Yossef
| Yossef | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [ˈjoːsef] |
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Hebrew |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Hebrew |
| Other names | |
| 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.
Given name
- Yossi Avni-Levy (1962–), Israeli writer and diplomat
- Yossef Bodansky, Israeli-American political scientist
- Yossef ben Efráyim Caro (1488–1575), Talmid Chacham and author of the Shulchan Aruch
- Yossef Cedar (1968–), Israeli film director and screenwriter
- Yossef Eisenberg (1933–), French television producer
- Yossef Elboim, Israeli rabbi, founder and head of the Movement for the Establishment of the 3rd Jerusalem Temple
- Yossef Gutfreund (1932–1972), Israeli wrestling judge
- Yossef Harmelin (1922–1994), Israeli civil servant and ambassador
- Yosef Karduner (b. 1969), Israeli Hasidic singer-songwriter
- Yossef Klauzner (1874–1958), was a Jewish historian and professor of Hebrew Literature
- Yossef Kossonogi (1908–1981), Israeli painter
- Yossef "Tommy" Lapid (1931–2008), Israeli radio and television presenter, journalist, politician and government minister
- Yossef Mizrachi (1968–), Israel born US-American rabbi and founder of Kiruv Organisation
- Yossef Romano (1940–1972), Israeli weightlifter, held hostage and killed during the Munich massacre by Palestinian terrorists
- Yossef Weitz (1890–1972), director of the Land and Afforestation Department of the Jewish National Fund
- Yossef Zaritsky (1891–1985), Israeli artist
Surname
- Elie Yossef, Israeli educator and political activist
- Menasheh ben Yossef ben Yisrael (1604–1657), Portuguese rabbi, kabbalist, writer, diplomat, printer and publisher, founder of the first Hebrew printing press (named Emeth Meerets Titsma`h)
- Yaacov Yossef (1946–2013), Israeli rabbi and member of the Knesset
Other uses
- Yosef (mascot), mascot of the Appalachian State Mountaineers of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina
See also
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