Transliteration: yehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛

Phonetic: yeh-ho-shoo'-ah

BDB Definition:

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

Origin: from H3068" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3068 and H3467" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3467

TWOT entry: None

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