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Joash (Hebrew: יְהוֹאָשׁ, Yəhōʾāš) is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "gift of YHWH". Notable people with the given name include: Joash Gesse, (born 1986), Canadian CFL linebacker; Joash Onyango (born 1993), Kenyan footballer; Joash Woodrow (1927–2006), English artist; Joash of Israel (r. c.
Jehoash (Hebrew: יְהוֹאָשׁ, Yəhōʾāš, "Yah-given"; Greek: Ιωας; Latin: Ioas), also known as Joash (in King James Version), Joas (in Douay–Rheims) or Joás (Hebrew: יוֹאָשׁ, Yōʾāš), [1] was the eighth king of Judah, and the sole surviving son of Ahaziah after the massacre of the royal family ordered by his grandmother, Athaliah.
Jehoash (Hebrew: יְהוֹאָשׁ Yəhō’āš or [1] יוֹאָשׁ Yō’āš; Israelian Hebrew: 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤅 *’Āšīyāw; [2] Akkadian: 𒅀𒀪𒋢 Yaʾsu [ia-'-su]; Latin: Joas; fl. c. 790 BC), whose name means "Yahweh has given," [3] was the twelfth king of the ancient northern Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) and the son of Jehoahaz. [4]
Joshua is a given name derived from the Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Modern: Yəhōšūaʿ, Tiberian: Yŏhōšūaʿ), [5] prominently belonging to Joshua, an early Hebrew leader of the Exodus period who has a major role in several books of the Bible.
His name was Hoshea (הוֹשֵׁעַ Hōšēaʿ, lit. 'Save') [6] the son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, but Moses called him "Yehoshua" (translated as "Joshua" in English), [7] the name by which he is commonly known in English. According to the Bible, he was born in Egypt prior to the Exodus.
The study of ancient Greek personal names is a branch of onomastics, the study of names, [1] and more specifically of anthroponomastics, the study of names of persons.There are hundreds of thousands and even millions of individuals whose Greek name are on record; they are thus an important resource for any general study of naming, as well as for the study of ancient Greece itself.
Jehoash, Joash, Joas (in the Biblical cases) or Yehoash may refer to: Joash the Abiezrite, Hebrew religious leader (fl. 2nd millennium BCE) Joash (given name) Jehoash of Judah, Hebrew ruler (reign c. 836–797 BCE) Jehoash of Israel, Hebrew ruler (reign c. 798–782 BCE) Iyoas I (d. 1769), Emperor of Ethiopia; Iyoas II (d. 1821), Emperor of ...
The Greeks (Greek: Έλληνες) have been identified by many ethnonyms.The most common native ethnonym is Hellene (Ancient Greek: Ἕλλην), pl. Hellenes (Ἕλληνες); the name Greeks (Latin: Graeci) was used by the ancient Romans and gradually entered the European languages through its use in Latin.