י־ש־ע
y-š-ʿ “to save, deliver” Hebrew y-š-ʿ 'save' is in Yəhōšuaʿ 'Yahweh is salvation' (Joshua), its short form Yēšūaʿ (Jesus), Yəšaʿyāhû (Isaiah), and the cry hôšîʿāh nnāʾ 'save, please!', hosanna. Greek, lacking š and ʿ, made Joshua and Jesus one name, Iēsous.
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Relatives outside the atlas Biblical Hebrew יְשׁוּעָה yəšûʿāh “salvation, deliverance” Biblical Hebrew מוֹשִׁיעַ môšîaʿ “saviour” Biblical Hebrew הוֹשִׁיעַ hôšîaʿ “to save” Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישָׁע ʾĔlîšāʿ “Elisha, 'my God saves'” Biblical Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ Hôšēaʿ “Hosea; also Joshua's first name”
Sources Lexodus atlas entries jesus, joshua, isaiah, hosanna Klein, s.v. ישע