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Lexicon :: Strong's H3091 - yᵊhôšûaʿ

Aa
יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
Transliteration
yᵊhôšûaʿ
Pronunciation
yeh-ho-shoo'-ah
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: יהושוע (Strongs and Gesenius) יהושע (Strongs and Gesenius)

Strong’s Definitions

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ, yeh-ho-shoo'-ah; or יְהוֹשֻׁעַ Yᵉhôwshuʻa; from H3068 and H3467; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader:—Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954, H3442.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 218x

The KJV translates Strong's H3091 in the following manner: Joshua (218x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 218x
The KJV translates Strong's H3091 in the following manner: Joshua (218x).

  1. Joshua or Jehoshua = "Jehovah is salvation"

    proper masculine noun

    1. son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan

    2. a resident of Beth-shemesh on whose land the Ark of the Covenant came to a stop after the Philistines returned it

    3. son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration

    4. governor of Jerusalem under king Josiah who gave his name to a gate of the city of Jerusalem

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יְהוֹשׁוּעַ Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ, yeh-ho-shoo'-ah; or יְהוֹשֻׁעַ Yᵉhôwshuʻa; from H3068 and H3467; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader:—Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954, H3442.
STRONGS H3091: Abbreviations
יְהוֺשׁוּעַ, יְהוֺשֻׁעַ and (later) [H3442 יֵשׁוּעַ], proper name, masculine (& location, see 9 below) (י׳ is salvation, or י׳ is opulence, compare אֱלִישָׁע, אֱלִישׁוּעַ, אֲבִישׁוּעַ & NesSK 1892, 573 f.; in any case it came to be associated with ישׁע, compare Matthew 1:21; on יֵשׁוּעַ see especially FräVOJ iv. 1890, 332 f. MüllSK 1892, 177 f. who cite analogue for change of וֹ to later ֵ֯, & Nesl.c.) —
1. Moses' successor, son of Nun, (Greek Version of the LXX Ἰησοῦς) יְהוֺשׁוּעַ Deuteronomy 3:21; Judges 2:7; = יְהוֺשֻׁעַ Exodus 17:9, 10, 13, 14; Exodus 24:13; Exodus 32:17; Exodus 33:11; Numbers 11:28; Numbers 13:16; Numbers 14:6, 30, 38; Numbers 26:65; Numbers 27:18, 22; Numbers 32:12, 28; Numbers 34:17; Deuteronomy 1:38; Deuteronomy 3:28; Deuteronomy 31:3, 7, 14 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 31:23; Deuteronomy 34:9; Joshua 1:1 167 times Joshua; Judges 1:1; Judges 2:6, 7, 8, 21, 23; 1 Kings 16:34; 1 Chronicles 7:27; = יֵשׁוּעַ Nehemiah 8:17 (Greek Version of the LXX Ἰησοῦς); according to P, name changed by Moses from הוֺשֵׁעַ q. v. Numbers 13:8, 16 (Greek Version of the LXX Αὑση) Deuteronomy 32:44 (Greek Version of the LXX Ἰησοῦς).
2. יְהוֺשֻׁעַ a Bethshemite 1 Samuel 6:14, 18 (Greek Version of the LXX 'Wshe, A Ἰησοῦς, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Ἰωσηε).
3. high priest after the restoration, son of Jehozadak יְהוֺשֻׁעַ (Greek Version of the LXX Ἰησοῦς) Haggai 1:1, 12, 14; Haggai 2:2, 4; Zechariah 3:1, 3, 6, 8, 9; Zechariah 6:11... see H3442
4. יְהוֺשֻׁעַ governor of Jerusalem under Josiah 2 Kings 23:8 (Greek Version of the LXX Ἰησοῦς, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Ἰωσηε).

To see bottom section of 3. and 5.- 9. of this BDB entry H3442.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

17:9; 17:10; 17:13; 17:14; 24:13; 32:17; 33:11

Numbers

11:28; 13:8; 13:16; 13:16; 14:6; 14:30; 14:38; 26:65; 27:18; 27:22; 32:12; 32:28; 34:17

Deuteronomy

1:38; 3:21; 3:28; 31:3; 31:7; 31:14; 31:23; 32:44; 34:9

Joshua

1:1; 1:1

Judges

1:1; 2:6; 2:7; 2:7; 2:8; 2:21; 2:23

1 Samuel

6:14; 6:18

1 Kings

16:34

2 Kings

23:8

1 Chronicles

7:27

Nehemiah

8:17

Haggai

1:1; 1:12; 1:14; 2:2; 2:4

Zechariah

3:1; 3:3; 3:6; 3:8; 3:9; 6:11

Matthew

1:21

H3091

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3091 matches the Hebrew יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (yᵊhôšûaʿ),
which occurs 218 times in 199 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 4 (Exo 17:9–Jos 5:2)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:9 - So Moses said to Joshua, "Choose some of our men and go out, fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand."

