Pronunciation | [ˈjoːsef] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Hebrew |
Language(s) | Hebrew |
Short form(s) | Yossi |
Yossef (also transliterated as Yosef, Josef, Tiberian Hebrew and Aramaic Yôsēp̄) is a male Hebrew name יוֹסֵף , from Hebrew יהוה להוסיף YHWH Lhosif meaning "YHWH will increase/add". It is the Hebrew equivalent of the English name Joseph, and the Arabic name Yusuf.