languages and based on the Latin Iesus , of the Greek Ἰησοῦς ( Iēsoûs ), itself a Hellenisation of the Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ ( Yĕhōšuă‘ , Joshua ) or Hebrew- Aramaic יֵשׁוּעַ ( Yēšûă‘ ), meaning " Yahweh delivers (or rescues)". [39] [40] [41] " Christ " (pronounced /ˈkraɪst/ ) is a