Original: יְהֹושׁוּעַ

Transliteration: Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ

Phonetic: yeh-ho-shoo'-ah

Short Definition: Jehoshua

Original: יהושׁע יהושׁוּע

Transliteration: yehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛

Phonetic: yeh-ho-shoo'-ah

BDB Definition:

Joshua or Jehoshua = "Jehovah is salvation"

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

Origin: from H3068 and H3467

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech:

Cognate: H1933, H1942, H1943, H1944, H1953, H1962, H3050, H3058, H3059, H3060, H3068, H3069, H3075, H3076, H3077, H3078, H3079, H3080, H3081, H3082, H3083, H3085, H3086, H3087, H3088, H3089, H3090, H3092, H3097, H3098, H3099, H3100, H3101, H3107, H3108, H3110, H3111, H3112, H3113, H3114, H3115, H3116, H3122, H3129, H3133, H3134, H3135, H3136, H3137, H3141, H3146, H3147, H3442, H3659