ישעיהו

Hebrew

Alternative forms

  • יְשַׁעְיָה (y'sha'yá)

Etymology

Theophoric, possibly from יֶשַׁע (yésha') +‎ ־יהו (-yáhu), literally “Yahweh is salvation”. See הוֹשִׁיעַ (hoshía, “to save”) and יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (y'hoshúa).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /je.ʃa(ʕ)ˈja.(h)u/
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Proper noun

יְשַׁעְיָהוּ • (y'sha'yáhu) m

  1. Isaiah (a book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh)
  2. (Abrahamism, biblical) Isaiah (a prophet, the author of the Book of Isaiah)
  3. a male given name

Synonyms

  • (diminutives) שי (shay), שיה (shaya), שייקה (shayka)

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: Ἠσᾰΐᾱς (Ēsăḯās)

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