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".
Hebrew · H3442
יֵשׁוּעַ
Jeshua , the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine
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יֵשׁוּעַ H3442
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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Questions this entry answers
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 Jeshua 11× 2 Chronicles 31:15, Ezra 2:2, Ezra 3:8, Ezra 4:3
of Jeshua 11× Ezra 2:6, Ezra 2:36, Ezra 2:40, Ezra 8:33
and Jeshua 1× Nehemiah 12:24
and with Jeshua 1× Nehemiah 12:1
in Jeshua 1× Nehemiah 11:26
of Joshua 1× Nehemiah 8:17
So Jeshua 1× Ezra 3:9
Then Jeshua 1× Ezra 3:2
to Jeshua 1× 1 Chronicles 24:11
Show sample aligned rows
1 Chronicles 24:11 לְיֵשׁ֙וּעַ֙ to to Jeshua Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 31:15 וְיֵשׁ֨וּעַ to Jeshua Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 2:2 יֵשׁ֡וּעַ to Jeshua Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 2:6 יֵשׁ֖וּעַ to of Jeshua Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 2:36 יֵשׁ֔וּעַ to of Jeshua Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 2:40 יֵשׁ֧וּעַ to of Jeshua Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 3:2 יֵשׁ֨וּעַ to Then Jeshua Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 3:8 וְיֵשׁ֨וּעַ to Jeshua Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 3:9 יֵשׁ֡וּעַ to So Jeshua Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 4:3 וְיֵשׁ֗וּעַ to Jeshua Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Chronicles 24:11
Aligned rows 29
Books represented 4
1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 10 Nehemiah 17
Source forms
יֵשׁ֡וּעַ 3x yê·šū·a‘ Ezra 2:2, Ezra 3:9, Nehemiah 7:7
יֵשׁ֖וּעַ 3x yê·šū·a‘ Ezra 2:6, Nehemiah 7:11, Nehemiah 12:26
יֵשׁ֧וּעַ 3x yê·šū·a‘ Ezra 2:40, Nehemiah 7:43, Nehemiah 12:8
יֵשׁ֨וּעַ 3x yê·šū·a‘ Ezra 3:2, Nehemiah 8:17, Nehemiah 9:4
וְיֵשׁ֨וּעַ 2x wə·yê·šū·a‘ 2 Chronicles 31:15, Ezra 3:8
יֵשׁ֔וּעַ 2x yê·šū·a‘ Ezra 2:36, Nehemiah 7:39
יֵשׁ֛וּעַ 2x yê·šū·a‘ Ezra 8:33, Nehemiah 3:19
וּבְיֵשׁ֥וּעַ 1x ū·ḇə·yê·šū·a‘ Nehemiah 11:26
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 19x Ezra 2:2, Ezra 2:6, Ezra 2:36, Ezra 2:40
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 8x 2 Chronicles 31:15, Ezra 3:8, Ezra 4:3, Nehemiah 8:7
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Nehemiah 11:26
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 24:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Jeshua , the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine
Source Gloss
Jeshua , the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine
Extended definition
Jeshua.
Word Origins
יֵשׁוּעַ is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain