יְהוֹשׁוּעַ

Strong’s Definition

Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader

Etymology & Derivation

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

KJV Usage

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

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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
• 2.a resident of beth-shemesh on whose land the ark of the covenant came to a stop after the philistines returned it
• 3.son of jehozadak and high priest after the restoration
• 4.governor of jerusalem under king josiah who gave his name to a gate of the city of jerusalem

Scholarly Notes

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

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