Yeshua

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Yeshua

/ˈjɛ.ʃuː.ə/
/jɛˈʃuː.ɐ/

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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”).

proper noun Jeshua

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"Yeshua." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yeshua. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Yeshua. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yeshua

Chicago

"Yeshua." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yeshua.

BibTeX

@misc{yeshua_2026,
  title = {Yeshua},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yeshua},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}