Given name
Joshah
“aid”·“support”
Joshah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewיושה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Joshah means “aid” or “support.”
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Where it comes from
Joshah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb yshh (ישה), “to assist.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Joshah appears in 1 Chronicles 4:34.
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Joshah’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
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