB (1 Nephi 5:14; Ether 13:10)
Lehite PN 2. Son of LEHI (1 Nephi 18:7;Alma 3:6)
3. Joseph Smith Sr. and Joseph Smith Jr., seen in prophecy by Joseph No. 1 (2 Nephi 3) (Never mentioned by name!)

Etymology

The PN JOSEPH may be of the Hebrew yōsēp, "he adds," or possibly yĕhōsēp(yāh), "may (the Lord) add," derived from the root yāsap, "to add" (BDB 415b).

Variants

Deseret Alphabet:

Notes