יהושע

Hebrew

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jhoːˈʃuːʕ/ [johoˑˈʃuːaʕ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jə.høˈʃuw.waʕ/ [joho(ː)ˈʃuwwaʕ]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /je.hoˈʃu.a/

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Proper noun

יְהוֹשֻׁעַ • (y'hoshúa) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Joshua
   1. (biblical) Joshua (the son of Nun, Judge of Israel following Moses; author of the Book of Joshua; Quranic figure)
2. Joshua (the sixth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh)

Derived terms

• יֵשׁוּעַ (yeshúa)

Descendants

• Yiddish: יהושע (yehoyshue)

Anagrams

• הושיע

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ.

Proper noun

יהושע • (yehoyshue, yeshue) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Joshua
2. (biblical) Joshua (the son of Nun, Judge of Israel following Moses; author of the Book of Joshua; Quranic figure)
3. Joshua (the sixth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh)

Derived terms

• יאָשקע (yoshke)