Strong H3091H3091Jיְהוֹשׁוּעַ

Joshua

One of the 4 senses of Strong H3091

Transliteration
yehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛
Pronunciation
{yeh-ho-shoo'-ah} yeh-ho-shoo'-ah
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.2;
son of: Jehozadak (H3087);
father of: Joiakim (H3113); also called Jeshua at Ezr.2.2; 3.2,8; 4.3; 5.2; 1x12.1,7,10,26;

Meaning of the name

Joshua or Jehoshua = "Jehovah is salvation"

General definition

From H3068 and H3467; Jehovah-saved;
Jehoshua (that {is} {Joshua}) the Jewish leader: - {Jehoshua} {Jehoshuah} Joshua. Compare {H1954 } H3442 .

In the biblical story

Joshua

High priest during the rebuilding of the temple

Joshua (or Jeshua), the son of Jehozadak, was the high priest who led the rebuilding of the temple after the Babylonian exile.

In the Bible

Strong H3091J appears in 11 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • joshua11

First verses

  1. Haggai 1:1
    In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
  2. Haggai 1:12
    Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the Lord.
  3. Haggai 1:14
    And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of hosts, their God,
  4. Haggai 2:2
    Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,
  5. Haggai 2:4
    Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts:
  6. Zechariah 3:1
    And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
  7. Zechariah 3:3
    Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
  8. Zechariah 3:6
    And the angel of the Lord protested unto Joshua, saying,
  9. Zechariah 3:8
    Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
  10. Zechariah 3:9
    For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
  11. Zechariah 6:11
    Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;
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