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Yeshua

/ˈjɛ.ʃuː.ə/

Yeshua proper noun: jesus.

Proper noun

Yeshua

  1. Jesus
  2. Joshua

Forms of Yeshua

alternative formJeshua

Origin of Yeshua

Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (Yēšū́a, “Jesus” or “Joshua”). Cognate directly equivalent to Jesus via Latin Iēsūs and Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs) from nearly identical Aramaic יֵשׁוּע (Yēšū́ʿ). Cognate to Joshua from related variant Hebrew form יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yĕhōšúa, “Joshua”).

Questions about Yeshua

What does Yeshua mean?
Yeshua means jesus.
What part of speech is Yeshua?
Yeshua is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Yeshua?
Yeshua is pronounced /ˈjɛ.ʃuː.ə/.

Words near Yeshua in the dictionary

  1. yeshivas
  2. yeshivish
  3. yeshivos
  4. yeshivot
  5. yeshivoth
  6. Yeshua
  7. Yesidi
  8. Yesidism
  9. yesish
  10. yesk
  11. Yeske

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