יהושע

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).

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /je.hoˈʃu.a/

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יְהוֹשֻׁעַ • (yehoshúa) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Joshua
   1. Joshua son of Nun, leader of Israel following Moses; author of the Book of Joshua; Quranic figure.
2. Joshua (book of the Bible)

• יֵשׁוּעַ (yeshúa)

• Yiddish: יהושע (yhushe)

• הושיע

From Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ.

יהושע • (yehoyshue, yeshue) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Joshua
2. Joshua (biblical character)
3. Joshua (book of the Bible)

• יאָשקע (yoshke)