Given name
Joshaviah
“Yah supports”
Joshaviah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewיושויה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Joshaviah means “Yah supports.”
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Where it comes from
Joshaviah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb yshh (ישה), “to support or assist.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Joshaviah appears in 1 Chronicles 11:46.
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Joshaviah’s family of names
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Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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