TheWay Bible
Free on iPhoneStudy, memorize, journal, and pray.
Get the app

Home›Strong's concordance›H3091

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ H3091

H3091 is the Hebrew word יְהוֹשׁוּעַ, transliterated Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ and said yeh-ho-shoo'-ah. The King James Version most often renders it joshua.

Word: יְהוֹשׁוּעַTransliteration: YᵉhôwshûwaʻSaid: yeh-ho-shoo'-ahLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 195 verses

What it means

Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader.

Where it comes from

or יְהוֹשֻׁעַ; from H3068 (יְהֹוָה) and H3467 (יָשַׁע); Jehovah-saved.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 214 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

joshua 202×came to pass when joshua 3×now joshua 2×gave joshua 1×why joshua 1×stead them joshua 1×only that did joshua 1×again to joshua 1×jehoshua 1×now o joshua 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954 (הוֹשֵׁעַ), H3442 (יֵשׁוּעַ).

Verses using יְהוֹשׁוּעַ

The first 40 of 195 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 17:9 · KJV

And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.

Exodus 17:10 · KJV

So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

Exodus 17:13 · KJV

And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

Exodus 17:14 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

Exodus 24:13 · KJV

And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.

Exodus 32:17 · KJV

And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.

Exodus 33:11 · KJV

And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

Numbers 11:28 · KJV

And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

Numbers 14:6 · KJV

And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:

Numbers 14:30 · KJV

Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

Numbers 14:38 · KJV

But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.

Numbers 26:65 · KJV

For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

Numbers 27:18 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;

Numbers 27:22 · KJV

And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:

Numbers 32:12 · KJV

Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.

Numbers 32:28 · KJV

So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:

Numbers 34:17 · KJV

These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.

Deuteronomy 1:38 · KJV

But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

Deuteronomy 3:21 · KJV

And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.

Deuteronomy 3:28 · KJV

But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.

Deuteronomy 31:3 · KJV

The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.

Deuteronomy 31:7 · KJV

And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.

Deuteronomy 31:14 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.

Deuteronomy 31:23 · KJV

And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.

Deuteronomy 34:9 · KJV

And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.

Joshua 1:1 · KJV

Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,

Joshua 1:10 · KJV

Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

Joshua 1:12 · KJV

And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,

Joshua 1:16 · KJV

And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.

Joshua 2:1 · KJV

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

Joshua 2:23 · KJV

So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:

Joshua 2:24 · KJV

And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.

Joshua 3:1 · KJV

And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.

Joshua 3:5 · KJV

And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.

Joshua 3:6 · KJV

And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.

Joshua 3:7 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.

Joshua 3:9 · KJV

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God.

Joshua 3:10 · KJV

And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.

Joshua 4:1 · KJV

And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,

Joshua 4:4 · KJV

Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

Common questions

What does Strong's H3091 mean?

H3091 is the Hebrew word יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ), meaning Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader.

How is H3091 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it joshua (202 times), came to pass when joshua (3 times), now joshua (2 times), gave joshua (1 time), why joshua (1 time), among others.

How many times does H3091 appear in the Bible?

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ) is tagged in 195 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3091 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or יְהוֹשֻׁעַ; from H3068 (יְהֹוָה) and H3467 (יָשַׁע); Jehovah-saved.

Nearby entries

Strong's concordance →

Keep reading in TheWay Bible App

Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.