/jhoːˈʃuːʕ/ [johoˑˈʃuːaʕ/eril
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Tanım
•a male given name, equivalent to English Joshua · Joshua (the son of Nun, Judge of Israel following Moses; author of the Book of Joshua; Quranic figure) · Joshua (the sixth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh)
Etimoloji
Perhaps from הוֹשֵׁעַ (hoshéa, hōšḗaʿ, “Hosea”) with the "addition" of יהוה (“YHWH (Yahweh)”), therefore meaning "Yahweh is salvation". See הוֹשִׁיעַ (hoshía, “to save”). Compare with יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (y'shayáhu, yəšaʿyā́hū).