The personal name
Yahusha
יֵשׁוּעַ
Name family associated with Yahuah's saving help; compare Yehoshua and Yeshua. The vocalization Yahusha is HALAKH’s chosen sacred-name form, not a directly established ancient vocalization.
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One identity. Names across languages.
HALAKH writes Yahusha haMashiach. The forms below show how the name and title appear in historical Hebrew, Aramaic/Syriac, Greek, Latin, and modern languages.
The title
haMashiach
הַמָּשִׁיחַ
ha- means “the”; mashiach means “anointed one.” Scripture uses mashiach for more than one kind of anointed person; context determines the referent.
Historical language forms
Jesus: names and forms
Hebrew (early name)
יְהוֹשֻׁעַ
Yehoshua / Yahoshua
Attested biblical Hebrew personal name; theophoric name family.
Hebrew (later shortened)
יֵשׁוּעַ
Yeshua
Attested Hebrew name; common in Second Temple contexts.
Hebrew (later usage)
ישו
Yeshu
Later shortened Hebrew usage; not the same written form as Yeshua.
Greek
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsous
Greek rendering of Hebrew Yeshua / Yehoshua; used in the New Testament.
Latin
Iesus
Iesus
Latin form transmitted from Greek; source of English Jesus.
Classical Syriac
ܝܫܘܥ
Yeshuʿ / Ishoʿ
Aramaic/Syriac written form, with dialect-dependent vocalization.
Arabic (Christian)
يسوع
Yasūʿ
Arabic Christian name form.
HALAKH usage
Yahusha
Yahusha
Preferred sacred-name spelling in HALAKH; modern usage/reconstruction.
Messiah: titles and forms
Hebrew
מָשִׁיחַ / הַמָּשִׁיחַ
mashiach / haMashiach
Anointed one / the anointed one; context determines the person or office.
Greek
χριστός / ὁ Χριστός
christos / ho Christos
Anointed / the Anointed One; Greek title corresponding to Hebrew mashiach.
Latin
Christus
Christus
Latin form derived from Greek Christos.
Classical Syriac
ܡܫܝܚܐ
Mshiha / Mshiho
Aramaic/Syriac anointed one; dialect-dependent vocalization.
Arabic
المسيح
al-Masīḥ
The Messiah / Christ; a Semitic title connected with anointing.
Modern language renderings
Modern language renderings
| Language | The personal name | The title |
|---|---|---|
| English | Jesus | the Messiah / Christ |
| Español | Jesús | el Mesías / Cristo |
| Français | Jésus | le Messie / le Christ |
| Português | Jesus | o Messias / Cristo |
| Deutsch | Jesus | der Messias / Christus |
| Kiswahili | Yesu | Masihi / Kristo |
| العربية | يسوع | المسيح |
Different forms, distinct histories
Different forms, distinct histories
A transliteration carries sounds into another writing system; a translation carries meaning. These forms have related histories, but are not interchangeable manuscript spellings.
Lexical anchors
Compare the Hebrew forms and Greek Ἰησοῦς (Matthew 1:21; Acts 7:45; Hebrews 4:8), and the title Messiah / Christos (John 1:41).
Academic and lexical reference: Eran Shuali, names in Hebrew; Greek Ἰησοῦς; Hebrew mashiach.
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