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יְהוֹשׁוּעַ H3091

Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ

yeh-ho-shoo'-ah

or יְהוֹשֻׁעַ; from יְהֹוָה and יָשַׁע; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader; Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare הוֹשֵׁעַ, יֵשׁוּעַ.

Brown–Driver–Briggs

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ, יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, and (later) יֵשׁוּעַ, n.pr.m. (& loc., v. 9 infr.) (י׳ is salvation or י׳ is opulence)
1 Moses’ successor, son of Nun
2 a Bethshemite
3 h.p. after the restoration, son of Jehozadak
4 governor of Jerusalem under Josiah
5 head of one of the classes of priests
6 a Levitical family-name of frequent occurrence
7 father of a builder at the wall
8 a Judaite family-name
9 n.pr.loc. in south of Judah

From Brown, Driver, and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), in the public domain.


199 occurrences

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  • Joshua 10:28
    And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
  • Joshua 10:29
    Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
  • Joshua 10:31
    And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
  • Joshua 10:33
    Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
  • Joshua 10:34
    And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:
  • Joshua 10:36
    And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
  • Joshua 10:38
    And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:
  • Joshua 10:40
    So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.
  • Joshua 10:41
    And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
  • Joshua 10:42
    And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.