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Joshua

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɒʃ(j)ʊə/

The English word “Joshua” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. The sixth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh.
  2. The son of Nun, Judge of Israel following Moses; author of the Book of Joshua; Quranic figure.

noun

  1. A Joshua tree.

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshúa'), perhaps from הוֹשֵׁעַ (Hoshéa') with addition of יהוה (YHWH, “Yahweh”), thus meaning "Yahweh is salvation". See הוֹשִׁיעַ (hoshía', “to save”). By cognate a direct equivalent to Jesus via Latin Iēsūs and Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs) from Aramaic יֵשׁוּע (Yēšū́ʿ), akin to Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (Yeshúa'), a variant of Yehoshúa'. The Greek Septuagint…

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