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We read “Jesus” in our English Bibles, but what is Jesus’ name in Hebrew. Jesus’ name in Hebrew is Yehoshua, which, over time, became contracted to the shorter Yeshua. What does Yeshua mean? Yehoshua, and therefore Yeshua as well, means “the Lord is salvation."
Jesus (/ ˈ dʒ iː z ə s /) is a masculine given name derived from Iēsous (Ἰησοῦς; Iesus in Classical Latin) the Ancient Greek form of the Hebrew name Yeshua (ישוע). [1] [2] As its roots lie in the name Isho in Aramaic and Yeshua in Hebrew, it is etymologically related to another biblical name, Joshua. [3]
The name Yeshua (ישׁוּע) was common in the Second Temple Period and appears almost thirty times in the Hebrew Bible as well. “Yeshua” (Jesus) is a shortened version of “Yehoshua” (Joshua).
Is Yeshua Hamashiach the Proper Hebrew Name for Jesus Christ? Each name of God conveys a different meaning, and Yeshua Hamashiach reminds us of Jesus’ witness to the Jewish people on earth, his Jewish heritage, and we are reminded of how the New Testament completes the set-up of the Old Testament.
In Hebrew, a name is more than an identifying title. It represents a calling or destiny, like it did for Yeshua - which is Hebrew for Jesus.
The name "Jesus" has a long, long history. The origin of this name is the Hebrew name יהושע (yehoshu'a, Strong's #3091 [Latinized as Joshua]), which means "Yahweh saves." This Hebrew name is first used Exodus 17:9 where we are introduced to Yehoshu'a Ben Nun.
The name Jesus means Yah Will Save. The name Joshua is the Hebrew form of the Greek name Jesus, and most probably the name by which Jesus was known by his contemporaries.
Many know Him as Jesus, the Messiah, the Son of God, but many others know as “Yeshua,” a name prevalent in Hebrew and Aramaic languages meaning "deliver, savior, rescuer".
Yeshua is the Hebrew name for Jesus. It important for us to know that it literally means salvation.
The Hebrew version of this name is Yeshua. Greek doesn’t have a sh letter like Hebrew, so that was changed to an s. And it was very common for male names in Greek to have the “ous” sound added to them. This moved Yeshua to Iēsous.