"Yeshua" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈjɛ.ʃuː.ə/, /jɛˈʃuː.ɐ/ Forms: Jeshua [alternative]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|hbo|יֵשׁוּעַ|t=Jesus” or “Joshua|tr=Yēšū́a}} Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (Yēšū́a, “Jesus” or “Joshua”), {{cog|la|Iēsūs}} Latin Iēsūs, {{cog|grc|Ἰησοῦς}} Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), {{cog|arc|יֵשׁוּע|tr=Yēšū́ʿ}} Aramaic יֵשׁוּע (Yēšū́ʿ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yeshua
  1. Jesus
    Sense id: en-Yeshua-en-name-Yv5IQ~-d
  2. Joshua
    Sense id: en-Yeshua-en-name-yxS~UHPr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93

Alternative forms

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