Hebrew word · Strong's H3091

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ

Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ · yeh-ho-shoo'-ah · word · “Joshua, "the LORD saves"”

In a sentence

Yehoshua — Joshua — means "the LORD saves." Moses' successor leads Israel into the land; the New Testament greek form of his name is Iēsous: Jesus.

Yehoshua is composed of YHWH + the verb "to save." It is a name and a confession: salvation belongs to the LORD.

Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan and into the promised land — a foreshadowing of the greater Joshua, Jesus, who leads his people into the true rest.

Strong's reference

Definition: Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader

KJV usage: Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954 (הוֹשֵׁעַ), H3442 (יֵשׁוּעַ).

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”” Joshua 24:15 “But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”” Matthew 1:21 “She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.””

Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.