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Hebrew
Etymology
Theophoric, possibly from יֶשַׁע (yésha') + ־יהו (-yáhu), literally “Yahweh is salvation”. See הוֹשִׁיעַ (hoshía, “to save”) and יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (y'hoshúa).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
יְשַׁעְיָהוּ • (y'sha'yáhu) m
- Isaiah (a book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh)
- (Abrahamism, biblical) Isaiah (a prophet, the author of the Book of Isaiah)
- a male given name
Synonyms
- (diminutives) שי (shay), שיה (shaya), שייקה (shayka)
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Ἠσᾰΐᾱς (Ēsaḯās)
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