Name meaning and origin
Joshua
Hebrew: God is salvation, Yahweh saves
Where the name comes from
- HebrewGod is salvation, Yahweh savesיְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshua) - same root as Jesus
Joshua across traditions
- Biblical. Successor of Moses, led Israel into Promised Land, conquered Jericho
- Jewish. Model military leader, faithful servant of Moses
- Christian. Prefigures Jesus (same name), leads people to salvation
Forms in other languages
Josh, Jesus, Yeshua, Jesús, Josué
Joshua in letter-number systems
Hebrew, Greek and other traditions gave every letter a number, and read meaning into the totals. These are the counts, computed; the readings are inside the Innerverse.
152
Hebrew Standard
8
Hebrew Ordinal
74
English Simple
444
English Sumerian
88
English Reverse
689
Greek Isopsephy
5
Chaldean
2
Pythagorean
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