"יהושע" meaning in Hebrew

See יהושע in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /jhoːˈʃuːʕ/ [johoˑˈʃuːaʕ] [Tiberian-Hebrew], /jə.høˈʃuw.waʕ/ [joho(ː)ˈʃuwwaʕ] [Yemenite-Hebrew], /je.hoˈʃu.a/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288_(heb)-Uziel302-יהושע.wav Forms: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ [canonical], y'hoshúa [romanization]
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). Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|י־שׁ־ע}} Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=m|tr=y'hoshúa|wv=יְהוֹשֻׁעַ}} יְהוֹשֻׁעַ • (y'hoshúa) m
  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Joshua Categories (topical): Hebrew given names, Hebrew male given names
    Sense id: en-יהושע-he-name-h1wV-IrN Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 30 37 34 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 25 17 19 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 24 15 17 21
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Joshua
    (biblical) Joshua (the son of Nun, Judge of Israel following Moses; author of the Book of Joshua; Quranic figure)
    Categories (topical): Hebrew given names, Hebrew male given names, Biblical characters
    Sense id: en-יהושע-he-name-8f8KoyWp Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 30 37 34 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 25 17 19 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 24 15 17 21 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  3. Joshua (the sixth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh) Categories (topical): Books of the Bible
    Sense id: en-יהושע-he-name-E~L3as30 Disambiguation of Books of the Bible: 9 20 70 Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew terms belonging to the root י־שׁ־ע, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 30 37 34 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root י־שׁ־ע: 27 31 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 25 17 19 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 24 15 17 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: יֵשׁוּעַ (yeshúa)
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