יֵשׁוּעַ

ye.shu.aProper Noun (Masculine)H3442

Jeshua

From: for H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ); he will save;

Short Definition

Jeshua, the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Jozadak (H3136) § Jeshua = "he is saved" 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) son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration 3) a priest in the time of David who had charge of the 9th course 4) a Levite in the reign of Hezekiah 5) head of a Levitical house which returned from captivity in Babylon 6) father of a builder of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a town in southern Judah reinhabited by the people of Judah after the return from captivity

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

28 times

Appears 28 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Nehemiah
16
Ezra
10
1 Chronicles
1
2 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 24:11
  • Ezra 2:36
  • Ezra 4:3
  • Nehemiah 12:8
  • Nehemiah 7:7

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.