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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From older Josue, from Middle Dutch josue, from Latin Iosue, from Ancient Greek Ιωσούας (Iōsoúas), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ. The form with a appears in the sixteenth century, probably influenced by the Greek and Hebrew forms.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjoː.zy.aː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Jo‧zua

Proper noun

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Jozua m

  1. Joshua (book of the Hebrew Bible)
  2. Joshua (Biblical character)

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: Yosua

Latvian

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Proper noun

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Jozua m (4th declension)

  1. a very rare male given name
  2. Joshua (biblical character).


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