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Jeshua

יֵשׁוּעַStrong’s H3442

yeshua (ye-shu-a)

Appears in 29 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Yeshua is the Hebrew word usually translated “jeshua”. It appears in 29 verses of the Old Testament.

“The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah,”
1 Chronicles 24:11 KJV
Meaning
  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. 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
  8. Son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration
  9. A priest in the time of David who had charge of the 9th course
  10. A Levite in the reign of Hezekiah
  11. Head of a Levitical house which returned from captivity in Babylon
  12. Father of a builder of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
  13. 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
  14. Son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration
  15. A priest in the time of David who had charge of the 9th course
  16. A Levite in the reign of Hezekiah
  17. Head of a Levitical house which returned from captivity in Babylon
  18. Father of a builder of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
  19. 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
  20. Son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration
  21. A priest in the time of David who had charge of the 9th course
  22. A Levite in the reign of Hezekiah
  23. Head of a Levitical house which returned from captivity in Babylon
  24. Father of a builder of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
  25. 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
  26. Son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration
  27. A priest in the time of David who had charge of the 9th course
  28. A Levite in the reign of Hezekiah
  29. Head of a Levitical house which returned from captivity in Babylon
  30. Father of a builder of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
  31. 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
  32. Son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration
  33. A priest in the time of David who had charge of the 9th course
  34. A Levite in the reign of Hezekiah
  35. Head of a Levitical house which returned from captivity in Babylon
  36. Father of a builder of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
  37. § Jeshua = "he is saved"
  38. 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
  39. Son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration
  40. A priest in the time of David who had charge of the 9th course
  41. A Levite in the reign of Hezekiah
  42. Head of a Levitical house which returned from captivity in Babylon
  43. Father of a builder of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
How it's translated
  • jeshua 19
  • and jeshua 8
  • to jeshua 1
  • and in jeshua 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Nehemiah 17
  • Ezra 10
  • 1 Chronicles 1
  • 2 Chronicles 1

4 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

יֵשׁוּעַ yeshua · Jeshua

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.11; 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 …

יֵשׁוּעַ yeshua · Jeshua

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.15 § 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 …

יֵשׁוּעַ yeshua · Jeshua

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.6; son of: Pahath-moab (H6355) ; brother of: Joab (H3097I) § 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 …

יֵשׁוּעַ yeshua · Jeshua

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.40; son of: Azaniah (H0245) § 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 …

יֵשׁוּעַ yeshua · Jeshua

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.33; father of: Jozabad (H3107M) § 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 …

יֵשׁוּעַ yeshua · Jeshua

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.19; father of: Ezer (H5829I) § 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 …

יֵשׁוּעַ yeshua · Jeshua

§ Jeshua = "he is saved" a town in southern Judah reinhabited by the people of Judah after the return from captivity

יֵשׁוּעַ yeshua · Jeshua

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.24; son of: Kadmiel (H6934) § 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 …

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.