Bible Dictionary
Jehoshua
Jehoshua is a form of the name Joshua, meaning that Jehovah is salvation or deliverance. It appears in certain Old Testament textual forms and genealogical references.
Definition
Jehoshua is a form of Joshua meaning “whose help is Jehovah,” “Jehovah is deliverance,” or “saviour.” It is a Hebrew form of the name Joshua.
Biblical Usage
The form appears in the account of the spies and in a genealogical reference to Ephraim.
Historical Background
The King James Version preserves Jehoshua in Numbers, while other versions use Hoshea or related forms.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(whose help is Jehovah; Help of Jehovah or savoiur). In this form is given the name of Joshua in (Numbers 13:16) Once more only the name appears,—as Jehosh’uah.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>je-hosh'-u-a (yehoshua`, "Yahweh is deliverance," or "is opulence"): The usual Hebrew form of the name "Joshua"; it occurs in the King James Version of Nu 13:16 (the American Standard Revised Version "Hoshea"); and in some editions of the King James Version in 1Ch 7:27, where others have the form "Jehoshuah" (h being wrongly added at the end).</p><p>See JOSHUA.</p>