יהושע
עברית
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יהושע
- /jahoːwʃuːʕ/
- /jhoːˈʃuːʕ/ [johoˑˈʃuːaʕ]
- /jə.høˈʃuw.waʕ/ [joho(ː)ˈʃuwwaʕ]
- /je.hoˈʃu.a/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Perhaps from הוֹשֵׁעַ (hoshéa, hōšḗaʿ, “Hosea”) with the "addition" of יהוה (“YHWH (Yahweh)”), therefore meaning "Yahweh is salvation". See הוֹשִׁיעַ (hoshía, “to save”). Compare with יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (y'shayáhu, yəšaʿyā́hū).
proper noun יְהוֹשֻׁעַ · y'hoshúa
- a male given name, equivalent to English Joshua
- Joshua (the son of Nun, Judge of Israel following Moses; author of the Book of Joshua; Quranic figure)
- Joshua (the sixth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh)
In English
- Joshua book of the Bible
Talk about this word "יהושע." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%A2. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. יהושע. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%A2 "יהושע." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%A2.Cite this
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