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ישעיהו

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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

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Proper noun

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יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (y'sha'yáhum

  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

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Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: Ἠσᾰΐᾱς (Ēsaḯās)

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