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Jehoshua

יְהוֹשֻׁעַ/jeh-HOSH-oo-ah/

“Yahweh is salvation, or Yahweh is deliverance”

Summary

The full Hebrew form of the name Joshua, meaning 'Yahweh is salvation,' used occasionally in Scripture as an alternate spelling for the successor of Moses.

☩Name Variation

Jehoshua (or Jehoshuah) is the full Hebrew form of the name Joshua, appearing in Numbers 13:16 and 1 Chronicles 7:27. The name means 'Yahweh is deliverance' or 'whose help is Jehovah.' Moses changed the name of Hoshea ('salvation') son of Nun to Jehoshua, adding the divine name to signify that salvation comes from the Lord. This is the same name that appears in Greek as 'Jesus.'

Key verses:Numbers 13:161 Chronicles 7:27

Related Verses2 mentions

Numbers· 1 verse

13:16

1 Chronicles· 1 verse

7:27

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Jehoshua," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Jehoshua," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  3. 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Jehoshua," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).