Hebrew · H3442

יֵשׁוּעַ

Jeshua , the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine

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יֵשׁוּעַH3442

What does יֵשׁוּעַ mean in the Bible?

יֵשׁוּעַ is a Hebrew word meaning "Jeshua , the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine".

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What does יֵשׁוּעַ mean in the Bible?

יֵשׁוּעַ is a Hebrew word meaning "Jeshua , the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine".

How does the BSB render H3442?

The BSB source-word alignment has 29 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Jeshua (11), of Jeshua (11), and Jeshua (1), and with Jeshua (1), in Jeshua (1).

Where does יֵשׁוּעַ appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Chronicles 24:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Nehemiah (17), Ezra (10), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1).

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
Jeshua11×2 Chronicles 31:15, Ezra 2:2, Ezra 3:8, Ezra 4:3
of Jeshua11×Ezra 2:6, Ezra 2:36, Ezra 2:40, Ezra 8:33
and JeshuaNehemiah 12:24
and with JeshuaNehemiah 12:1
in JeshuaNehemiah 11:26
of JoshuaNehemiah 8:17
So JeshuaEzra 3:9
Then JeshuaEzra 3:2
to Jeshua1 Chronicles 24:11
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Usage map

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

First aligned row1 Chronicles 24:11
Aligned rows29
Books represented4
1 Chronicles12 Chronicles1Ezra10Nehemiah17
Source forms
יֵשׁ֡וּעַ3xyê·šū·a‘Ezra 2:2, Ezra 3:9, Nehemiah 7:7
יֵשׁ֖וּעַ3xyê·šū·a‘Ezra 2:6, Nehemiah 7:11, Nehemiah 12:26
יֵשׁ֧וּעַ3xyê·šū·a‘Ezra 2:40, Nehemiah 7:43, Nehemiah 12:8
יֵשׁ֨וּעַ3xyê·šū·a‘Ezra 3:2, Nehemiah 8:17, Nehemiah 9:4
וְיֵשׁ֨וּעַ2xwə·yê·šū·a‘2 Chronicles 31:15, Ezra 3:8
יֵשׁ֔וּעַ2xyê·šū·a‘Ezra 2:36, Nehemiah 7:39
יֵשׁ֛וּעַ2xyê·šū·a‘Ezra 8:33, Nehemiah 3:19
וּבְיֵשׁ֥וּעַ1xū·ḇə·yê·šū·a‘Nehemiah 11:26
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular19xEzra 2:2, Ezra 2:6, Ezra 2:36, Ezra 2:40
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular8x2 Chronicles 31:15, Ezra 3:8, Ezra 4:3, Nehemiah 8:7
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xNehemiah 11:26
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular1x1 Chronicles 24:11
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