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Lexicon :: Strong's H3091 - yᵊhôšûaʿ

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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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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Moses said to Joshua, “Select some men for us and go fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with God’s staff in my hand.”

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Joshua did as Moses had told him, and fought against Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

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So Joshua defeated Amalek and his army[fn] with the sword.

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The LORD then said to Moses, “Write this down on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua: I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek under heaven.”

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So Moses arose with his assistant Joshua and went up the mountain of God.

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When Joshua heard the sound of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is a sound of war in the camp.”

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The LORD would speak with Moses face to face, just as a man speaks with his friend, then Moses would return to the camp. His assistant, the young man Joshua son of Nun, would not leave the inside of the tent.

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Joshua son of Nun, assistant to Moses since his youth,[fn] responded, “Moses, my lord, stop them! ”

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These were the names of the men Moses sent to scout out the land, and Moses renamed Hoshea son of Nun, Joshua.

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Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who scouted out the land, tore their clothes

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“I swear that none of you will enter the land I promised[fn] to settle you in, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

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Only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive of those men who went to scout out the land.

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For the LORD had said to them that they would all die in the wilderness. None of them was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

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The LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.

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Moses did as the LORD commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before the priest Eleazar and the entire community,

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“none except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, because they did remain loyal to the LORD.’

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So Moses gave orders about them to the priest Eleazar, Joshua son of Nun, and the family heads of the Israelite tribes.

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“These are the names of the men who are to distribute the land as an inheritance for you: the priest Eleazar and Joshua son of Nun.

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“Joshua son of Nun, who attends you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit it.

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“I commanded Joshua at that time: Your own eyes have seen everything the LORD your God has done to these two kings. The LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms you are about to enter.

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“But commission Joshua and encourage and strengthen him, for he will cross over ahead of the people and enable them to inherit this land that you will see.’

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“The LORD your God is the one who will cross ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will drive them out. Joshua is the one who will cross ahead of you, as the LORD has said.

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Moses then summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with[fn] this people into the land the LORD swore to give to their ancestors. You will enable them to take possession of it.

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The LORD said to Moses, “The time of your death is now approaching. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the tent of meeting so that I may commission him.” When Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting,

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The LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land I swore to them, and I will be with you.”

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Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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After the death of Moses the LORD’s servant, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’s assistant:

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Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people,

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Joshua said to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh,

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They answered Joshua, “Everything you have commanded us we will do, and everywhere you send us we will go.

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Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men as spies from the Acacia Grove,[fn] saying, “Go and scout the land, especially Jericho.” So they left, and they came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab, and stayed there.

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Then the men returned, came down from the hill country, and crossed the Jordan. They went to Joshua son of Nun and reported everything that had happened to them.

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They told Joshua, “The LORD has handed over the entire land to us. Everyone who lives in the land is also panicking because of us.”[fn]

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Joshua started early the next morning and left the Acacia Grove[fn] with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan and stayed there before crossing.

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Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, because the LORD will do wonders among you tomorrow.”

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Then he said to the priests, “Carry the ark of the covenant and go on ahead of the people.” So they carried the ark of the covenant and went ahead of them.

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The LORD spoke to Joshua: “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so they will know that I will be with you just as I was with Moses.

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Then Joshua told the Israelites, “Come closer and listen to the words of the LORD your God.”

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He said, “You will know that the living God is among you and that he will certainly dispossess before you the Canaanites, Hethites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites

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After the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD spoke to Joshua:

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So Joshua summoned the twelve men he had selected from the Israelites, one man for each tribe,

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and said to them, “Go across to the ark of the LORD your God in the middle of the Jordan. Each of you lift a stone onto his shoulder, one for each of the Israelite tribes,

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The Israelites did just as Joshua had commanded them. The twelve men took stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each of the Israelite tribes, just as the LORD had told Joshua. They carried them to the camp and set them down there.

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Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle[fn] of the Jordan where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant were standing. The stones are still there today.

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The priests carrying the ark continued standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything was completed that the LORD had commanded Joshua to tell the people, in keeping with all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people hurried across,

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On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they revered him throughout his life, as they had revered Moses.

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The LORD told Joshua,

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So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up from the Jordan.”

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Then Joshua set up in Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan,

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At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelite men 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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