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Strong's #3091 - יְהוֹשׁוּעַ

Transliteration

Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ

Phonetics

yeh-ho-shoo'-ah, yeh-ho-shoo'-ah

Origin

from (H3068) and (H3467)

Parts of Speech

proper masculine noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Joshua or Jehoshua = "Jehovah is salvation"
n pr m
1. 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

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (217)

Exodus 7

Numbers 11

Deuteronomy 8

Joshua 168

Judges 7

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

Haggai 5

Zechariah 6

BSB (217)

Exodus 7

Numbers 11

Deuteronomy 9

Joshua 168

Judges 7

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

Haggai 5

Zechariah 6

CSB (216)

Exodus 7

Numbers 11

Deuteronomy 9

Joshua 167

Judges 7

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

Haggai 5

Zechariah 6

ESV (218)

Exodus 7

Numbers 11

Deuteronomy 9

Joshua 168

Judges 7

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

Haggai 5

Zechariah 6

KJV (217)

Exodus 7

Numbers 11

Deuteronomy 9

Joshua 167

Judges 7

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

Haggai 5

Zechariah 6

LEB (218)

Exodus 7

Numbers 11

Deuteronomy 9

Joshua 168

Judges 7

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

Haggai 5

Zechariah 6

LSB (247)

Exodus 7

Numbers 11

Deuteronomy 9

Joshua 168

Judges 7

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 10

Nehemiah 17

Haggai 5

Zechariah 6

N95 (247)

Exodus 7

Numbers 11

Deuteronomy 9

Joshua 168

Judges 7

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 10

Nehemiah 17

Haggai 5

Zechariah 6

NAS (247)

Exodus 7

Numbers 11

Deuteronomy 9

Joshua 168

Judges 7

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 10

Nehemiah 17

Haggai 5

Zechariah 6

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (218)

Exodus 7

Numbers 11

Deuteronomy 9

Joshua 168

Judges 7

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 1

Haggai 5

Zechariah 6

ASV (217)

and all that she had, did joshua 1

and he gave joshua 1

and it came to pass, when joshua 2

and it was so, that, when joshua 1

and joshua 77

and there joshua 1

and to joshua 3

and unto joshua 1

and when joshua 2

but joshua 2

did joshua 2

for joshua 1

him to joshua 1

in their stead, them did joshua 1

joshua 36

me joshua 1

moreover when joshua 1

nigh unto joshua 1

now joshua 2

now when joshua 1

now, o joshua 1

o joshua 1

of joshua 10

of them, did joshua 1

only; that did joshua 1

so as joshua 1

so joshua 13

that joshua 5

thee joshua 1

them unto joshua 1

then joshua 4

to joshua 7

unto joshua 25

was with joshua 1

what joshua 1

which joshua 1

whom joshua 2

why joshua 1

with joshua 2

BSB (217)

- 4

after joshua 2

and he 1

and joshua 18

but joshua 4

finally joshua 1

for joshua 1

he 5

him 2

it to joshua 1

joshua 113

joshua also 1

meanwhile, joshua 2

now joshua 3

now when joshua 1

o joshua 1

of joshua 8

only joshua 1

so joshua 23

the name} joshua 1

then joshua 16

to him 1

to joshua 2

when joshua 3

which joshua 1

with joshua 1

CSB (216)

he 5

him 2

joshua 207

joshua's 2

ESV (218)

joshua 218

KJV (217)

jehoshua 2

joshua 215

LEB (218)

and after joshua 1

and joshua 55

but joshua 4

for joshua 1

he 1

joshua 119

joshua ⌊in the sight⌋ 1

now joshua 3

o joshua 1

so joshua 13

them to joshua 1

then joshua 11

to joshua 1

to joshua⌋ 1

when joshua 3

which joshua 1

with joshua 1

LSB (247)

jeshua 28

joshua 218

joshua's 1

N95 (247)

jeshua 28

joshua 219

NAS (247)

jeshua 28

joshua 219

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (218)

and joshua 10

and to joshua 4

as joshua 1

but joshua 2

by joshua 1

for joshua 1

him to joshua 1

joshua 107

me joshua 1

moreover when joshua 1

near to joshua 1

now joshua 2

now when joshua 1

of joshua 10

so joshua 13

that joshua 5

them to joshua 1

then joshua 6

there joshua 1

to joshua 32

was with joshua 1

what joshua 1

when joshua 2

which joshua 1

whom joshua 2

with joshua 3

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

יְהוֺשׁוּעַ, יְהוֺשֻׁעַ and (later) יֵשׁוּעַ,

proper name, masculine (& location, see

9 below) (׳י is salvation, or ׳י is opulence, compare אֱלִישָׁע, אֱלִישׁוּעַ, אֲבִישׁוּעַ & Nes^{SK 1892,573f.}; in any case it came to be associated with ישׁע, compare Matthew 1:21; on יֵשׁוּעַ see especially Frä^{VOJ iv. 1890,332f.} Müll^{SK 1892,177f.} who cite analogue for change of וֹ to later ֵ֯, & Nes^l.c.) —

