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Matthew 1:21 says: “She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him YESHUA, [which means ‘ADONAI saves’] because he will save his people from their sins.” God would not have spoken to His People in Greek but rather in Hebrew, which reveals the nature and purpose to which Yeshua was born!
Pronunciation: yeh-SHOO-ah. Phonetic Spelling: (yay-shoo'-ah) Definition: Yeshua, Joshua. Meaning: Jeshua. Word Origin: A shortened form of the Hebrew name יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (Yehoshua), which means "Yahweh is salvation." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2424 (Ἰησοῦς, Iēsous): The Greek equivalent of Yeshua, used in the New ...
The name יֵשׁוּעַ, Yeshua (transliterated in the English Old Testament as Jeshua), is a late form of the Biblical Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, Yehoshua (Joshua), and spelled with a waw in the second syllable.
Jesus’ name in Hebrew is Yehoshua (Yeh-HO-shoo-ah), which, over time, became contracted to the shorter Yeshua (Yeh-SHOO-ah). What Does Yeshua Mean? Yehoshua, and therefore Yeshua as well, means “the Lord is salvation.” In the Greek New Covenant, the word used for Jesus is Iesous (ee-ay-SOOS).
The name Yeshua is made of four Hebrew letters: two very simple letters (yud and vav), and two slightly more difficult letters (shin and ayin). Let’s start off simply. Also, remember that Hebrew is written from right to left – opposite to English. Yud (י) makes the sound “ye”.
Yeshua was the Aramaic version of the Hebrew name Yehoshua (Joshua), and means “Yahweh saves.” By the time of Nehemiah, Joshua was known as Yeshua, the son of Nun (see Nehemiah 8:17, KJV).
Yeshua is the Aramaic and shorter Hebrew version of Yehoshua. In the New Testament, this name is given to Jesus, reflecting the Greek transliteration “Iēsous” (Ἰησοῦς). This name highlights Jesus’ role as the Savior, directly linking Him to the concept of salvation.
The Names Yeshua and Yehoshua. by Dr. James Price, professor of Hebrew. Yehoshua in the Septuagint. Two things indicate that Yehoshua is the proper Hebrew name for Jesus: (1) In the Greek Translation of the OT known as the Septuagint (LXX), the name Joshua is rendered *Iasous* = Jesus.
This page surveys the plethora of Hebrew Names and Titles for God the Son, Yeshua Hamashiach, as found in the Brit Chadashah. They are listed in alphabetical order, with the Hebrew spelling, common transliteration, and English phonetics following. For each Name, I include some Scriptural references.
What Does Yeshua Mean? Yeshua means ” The Lord is salvation” in Hebrew. In the Greek New Testament, the word used for Jesus is Iesous. Iesous was not a translation of Jesus’s name in Hebrew but rather a transliteration.