JOSEPH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus
   Hypernyms(s) Joseph is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • carpenter (what does carpenter mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (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
   Hypernyms(s) Joseph is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • patriarch (what does patriarch mean?)
3. Meaning
   • leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
   Synonym(s)
   • Chief Joseph (what does Chief Joseph mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Joseph is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • Indian chief (what does Indian chief mean?)
   • Indian chieftain (what does Indian chieftain mean?)
   • Nez Perce (what does Nez Perce mean?)