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NAS Exhaustive Concordance:The English name Jesus is derived from the Latin Iesus, itself a transliteration of the Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs).[60] The Greek form is probably a rendering of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ישוע (Yēšūa), a shorter variant of the earlier Hebrew name יהושע (Yəhōšūa, English: "Joshua").
Smith's Bible Dictionary:Word Origin
from Yhvh and yasha
Definition
"the LORD is salvation," Moses' successor
Here is the order of transliteration events:Joshua (saviour, or whose help is Jehovah). His name appears in the various forms of HOSHEA, OSHEA, JEHOSHUA, JESHUA, and JESUS.
- The original Hebrew form is "Yeshua" (ישוע) or "Yehoshua" (יהושע).
- At the time of Jesus, the Aramaic pronunciation was "Yeshua."
- Greek transliterated it to Ἰησοῦς. Greek didn't have a "sh" sound and added the -ς ending to masculinize the name, as was common for male names in Greek.
- From Greek, it passed into Latin as "Iesus."
- The English "Jesus" came from the Latin "Iesus." The letter J was originally pronounced like Y. The modern English pronunciation with a "j" sound developed later.
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