Joseph
英 美['dʒozəf]
- n. 约瑟夫（男子名）；约瑟（圣经中雅各的第十一子）
英英释意
- 1. leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
- 2. (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
- 3. (New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus
