# Yeshua: What the Name of Jesus Means

> The name of Jesus and Israel’s hope of salvation

Full guide: 3 min · IsraelForYou

## The opening

*Yeshua* (יֵשׁוּעַ), pronounced yeh-SHOO-ah, is the Hebrew form of the name Jesus. It is a shortened form of *Yehoshua*, usually rendered Joshua in English Bibles, and means “the Lord saves.” The name reached English through Greek and Latin.

It was a familiar Jewish name long before Christians spoke it in prayer. Matthew makes its meaning central to his account of Jesus’ birth. The angel tells Joseph:

## The chapters

1. Yeshua: What the Name of Jesus Means
2. Yeshuah: Israel’s Language of Salvation
3. Mashiach: The Title We Call Christ
4. The Salvation Simeon Saw

## Hebrew in this guide

[yeshua](https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/yeshua.md), [yehoshua](https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/yehoshua.md), [yeshuah](https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/yeshuah.md), [messiah](https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/messiah.md), [yeshua-hamashiach](https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/yeshua-hamashiach.md)

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