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Jeshua — the meaning of the Hebrew name יֵשׁוּעַ

יֵשׁוּעַ

Yêshûwaʻ · pronounced yay-shoo'-ah · Strong's H3442 · a man and a place

Jeshua means he will save.

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יְהוֹשׁוּעַ Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ (for, H3091) — Jehovah-saved open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

for H3091; he will save; Jeshua, the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine.

First appearance

1Chr 24:11 The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, (KJV)

Every verse that names Jeshua

29 occurrences in 29 verses — 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah

1Chr 24:112Chr 31:15Ezra 2:2Ezra 2:6Ezra 2:36Ezra 2:40Ezra 3:2Ezra 3:8Ezra 3:9Ezra 4:3Ezra 8:33Ezra 10:18Neh 3:19Neh 7:7Neh 7:11Neh 7:39Neh 7:43Neh 8:7Neh 8:17Neh 9:4Neh 9:5Neh 10:10Neh 11:26Neh 12:1Neh 12:7Neh 12:8Neh 12:10Neh 12:24Neh 12:26

Other people or places called Jeshua

Jeshua (H3443) — (Aramaic) corresponding to H3442

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