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Where does “Jesus” come from?

Jesus (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish Iesus, 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
1Old SwedishIesus—
2LatinIēsus—
3Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
4Aramaicישוע—
5Hebrewישוע—
6HebrewיהושעJoshua
7HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea
Every word from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ →