Jehoshua — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְהוֹשׁוּעַ

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ

Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ · pronounced yeh-ho-shoo'-ah · Strong's H3091 · a man · also spelled Jehoshuah, Joshua

Jehoshua means Jehovah-saved.

Built from

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh (from, H3068) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal open in the lexicon ›

יָשַׁע yâshaʻ (and, H3467) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe open in the lexicon ›

יֵשׁוּעַ Yêshûwaʻ (from, H3442) — he will save open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or יְהוֹשֻׁעַ; from H3068 and H3467; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader.

First appearance

Exod 17:9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jehoshua

199 occurrences in 199 verses — Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Haggai, Zechariah

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