# yeshua (יֵשׁוּעַ)

pronounced: yeh-SHU-ah


**Salvation — the Hebrew name of Jesus**

## In Scripture

> Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
> — Exodus 15:2 (The Song of the Sea — Israel's first shout that God has become her yeshua)

> Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When Yahweh restores the fortunes of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
> — Psalm 14:7 (The prayer for Israel's yeshua to come out of Zion)

> Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.” Therefore with joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
> — Isaiah 12:2-3 (The wells of yeshua — the passage sung at Sukkot's water drawing)

> She shall give birth to a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
> — Matthew 1:21 (Exact name occurrence — Yeshua is named and His name is explained by His mission to save His people from their sins.)


## How to read this entry

The definition comes from the IsraelForYou lexicon. Scripture quotations and their translation are named below; later tradition or modern usage is identified when it appears.


https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/yeshua/