Meaning For Name Joshua

Joshua was derived from the hebrew name yehoshu a from the roots yeho referring to god and yasha meaning to save joshua shares origins with the name jesus which comes from the aramaic variation yeshu a.

Meaning for name joshua. The name of the lord. Joshua french and spanish. The second element of the name joshua jesus comes from the verb ישע yasha meaning to save or deliver.

As told in the old testament joshua was a companion of moses he went up mount sinai with moses when he received the ten commandments from god and later he was one of the twelve spies sent into canaan. From the hebrew name י הו ש ע yehoshu a meaning yahweh is salvation from the roots י הו referring to the hebrew god and י ש ע meaning to save. The name joshua is a compilation of two elements the first one being the appellative יה yah יהו yahu יו yu which in turn are abbreviated forms of the tetragrammaton.

Joshua is a masculine hebrew name that means god is salvation.