Joseph's

Belonged to him

Joseph's is the possessive form of the name Joseph, indicating something belonging to or associated with someone named Joseph.

It appears in phrases like Joseph's coat (referring to the biblical garment of many colors), St. Joseph's Day, or simply Joseph's car.

The form also serves as a contraction of "Joseph is" or "Joseph has": Joseph's coming to dinner.

biblical

coat

Outer garment or layer

Egypt · famine · interpreter · Canaan · Jacob · tribes · Genesis · patriarch · sold · slavery

possessive

coat

Outer garment or layer

  • brothersMale children of same parents
  • tombUnderground chamber for remains
  • dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions

blessing · inheritance · birthright · sons · Ephraim · Manasseh · bones · land · portion · descendants

institutional

hospital

Medical treatment facility

school · church · parish · monastery · orphanage · foundation · home · shelter · mission · university

religious

Saint

Holy person's title

  • carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
  • JesusChristian faith's divine son
  • MaryCommon feminine name

Nazareth · feast · patron · workers · husband · guardian · protector · righteous · staff · lilies

Opposites
ownership/possession in the holy family

Joseph'sGod's

Of the deity

biblical patriarchal figures (old testament)

Joseph'sJacob's

Belonging to patriarch

Phrases
Family

Joseph, Josephs

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G