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:10 - So Joshua fought against Amalek just as Moses had instructed him;and Moses and Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:13 - So Joshua destroyed Amalek and his army with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:14 - The LORD said to Moses, "Write this as a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in Joshua's hearing; for I will surely wipe out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:13 - So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant, and Moses went up the mountain of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:17 - When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "It is the sound of war in the camp!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:11 - The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, the way a person speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his servant, Joshua son of Nun, a young man, did not leave the tent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:28 - Joshua son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his choice young men, said, "My lord Moses, stop them!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:16 - These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to investigate the land. And Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:6 - And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of those who had investigated the land, tore their garments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:30 - You will by no means enter into the land where I swore to settle you. The only exceptions are Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:38 - But Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among the men who went to investigate the land, lived.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:65 - For the LORD had said of them, "They will surely die in the wilderness." And there was not left a single man of them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:18 - The LORD replied to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is such a spirit, and lay your hand on him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:22 - So Moses did as the LORD commanded him; he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before the whole community.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:12 - except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua son of Nun, for they followed the LORD wholeheartedly.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:28 - So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:17 - "These are the names of the men who are to allocate the land to you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:38 - However, Joshua son of Nun, your assistant, will go. Encourage him, because he will enable Israel to inherit the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:21 - I also commanded Joshua at the same time, "You have seen everything the LORD your God did to these two kings; he will do the same to all the kingdoms where you are going.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:28 - Commission Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, because he will lead these people over and will enable them to inherit the land you will see."

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:3 - As for the LORD your God, he is about to cross over before you; he will destroy these nations before you and dispossess them. As for Joshua, he is about to cross before you just as the LORD has said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:7 - Then Moses called out to Joshua in the presence of all Israel, "Be strong and courageous, for you will accompany these people to the land that the LORD promised to give their ancestors, and you will enable them to inherit it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:14 - Then the LORD said to Moses, "The day of your death is near. Summon Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of meeting so that I can commission him." So Moses and Joshua presented themselves in the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:23 - and the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun, "Be strong and courageous, for you will take the Israelites to the land I have promised them, and I will be with you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:9 - Now Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had placed his hands on him; and the Israelites listened to him and did just what the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:1 - After Moses the LORD's servant died, the LORD said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' assistant:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:10 - Joshua instructed the leaders of the people:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:12 - Joshua told the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:16 - They told Joshua, "We will do everything you say. We will go wherever you send us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:1 - Joshua son of Nun sent two spies out from Shittim secretly and instructed them: "Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho." They stopped at the house of a prostitute named Rahab and spent the night there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:23 - Then the two men returned - they came down from the hills, crossed the river, came to Joshua son of Nun, and reported to him all they had discovered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:24 - They told Joshua, "Surely the LORD is handing over all the land to us! All who live in the land are cringing before us!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:1 - Bright and early the next morning Joshua and the Israelites left Shittim and came to the Jordan. They camped there before crossing the river.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:5 - Joshua told the people, "Ritually consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will perform miraculous deeds among you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:6 - Joshua told the priests, "Pick up the ark of the covenant and pass on ahead of the people." So they picked up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:7 - The LORD told Joshua, "This very day I will begin to honor you before all Israel so they will know that I am with you just as I was with Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:9 - Joshua told the Israelites, "Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:10 - Joshua continued, "This is how you will know the living God is among you and that he will truly drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:1 - When the entire nation was on the other side, the LORD told Joshua,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:4 - Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one per tribe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:5 - Joshua told them, "Go in front of the ark of the LORD your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:8 - The Israelites did just as Joshua commanded. They picked up twelve stones, according to the number of the Israelite tribes, from the middle of the Jordan as the LORD had instructed Joshua. They carried them over with them to the camp and put them there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:9 - Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan in the very place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood. They remain there to this very day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:10 - Now the priests carrying the ark of the covenant were standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything the Lord had commanded Joshua to tell the people was accomplished, in accordance with all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people went across quickly,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:14 - That day the LORD brought honor to Joshua before all Israel. They respected him all his life, just as they had respected Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:15 - The LORD told Joshua,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:17 - So Joshua instructed the priests, "Come up from the Jordan!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:20 - Now Joshua set up in Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:2 - At that time the LORD told Joshua, "Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites once again."

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1. Currently on page 1/4 (Exo 17:9–Jos 5:2) Exo 17:9–Jos 5:2

2. LOAD PAGE 2 Jos 5:3–Jos 9:15

3. LOAD PAGE 3 Jos 9:22–Jos 17:14

4. LOAD PAGE 4 Jos 17:15–Zec 6:11

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