Joshua in the Bible — the Hebrew name and what it means
יְהוֹשֻׁעַ
Moses' minister who led Israel over Jordan — “as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
Also called
Yehoshua יְהוֹשֻׁעַ — “YHWH is salvation”
Hoshea / Oshea הוֹשֵׁעַ — “deliverer” — his name before Moses renamed him (Num 13:16)
Yeshua יֵשׁוּעַ — the shortened later form of the same name (Neh 8:17)
The moments that made Joshua
Exod 17:13Amalek defeated while Moses' hands are stayed
Num 13:16Renamed — Oshea becomes Jehoshua
Num 14:8The good report of the two faithful spies
Josh 1:9“Be strong and of a good courage”
Josh 3:17Jordan crossed on dry ground
Josh 5:14The Captain of the LORD's host
Josh 6:20The walls of Jericho fall down flat
Josh 10:12“Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon”
Josh 24:15“As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD”
How often the name appears
Joshua is named 199 times in the Hebrew Scriptures.
Every mention — Hebrew Scriptures
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