Yeshua means James in Aramic?

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_Abyssinia said:
Does Yeshua mean James in Aramaic?
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Yeshua is Jesus’ name in Hebrew and possibly in Aramaic as well .

“Joshua” is the English equivalent of “Yeshua”. They sound notably similar when pronounced (although not exactly the same).

The Greek rendition of “Yeshua” is Ἰησοῦς (or Iēsoûs) and “Jesus” is the English equivalent of this Greek version.

There is a kind of tradition in English Bibles to use “Jesus” in referring to the Yeshua who is the Christ, and “Joshua” for others who were named Yeshua (such as Joshua son of Nun).
 
_Abyssinia said:
Why are the names switchable?
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Because people speak different languages.

For example the English name John is from the Hebrew יוֹחָנָן, (we transliterate into our alphabet asYôḥananwe or Yojanan). The Latin is Iohannes, the Greek is Ἰωάννης, (transliterated Iōánnēs).

In French it is Jean. In Welsh it is Ieuan, from which we get Evan. It’s Jan in Slavic languages, Juan in Spanish, Giovanni in Italian, and Johan in German.
 
Muze said:
Different languages.

Although Jacobos is Jacob… I think the KJV boys made it James in honor of… well. King James.
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Actually, the Italian version is Giacomo, which could go either way.
 
_Abyssinia said:
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And with James and Jacob, they are both English names originating from the Latin Iacobus, from the Hebrew Yaa’kov (heel-grabber). It just seems to be traditional in English Bibles to refer to Jacob in the OT and James in the NT. In German they’re both Jakob, and in French Jacques.

Isn’t Yeshua short for Yehoshua (“God with us”), which sounds even more like the English Joshua - which I guess would make Yeshua the equivalent of Josh.
 
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