First names in Hebrew

First name Joshua: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יהושע

Gematria value: 391

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Joshua is written יהושע

Joshua is the English form of this Hebrew name, יהושע in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Joshua mean?

Meaning: "God saves"
Origin: Hebrew

Joshua is the English form of a Hebrew name, יהושע, meaning "God saves". At first he was called Hoshea, "he saves"; it was Moses who gave him his full name (Numbers 13:16), as one entrusts a mission.

Gematria

Joshua = 391

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יהושע has 5 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• שthe letter Shin300
• עthe letter Ayin70
• Total391

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Ayin

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Joshua, from י to ע:

יָחֹס עַל־דַּל וְאֶבְיוֹן וְנַפְשׁוֹת אֶבְיוֹנִים יוֹשִׁיעַ׃

“He will have pity on the poor and the needy, and he will save the lives of the needy.”

Psalms 72:13

The book of your first name

Joshua, in nine pages

• Joshua, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Joshua
• Joshua, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Joshua in three answers

How do you write Joshua in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Joshua is written יהושע. Joshua is the English form of this Hebrew name, יהושע in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Joshua?
Written יהושע, Joshua is worth 391: the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Ayin (70).

What does Joshua mean?
God saves (origin: Hebrew). Joshua is the English form of a Hebrew name, יהושע, meaning "God saves". At first he was called Hoshea, "he saves"; it was Moses who gave him his full name (Numbers 13:16), as one entrusts a mission.