Yeshua יֵשׁוּעַ m Biblical Hebrew, Ancient AramaicContracted form of
Yehoshu'a (see
Joshua) used in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible. The form was also used in Aramaic, and was most likely the name represented by Greek
Iesous (see
Jesus) in the New Testament. This means it was probably the real name of Jesus.