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Where does “Jesus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Jesus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIēsus—
2Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
3Aramaicישוע—
4Hebrewישוע—
5HebrewיהושעJoshua
6HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea

Words derived from “Jesus”

  • jøsses
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