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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
>