Where does “يَسُوع” come from?

يَسُوع (Arabic) comes from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.

Ancestry of “يَسُوع”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AramaicישועJoshua, a Biblical character
2HebrewישועYeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus
3HebrewיהושעJoshua
4HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea

Words derived from “يَسُوع”

Every word from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ →Every word from Hebrew יהושע →Every word from Hebrew ישוע →