יהושע
Hebrew
editEtymology
editPerhaps 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 (Israel): (file)
Proper noun
editיְהוֹשֻׁעַ • (yehoshúa) m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Joshua
- Joshua (the sixth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh)
Derived terms
edit- יֵשׁוּעַ (yeshúa)
Descendants
edit- Yiddish: יהושע (yhushe)
Anagrams
editYiddish
editEtymology
editFrom Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ.
Proper noun
editיהושע • (yehoyshue, yeshue) m
- 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)
- Joshua (the sixth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh)
Derived terms
edit- יאָשקע (yoshke)
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