English Explanatory Dictionary

Yeshua

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Jesus
  2. Joshua

Pronunciation

/ˈjɛ.ʃuː.ə/ /jɛˈʃuː.ɐ/

Word forms

Yeshua Jeshua

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (Yēšū́a, “Jesus” or “Joshua”). Cognate directly equivalent to Jesus via Latin Iēsūs and Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs) from nearly identical Aramaic יֵשׁוּע (Yēšū́ʿ). Cognate to Joshua from related variant Hebrew form יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yĕhōšúa, “Joshua”).

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