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Jesus of Nazareth
Variant of Jesus
Jesus
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Je·sus (jē′zəz, -zəs; Sp hā zo̵̅o̅s′)
noun
a masculine name
Etymology: LL(Ec) Iesus < Gr(Ec) Iēsous < Heb yēshūʼa, contr. of yehōshūʼa ( Joshua), help of Jehovah < yāh, Jehovah + hōshīa, to help
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