Where does “Jesus” come from?

Jesus (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Jezus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.

Jesus (Afrikaans): Jesus

Definitions

  1. Jesus

Ancestry of “Jesus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchJezusJesus
2LatinIēsusJesus
3Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
4AramaicישועJoshua, a Biblical character
5HebrewישועYeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus
6HebrewיהושעJoshua
7HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea
Every word from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ →Every word from Hebrew יהושע →Every word from Hebrew ישוע →