יהושע
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps from הוֹשֵׁעַ (hōšḗaʿ, “Hosea”) with the "addition" of יהוה (“YHWH (Yahweh)”), therefore meaning "Yahweh is salvation". See הוֹשִׁיעַ (hoshía', “to save”). Compare with יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (yəšaʿyā́hū).
Pronunciation edit
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /je.hoˈʃu.a/
Audio (IL) (file)
Proper noun edit
יְהוֹשֻׁעַ • (yehoshúa) m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Joshua
- Joshua (book of the Bible)
Derived terms edit
- יֵשׁוּעַ (yeshúa)
Descendants edit
- Yiddish: יהושע (yhushe)
Anagrams edit
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
From Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ.
Proper noun edit
יהושע • (yehoyshue, yeshue) m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Joshua
- Joshua (biblical character)
- Joshua (book of the Bible)
Derived terms edit
- יאָשקע (yoshke)