Biblical Hebrew origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “Yahweh is salvation”
Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܝܫܘܥ (īšōʿ), in turn from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšûaʿ, “Jesus”), a syncopated form of יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (yəhôšuaʿ, “Joshua”).
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- Wiktionary: ഈശോCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Chinese Wiktionary: ഈശോCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Wiktionary: JoshuaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
