masculine Josh

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Origin:
hebrew
Name Root:
Yəhošúa / yehôshûa‛
Meaning:*
This name derives from the Hebrew “Yəhošúa / Yehôshûa’,” meaning “God rescues, Yahweh is salvation.” It appears in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. “Yeshua” appears in some following editions of the Hebrew Bible; once for Joshua the son of Nun, and 28 times for Joshua the High Priest and (KJV “Jeshua”) and other priests called Jeshua although these same priests are also given the spelling Joshua in 11 further instances in the books of Haggai and Zechariah. It differs from the usual Hebrew Bible spelling of Joshua, found 218 times in the Hebrew Bible.

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Numerological Values: #7

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Chakra Number: #7
Crown Chakra "Sahasrara"

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