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 town in southern Judah reinhabited by the people of Judah after the return from captivity

Brown-Driver-Briggs

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Jeshua • A town in Judah inhabited after the Babylonian exile

Jeshua, a town in Judah inhabited by the people of Judah after the Babylonian exile (Nehemiah 11:26).

• A location near Moladah מוֹלָדָה only mentioned at Neh.11.26;
• only referred to as Jeshua יֵשׁוּעַ.
  

Jeshua was a town in Judah that was inhabited by the people of Judah after their return from the Babylonian exile (Nehemiah 11:26). It is mentioned in the context of the resettlement of Jerusalem and the surrounding towns during the time of Nehemiah. The town is listed among other settlements in the southern part of Judah, suggesting that it was located in that region. Its location is unknown.

All entries for Jeshua: יֵשׁוּעַ