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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts יהושע(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. je-hosh-u-a(Biblical English)  [key]
Other Forms FormsJoshua

Meaning & History

The usual Hebrew form of the name "Joshua"; it occurs in the King James Version of Numbers 13:16 (the American Standard Revised Version "Hoshea"); and in some editions of the King James Version in 1 Chronicles 7:27, where others have the form "Jehoshuah" (h being wrongly added at the end).
Added 8/14/2023 by ohnothetableitsbroke