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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Joshua


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Joshua Joshua

The name Joshua occurs four times in the Bible. Most famous is the judge Joshua the Ephraimite, the successor of Moses and the one who leads Israel into the Promised Land. The original name of this Joshua is Hosea (Hosea; Num 13:16) but Moses names him Joshua.
Other Joshuas are: the owner of a field in Beth-shemite where the Ark returns to Israel (1 Sam 6:14); A governor of Jerusalem (2 Kings 23:8); A high priest (Hag 1:1).
Joshua is also the original Hebrew form of the Greek name Jesus. A shortened form of Joshua (although not clear in English) is the name Jeshua (Jeshua).

The name Joshua is a compilation of two elements. The first element is yah, which is the commonly accepted abbreviated form of YHWH, which is YHWH, the Name of the Lord.
The second part of the name comes from the verb yasha (yasha 929), be saved, delivered. Derivations yasha (yesha 929a) and yeshua (yeshua 929b) both mean salvation. Derivation shoa (shoa 929c) indicates a 'free man,' meaning an independent person.

BDB lists Joshua under YHWH and reads Yah Is Salvation. NOBSE reads Yahweh Is Salvation.

The name Joshua is the Hebrew form of the Greek name Jesus, and most probably the name by which Jesus was known by His contemporaries. Jesus was fascinated by the Book of Isaiah, probably mostly because this Book appears to be entirely about Him, but perhaps also because the name Isaiah (Isaiah) is almost identical to the name Joshua with the two segments reversed.

Other names that are formed from the word yasha are Elisha and Ishi,



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