The meaning of the name "Jesus" and the version of its origin

The believers and those who are simply interested in history have probably wondered why the Christian Savior is called exactly what this name means, what are the hypotheses of its emergence. We will try to understand these issues in order.

The meaning of the Savior's name

The meaning of the name Jesus Christ in Orthodoxy is "salvation", "savior." However, the name of the Messiah was Yeshua (emphasis on "y") - a shortened form from the Aramaic Joshua. This word consists of two parts: "Jehovah", "Yahweh" - Jehovah, "Shua" - salvation, which in the end can mean "God's help," "Jehovah is our salvation."

ὁἸ ησο ῦ ς, современная транскрипция его - Иисус. The Greek version of the name (used in the New Testament) is ὁἸ ησο ῦ ς, the modern transcription of it is Jesus. But right up to the reform of Nikon in the XVII century, Orthodox writers in the theological books wrote Jesus (Icyc). Till now so name Christos the Old Believers, and also Bulgarians, Macedonians, Ukrainians, Byelorussians, Croats, Serbs.

In the Gospel of Matthew (1:21) it is said that the meaning of the name is revealed by the Archangel Gabriel: "You shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."

Jesus Christ, the meaning of whose name indicates that he is a special messenger of God, is anointed. ὁ Ancient Greek word - ὁ Χριστός (Christ) means "having received the anointing." Here we have the anointing of a chela with a special world or oil, which was a symbol of God-pleasing supreme power, election. The Gospel of Luke (4: 16-21): "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, for He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor ..." The Orthodox synonym for the word "Christ" is the Messiah.

It is important to say that the name of the Jews was given to the boy on the eighth day, with circumcision. In ancient sources this privilege was for the mother, then for the father. Named the name for a reason - it was meant to signify the destination, the main life path of the newborn. Therefore, the day of circumcision of Jesus Christ is the day of his name-day.

The Meaning of Jesus

Now let's talk about ordinary people who have this name. It is distributed among the speakers of the Spanish language - in Spain itself, Portugal, Latin America. Jesus is "under the protection of God." Variations: Jezu, Joshua, Jesus, Jizzes, Josue, Jesus, Yehoshua, Jesus (the female name).

The meaning of the name Jesus gives his possessor the following character traits:

1. Curious, open, sociable, friendly, generous person. Often hides his sensitivity under harsh manners.
2. Jesus has an authoritarian, "real male" character. Already from childhood he knows what he wants from life.
3. He is characterized by a pronounced desire for power, hence his courage, determination, and energy. In the struggle for it, he is often impatient with less assertive personalities.
4. He is a materialist, he highly values financial well-being, but he is far from greedy. The main thing for Jesus is self-realization. On this way, he will be waited with nervous breakdowns, frequent experiences, and a painful choice between black and white, which is also affected by the meaning of the name.
5. Jesus bears in himself honesty, faithfulness. A man hates pretense, deception and flattery.
6. In the manifestation of his feelings of love he is sincere, direct, frank. But to betrayal is irreconcilable. If you love Jesus, then only sincerely.

Name Jesus in the Bible

In addition to Jesus Christ, the Messiah, this name in the main book of Christians has a number of other personalities:

• Joshua. This man with a name at the birth of Hosea, took control of the Jewish people after Moses. He was renamed the latter as a sign that through him the Almighty would save the Jewish people from eternal wanderings and bring them to the promised land.
• The Jewish High Priest Jesus. Born and raised in Babylonian captivity, he sincerely believed in the return of Jews to Israel, dedicated his life to serving the people, restoring the Jerusalem Temple. At the conclusion of the Babylonian captivity, he became the high priest of the God-chosen people.
• Jesus, the son of Sirach. He left behind him the Book of Wisdom, somewhat similar to the laws of Moses.

The ancestors of Jesus

It is also interesting to consider the significance of the names of the genealogy of Jesus. Let us touch upon the most famous names of the human ancestors of the Savior:

• Mary (Maryam) - coveted, bitter, sad;
• Joseph - Yahweh will multiply;
• Elijah - to rise, rise;
• Naum is compassionate;
• Levi - attached to the Most High;
• Judah - praise God;
• David is a beloved;
• Jacob - will follow;
• Israel - God rules, struggling with the Most High;
• Isaac - "she laughed";
• Abraham is the father of the nations;
• Noah is calming;
• Abel - smoke, whiff, fuss;
• Cain - blacksmith, acquisition;
• Eve is life;
• Adam is a man.

The meaning of the name Jesus, like the ancestors of the Messiah, has Hebrew roots. The explanation follows from its meaning in Hebrew. The meaning of the names of ordinary people is taken from the analysis of the characters of most of the famous Jesus of our time.