H3091Hebrewyəhôšuᵃʿ

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ

Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954 (הוֹשֵׁעַ), H3442 (יֵשׁוּעַ).

218
Total Occurrences
11
Books
218
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1(n pr m) son of nun of the tribe of ephraim and successor to moses as the leader of the children of israel; led the conquest of canaan
  • 2a resident of beth-shemesh on whose land the ark of the covenant came to a stop after the philistines returned it
  • 3son of jehozadak and high priest after the restoration
  • 4governor of jerusalem under king josiah who gave his name to a gate of the city of jerusalem

Etymology & Derivation

or יְהוֹשֻׁעַ; from H3068 (יְהֹוָה) and H3467 (יָשַׁע); Jehovah-saved;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ; Pronunciation: yeh-ho-shoo'-ah

See Also

H1954H3442