Joshua and Jeshua
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Numberup at worldnet.att.net
Fri Sep 3 15:18:44 EDT 1999
Jeshua is most likely a parallel form with Joshua, both of which are short forms
deriving apparently from Yehoshua. "Joshua" is spelled "Yehoshua" in the Masoretic
text of that book, but the same son of Nun is called "Hoshea" in Numbers 13:8, and
"Yeshua" in the Hebrew text at Nehemiah 8:17. I have read somewhere that the "short
forms" may be due to the influence of Aramaic, but do not have ready access to that
reference.
Solomon Landers
Memra Institute for Biblical Research
http://www.memrain.org
Tony Costa wrote:
> Can anyone shed some light on the relation between Joshua (Yehoshua) and
> Jeshua. I understand that Jeshua appears in the post-exilic texts like
> Zechariah. Is Jeshua a later development from Joshua or a contracted form of
> Joshua? Many thanks.
>
> Tony Costa, B.A.
> University of Toronto
>
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