1 Moses' successor, son of Nun, (ᵐ5 Ἰησοῦς) יְהוֺשׁוּעַ Deuteronomy 3:21; Judges 2:7; = יְהוֺשֻׁעַ Exodus 17:9,10,13,14; Exodus 24:13; Exodus 32:17; Exodus 33:11; Numbers 11:28; Numbers 13:16; Numbers 14:6,30,38; Numbers 26:65; Numbers 27:18,22; Numbers 32:12,28; Numbers 34:17; Deuteronomy 1:38; Deuteronomy 3:28; Deuteronomy 31:3,7,14 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 31:23; Deuteronomy 34:9; Joshua 1:1 167t. Joshua; Judges 1:1; Judges 2:6,7,8,21,23; 1 Kings 16:34; 1 Chronicles 7:27; = יֵשׁוּעַ Nehemiah 8:17 (ᵐ5 Ἰησοῦς); according to P, name changed by Moses from הוֺשֵׁעַ q. v. Numbers 13:8,16 (ᵐ5 Αὑση) Deuteronomy 32:44 (ᵐ5 Ἰησοῦς).

2יְהוֺשֻׁעַ a Bethshemite 1 Samuel 6:14,18 (ᵐ5 'Wshe, A Ἰησοῦς, ᵐ5^L Ἰωσηε).

3 high priest after the restoration, son of Jehozadak יְהוֺשֻׁעַ (ᵐ5 Ἰησοῦς) Haggai 1:1,12,14; Haggai 2:2,4; Zechariah 3:1,3,6,8,9; Zechariah 6:11; = יְשׁוּעַ (ᵐ5 Ἰησοῦς) Ezra 2:2; Ezra 3:2,8; Ezra 4:3; Ezra 5:2; Ezra 10:18; Nehemiah 7:7; Nehemiah 12:1,7,10,26.

4יְהוֺשֻׁעַ governor of Jerusalem under Josiah 2 Kings 23:8 (ᵐ5 Ἰησοῦς, ᵐ5^L Ἰωσηε).

5יֵשׁוּעַ (ᵐ5 Ἰησοῦς). head of one of the classes of priests 1 Chronicles 24:11, possibly also Ezra 2:36 = Nehemiah 7:39.

6יֵשׁוּעַ (ᵐ5 Ἰησοῦς etc.), a Levitical family-name of frequent occurrence:

a. Ezra 2:40; Ezra 3:9 = Nehemiah 7:43; Nehemiah 8:7; Nehemiah 9:4,5; Nehemiah 10:10; Nehemiah 12:8.

b. 2 Chronicles 31:15; Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 12:24.

7יֵשׁוּעַ (ᵐ5 id.), father of a builder at the wall Nehemiah 3:19, perhaps =

8 a Judaite family-name (ᵐ5 id.), Ezra 2:6 = Nehemiah 7:11 (compare Sm^{Listen 12}).

9. proper name, of a location in south of Judah Nehemiah 11:26 בְּיֵשׁוּעַ (ᵐ5 ἐν Ἰησού, ᵐ5^L ἐν Σουα).

יְהוֺשֻׁעַ, יֵשׁוּעַ proper name.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ & יְהוֹשֻׁעַ m. (“whose help [salvation] is Jehovah;” comp. אֱלִישׁוּעַ, the German Gotthilf), Joshua [Jehoshua], pr.n. borne by

(1) the son of Nun, the minister and armour-bearer [?] of Moses, afterwards his successor, and the leader of the Israelites, Exodus 17:9, 24:13 elsewhere called also הוֹשֵׁעַ Numbers 13:16 (see also יֵשׁוּעַ).

(2) a high priest cotemporary with Zerubbabel, Zechariah 3:1; Haggai 1:1, 12 Haggai 1:12 see יֵשׁוּעַ

(3) 1 Samuel 6:14, 18 1 Samuel 6:18.

(4) 2 Kings 23:8. LXX. Ιησοῦς. Vulg. Josua.

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List of Word Forms

בִּיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ ביהושע וִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ וִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ וִיהוֹשֻׁ֕עַ וִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ וִיהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ וִיהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ וִיהוֹשֻׁ֪עַ ויהושע יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ יְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַ יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ ׀ יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ־ יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ יְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַ יְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַ יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֙ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ יְהוֹשׁ֔וּעַ יְהוֹשׁ֣וּעַ יהושוע יהושע יהושע־ יהושע׃ לִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ לִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ לִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ לִיהוֹשֻׁ֥עַ ליהושע bî·hō·wō·šu·a‘ bihoShua bîhōwōšua‘ lî·hō·wō·šu·a‘ lihoShua lîhōwōšua‘ vihoShua wî·hō·wō·šu·a‘ wîhōwōšua‘ yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ yə·hō·wō·šū·a‘ yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘- yehoShua yəhōwōšua‘ yəhōwōšūa‘ yəhōwōšua‘-