Charles Grebe Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Accordance BHS lists the “roots” of the proper noun Joshua יְהוֹשׁוּעַ as יה plus שׁוע. Clines (DCH) lists them as יה plus ישׁע. Anyone know why Accordance BHS went with שׁוע “to cry for help” rather than ישׁע “to deliver, save”? Elisha אֱלִישָׁע and Shua שׁוּעַ are also listed as יה plus שׁוע. Contrast this with Isaiah יְשַׁעְיָהוּ Isaiah יְשַׁעְיָה Hoshea הוֹשֵׁעַ Jeshua יֵשׁוּעַ all of which are associated with ישׁע “to deliver, save.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian W. Davidson Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 This is a question for @Helen Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Grebe Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 I see that BDB goes with ישׁע, and HALOT שׁוע Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandennison Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 HALOT suggests this may be conjectural: cj. II *שׁוע: for etymology → I שׁוֹעַ. Der. I שׁוֹעַ; n.m. אֲבִישׁוּעַ, n.f. בַּת־שׁוּעַ, n.m. יְהִוֹשׁוּעַ, מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ. while BDB suggests it changed over time: יְהוֹשׁוּעַ, יְהוֹשֻׁעַ and (later) יֵשׁוּעַ, n. pr. m. (& loc., v. 9 infr.) (י׳ is salvation, or י׳ is opulence, cf. אֱלִישָׁע, אֱלִישׁוּעַ, אֲבִישׁוּעַ & Nes; in any case it came to be associated with ישׁע, cf. Mat 1:21; on יֵשׁוּעַ v. esp. Frä Müll who cite analog. for change of וֹ to later —ֵ, & Nes)— DCH suggests the pronunciation may have changed: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ 218.1.1.4 pr.n.m. J(eh)oshua—יְהוֹשׁוּעַ—1. son of Nun, descendant of Ephraim, ident. with הוֹשֵׁעַ Hoshea at Nm 138.16 and יֵשׁוּעַ Jeshua at Ne 817, In any case, there is room for difference of opinion, and it may be that convergent pronunciation coupled with some metonymy are in play here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Grebe Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 I wonder how יְהוֹשׁוּעַ would have been thought of in terms of meaning if it was regarded as coming from שׁוע. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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