Christ comes from Christos, a Greek word that means “the anointed one,” or “the chosen one.” The Hebrew word meaning the same thing is Mashiach, or as we know it—Messiah which is a title and not a name.
Messiah’s name in Hebrew is Yeshua (יֵשׁוּעַ), a shortened form of Yehoshua (יְהוֹשֻׁעַ), both of which mean “The LORD is salvation” or “YHVH (Yehovah) saves”. The name Yeshua was given to Messiah to emphasize his role as the Savior. Yeshua (יֵשׁוּעַ) is the Hebrew name given to Messiah. The name Jesus has no intrinsic meaning in any language.
In the original writings an angel told Mary to name her son Yeshua. Versions of the KJV did not adhere to his correct name.
Luke 1:31 TS2009 “And see, you shall conceive in your womb, and shall give birth to a Son, and call His Name יהושע.
The 1611 KJV used the name “Iēsous” which is a transliteration and is not the name Messiah used.
The 1762 KJV began using the name Jesus instead of Yeshua and is considered to be the “standard” edition of the King James Version. By this, many people have been mislead concerning the correct name of Messiah.
HaMashiach (הַמָּשִׁיחַ) is Hebrew for “the Messiah”
Salvation: The name Yeshua is directly linked to the word for “salvation” in Hebrew, which is also written as Yeshua.
Biblical Context: In biblical tradition, a person’s name often revealed their purpose or destiny. Therefore, naming Yeshua highlighted His divine mission of bringing salvation to the world. Hebrew: The original Hebrew name was Yeshua. Greek: The New Testament was written in Greek, where Yeshua became Iēsous. English: The name continued to evolve, eventually becoming Jesus in English.
Jesus (/ˈdʒiːzəs/) is a masculine given name derived from Iēsous (Ἰησοῦς; Iesus in Classical Latin) the Ancient Greek form of the Hebrew name Yeshua (ישוע). As its roots lie in the name Isho in Aramaic and Yeshua in Hebrew, it is etymologically related to another biblical name, Joshua.
The transliteration went like this: Yehoshua–Yeshua–Iēsous–IESVS–Iesu–Jesus
Normally, names are transliterated across countries. However, this is not so with names of kings. Contrary to what many think that Jesus is the english version of his name, Yeshua is our king and his name remains the same in any country.
The name Yeshua appears to have been in use in the Land of Israel at the time of the birth of Messiah.
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