joseph

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
noun (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
noun (New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus

Probably in allusion to Joseph's coat of many colours in Genesis 37:3.

Joseph Aarons is one of them. — The Big Four, Agatha Christie
"I don't know that," said Joseph West. — The World of Ice, R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
But Joseph was in a difficult situation. — William Pitt and national revival, J. Holland (John Holland) Rose

Chief Joseph

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