Strong's H3091 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ)

Pronunciation: yeh-ho-shoo'-ah

POS: yeh-ho-shoo'-ah Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: or ; from and ; Jehovah-saved;

Definition: or יְהוֹשֻׁעַ; from יְהֹוָה and יָשַׁע; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader; Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare הוֹשֵׁעַ, יֵשׁוּעַ.

KJV Usage: Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare , .

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Joshua or Jehoshua = "Jehovah is salvation"
• 2. n pr m
• 3. 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
• 4. 2) a resident of Beth-shemesh on whose land the Ark of the Covenant came to a stop after the Philistines returned it
• 5. 3) son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration
• 6. 4) governor of Jerusalem under king Josiah who gave his name to a gate of the city of Jerusalem

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G2424
• GREEK G919

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