Hebrew · H3091

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ

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

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יְהוֹשׁוּעַ H3091

Pronunciation yĕhwōšûʿa

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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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

Joshua 113× Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Exodus 33:11, Numbers 11:28

So Joshua 23× Exodus 17:13, Joshua 3:9, Joshua 4:4, Joshua 4:17

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

Then Joshua 17× Joshua 1:10, Joshua 2:1, Joshua 3:5, Joshua 5:14

of Joshua 8× 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 Joshua 3× Joshua 6:10, Joshua 10:33, Joshua 24:19

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

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

When Joshua 3× 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 Joshua 2× Joshua 6:8, Judges 2:6

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

to Joshua 2× Numbers 32:28, Zechariah 3:6

. . . 1× Joshua 4:5

{the name} Joshua 1× Numbers 13:16

And [he] 1× Joshua 3:6

But [Joshua] 1× Joshua 8:9

Finally Joshua 1× Joshua 10:38

for Joshua 1× Deuteronomy 31:7

it to Joshua 1× Exodus 17:14

Joshua also 1× Joshua 4:9

Now when Joshua 1× Joshua 5:13

O Joshua 1× Haggai 2:4

only Joshua 1× Numbers 14:38

to [him] 1× Joshua 15:13

which Joshua 1× Joshua 11:13

with Joshua 1× Exodus 24:13

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

First aligned row Exodus 17:9

Aligned rows 218

Books represented 11

Exodus 7 Numbers 11 Deuteronomy 9 Joshua 168 Judges 7 1 Samuel 2 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Haggai 5 Zechariah 6

Source forms

יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ 27x yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ Deuteronomy 3:28, Joshua 1:12, Joshua 1:16, Joshua 2:23

יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ 26x yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ Joshua 1:10, Joshua 2:24, Joshua 3:7, Joshua 3:10

יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ 23x yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ Exodus 17:9, Joshua 3:6, Joshua 4:10, Joshua 7:16

יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ 21x yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ Joshua 6:10, Joshua 7:6, Joshua 7:7, Joshua 7:19

יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ 18x yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ Exodus 17:13, Exodus 32:17, Joshua 3:5, Joshua 8:3

יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ 12x yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ Exodus 17:14, Joshua 4:10, Joshua 5:4, Joshua 5:7

יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ 11x yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ Exodus 17:10, Numbers 27:22, Deuteronomy 31:3, Deuteronomy 31:14

יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ 10x yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ Numbers 11:28, Numbers 27:18, Numbers 32:28, Deuteronomy 31:23

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular 196x Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Exodus 17:13, Exodus 17:14

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 17x Exodus 24:13, Numbers 14:6, Numbers 14:30, Numbers 14:38

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 4x Deuteronomy 31:7, Joshua 10:17, Joshua 15:13, Joshua 19:49

Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Zechariah 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?

What does יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (yĕhwōšûʿa) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H3091?

Where does יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (yĕhwōšûʿa) appear in Scripture?

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