Word Study

The meaning of יֵשׁוּעַ

Understanding Yêshûwaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H3442
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance

יֵשׁוּעַ

Phoneticyay-shoo'-ah
TransliterationYêshûwaʻ
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

for יְהוֹשׁוּעַ; he will save Jeshua. - § Jeshua = "he is saved" - Jeshua, the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine n pr m 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 n pr loc 7) a town in southern Judah reinhabited by the people of Judah after the return from captivity

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

29 total references
ReferenceText
1 Chronicles 24:11

The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

2 Chronicles 31:15

And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:

Ezra 3:8

Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the Lord.

Nehemiah 9:5

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
29x
Most Frequent Book
Nehemiah
Book Distribution
1 Chronicles1
2 Chronicles1
Ezra10
Nehemiah17

Devotional Reflection

How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'יֵשׁוּעַ' deepen your understanding of 1 Chronicles 24:11?