Lexical Definition

‎יֵשׁוּעַ‎ Yêshûwaʻ (yay-shoo'-ah) Jeshua ^N:N-M-P
for ‎יְהוֹשׁוּעַ‎; he will save

Jeshua.

• § Jeshua = "he is saved"
• Jeshua, the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine

n pr m
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
n pr loc
7) a town in southern Judah reinhabited by the people of Judah after the return from captivity

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.33
• father of: Jozabad (יוֹזָבָד)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Hebrew form: יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
‎יֵשׁוּעַ‎ proper name, masculine (Biblical Hebrew id., 3); — Ezra 5:2.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned priest • A priest who received the temple treasures.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Jeshua was a priest who received the temple treasures brought back from Babylon during the return from exile.

• A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.33;
• only referred to as Jeshua יֵשׁוּעַ;
• father of Jozabad יוֹזָבָד.

Jeshua is mentioned briefly in Ezra as one of the priests who received the temple treasures that were brought back from Babylon. These treasures, which included gold and silver vessels, had been taken from the temple by the Babylonians during the conquest of Jerusalem. When the exiles returned, they brought these treasures back to be used in the rebuilt temple. Jeshua, along with other priests, was responsible for ensuring that the treasures were properly accounted for and stored until the temple was ready for use.

All entries for Jeshua: יֵשׁוּעַ

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• Jozabad (child)