Hebrew · H3091

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ

Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader

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יְהוֹשׁוּעַH3091

Pronunciationyĕhwōšûʿa

What does יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (yĕhwōšûʿa) mean in the Bible?

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (yĕhwōšûʿa): God's salvation made manifest through military conquest and covenantal land possession leadership.

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Questions this entry answers

What does יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (yĕhwōšûʿa) mean in the Bible?

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (yĕhwōšûʿa): God's salvation made manifest through military conquest and covenantal land possession leadership.

How does the BSB render H3091?

The BSB source-word alignment has 218 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Joshua (113), So Joshua (23), and Joshua (17), Then Joshua (17), of Joshua (8).

Where does יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (yĕhwōšûʿa) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 17:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (168), Numbers (11), Deuteronomy (9), Exodus (7).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

Joshua113×Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Exodus 33:11, Numbers 11:28

So Joshua23×Exodus 17:13, Joshua 3:9, Joshua 4:4, Joshua 4:17

and Joshua17×Numbers 14:30, Numbers 26:65, Numbers 32:12, Numbers 34:17

Then Joshua17×Joshua 1:10, Joshua 2:1, Joshua 3:5, Joshua 5:14

of Joshua8×Joshua 24:31, Judges 1:1, Judges 2:7, Judges 2:23

-4×Joshua 5:15, Joshua 7:20, Joshua 9:24, Joshua 24:21

But Joshua3×Joshua 6:10, Joshua 10:33, Joshua 24:19

He3×Joshua 3:10, Joshua 9:27, Joshua 18:10

Now Joshua3×Deuteronomy 34:9, Joshua 13:1, Zechariah 3:3

When Joshua3×Exodus 32:17, Joshua 8:21, Joshua 23:1

[he]2×Joshua 10:24, Joshua 23:2

[him]2×Joshua 24:31, Judges 2:7

After Joshua2×Joshua 6:8, Judges 2:6

Meanwhile, Joshua2×Joshua 6:22, Joshua 7:2

to Joshua2×Numbers 32:28, Zechariah 3:6

. . .1×Joshua 4:5

{the name} Joshua1×Numbers 13:16

And [he]1×Joshua 3:6

But [Joshua]1×Joshua 8:9

Finally Joshua1×Joshua 10:38

for Joshua1×Deuteronomy 31:7

it to Joshua1×Exodus 17:14

Joshua also1×Joshua 4:9

Now when Joshua1×Joshua 5:13

O Joshua1×Haggai 2:4

only Joshua1×Numbers 14:38

to [him]1×Joshua 15:13

which Joshua1×Joshua 11:13

with Joshua1×Exodus 24:13

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 17:9

Aligned rows218

Books represented11

Exodus7Numbers11Deuteronomy9Joshua168Judges71 Samuel21 Kings12 Kings11 Chronicles1Haggai5Zechariah6

Source forms

יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ27xyə·hō·wō·šu·a‘Deuteronomy 3:28, Joshua 1:12, Joshua 1:16, Joshua 2:23

יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ26xyə·hō·wō·šu·a‘Joshua 1:10, Joshua 2:24, Joshua 3:7, Joshua 3:10

יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙23xyə·hō·wō·šu·a‘Exodus 17:9, Joshua 3:6, Joshua 4:10, Joshua 7:16

יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ21xyə·hō·wō·šu·a‘Joshua 6:10, Joshua 7:6, Joshua 7:7, Joshua 7:19

יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ18xyə·hō·wō·šu·a‘Exodus 17:13, Exodus 32:17, Joshua 3:5, Joshua 8:3

יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ12xyə·hō·wō·šu·a‘Exodus 17:14, Joshua 4:10, Joshua 5:4, Joshua 5:7

יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ11xyə·hō·wō·šu·a‘Exodus 17:10, Numbers 27:22, Deuteronomy 31:3, Deuteronomy 31:14

יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ10xyə·hō·wō·šu·a‘Numbers 11:28, Numbers 27:18, Numbers 32:28, Deuteronomy 31:23

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular196xExodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Exodus 17:13, Exodus 17:14

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular17xExodus 24:13, Numbers 14:6, Numbers 14:30, Numbers 14:38

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular4xDeuteronomy 31:7, Joshua 10:17, Joshua 15:13, Joshua 19:49

Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular1xZechariah 3:6

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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יְהוֹשׁוּעַ

What does יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (yĕhwōšûʿa) mean in the Bible?

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How does the BSB render H3091?

Where does יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (yĕhwōšûʿa) appear in Scripture?

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