Where does “Jesus” come from?

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

Jesus (Faroese): Jesus

Definitions

  1. Jesus

Ancestry of “Jesus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
2AramaicישועJoshua, a Biblical character
3HebrewישועYeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus
4HebrewיהושעJoshua
5HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea

Words derived from “Jesus”

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