The "Family Tree" of the word, "salvation" Words have family trees which can be constructed by following the source back until one reaches the 'root' word(s). The word 'salvation' has an interesting family tree, one which is relevant to the "names" discussion. Below, we have taken the root words and show their development, working forward. We also have listed some prominent scriptures in which each word appears.
1. #7768 shava, shaw-vah'; a prim. root; prop. to be free; but used only causat. and reflex. to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble);--cry (aloud, out), shout.
| Job 38:1, 41 cry (7768) (cf. Mat. 6:24-26)
| Psa 28:1 cry (7121), v. 2, cry (7768)
| Isa. 58:1 cry (7121), v. 9, call (7121), cry (7768)
| Hab. 1:2 cry (7768), cry (2199)
| (7121, qara, to call out to, i.e. properly, to address by name)
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2. #8668 teshuwah, tesh-oo-aw', or
teshuah, tesh-oo-aw', from 7768 (above) in the sense of 3467 (below), rescue (lit. or fig., pers.national or spir.):--deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory.
[Note, #8668 is never translated "rescue" in KJV. See #3467.]
Psa. 37:39 salvation (8668), v.40, help (5826), deliver (6403) 2x; save (3467)
#5826 azar, aw-zar', "to surround, i.e. protect or aid"
#6403 palat, paw-lat', "to deliver, cause to escape"
#3467 yasha, yaw-shah', (see #3 below)
Psa. 38:22 help (5833), salvation (8668)
Psa. 40:10 salvation (8668)
Psa. 51:14 deliver (5337), salvation (8668)
#5337 natsal, naw-tsal', "to snatch away, rescue, take out"
Psa. 70:1 deliver (5337)
Psa. 71:2 deliver (5337), escape (6403), save (3467); v. 4, deliver (6403)
Psa. 72:12 help (5833)
#5833 ezrah, ez-raw', "to aid or help"
Psa. 119:41 salvation (8668); v. 81, salvation (8668)
Isa. 45:17 saved (3467), salvation (8668)
Isa. 46:13 salvation (8668) 2x
Jer. 3:22-23 salvation (8668)
La. 3:26 salvation (8668)
3. #3467 yasha, yaw-shah'; a prim. root; prop. to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by impl) to be safe; causat. to free or succor:-- x at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.
| Isa. 59 (whole chapter: "salvation is only of God"), v.1 shortened (7114), save (3467)
| #7114 qatsar, kaw-tsar'
| Isa. 63:5 salvation (3467)
| Zech. 9:9 salvation (3467)
| 1 Chrn. 16:35 save (3467), salvation (3468)
| Psa. 3:7 save (3467)
| Psa. 54:1 save (3467) me by thy name (shem, 8034, "position,an appellation,
| as a mark or memorial of individuality; by impl. honor, authority, character")
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4. #4190 mowshaah, mo-shaw-aw', from 3467; deliverance:--salvation.
[Note, #4190 is not translated "deliverance" in KJV.]
Psa. 68:20 salvation (4190)(#3467)
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5. #3468 yesha, yeh'-shah; or yesha, yay'shah; from 3467; liberty, deliverance, prosperity:--safety, salvation, saving.
[Note, #3468 is not translated as deliverance in KJV. It is translated as salvation 31x.]
2 Sam. 22:3, 36, 47; 1 Chrn. 16:35; Psa. 18:2, 35, 46, 24:5, 25:5, 27:1, 9, 50:23,
Psa. 62:7 "In God (430) is my salvation (3468) and my glory".
Psa. 65:5, 79:9, 85:4, 7, 9; Isa. 51:5, Isa. 62:11 "thy salvation (3468) cometh", Mi. 7:7
Hab. 3:13 "Thou wentest forth for the salvation (3468) of thy people, even for salvation (3468) with thine anointed; ..", Hab. 3:18.(#3467)
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6. #3444 yeshuwah, yesh-oo'aw; fem. pass. part. of 3467; something saved, i.e. (abstr.) deliverance; hence aid, victory, prosperity:--deliverance, health, help (-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.
Psa. 3:8 "Salvation (3444) belongeth to the Lord",
Psa. 14:7, "the salvation of Israel" (3444)
Psa. 21:5 "his glory is great in thy salvation (3444)"
Psa. 35:3 "I am thy salvation (3444)" ( Note: present tense)
Psa. 53:6 "Oh that the salvation (3444) of Israel were come out of Zion!..."
Psa. 62:1, 2, 6, 74:12 "working salvation (3444)", Psa. 62:29, 78:22, 88:1, 89:26,
Psa. 98:2 "Lord has made known his salvation (3444)", (Note: present tense)
Psa. 98:3 "seen the salvation (3444) of our God", (Note: present tense)
Psa. 116:13 "will take the cup of salvation (3444)", (See Mat. 20:22)
Psa. 119:155 "salvation (3444) is far from the wicked"
Psa. 119:166 "hoped for salvation (3444)"
Psa. 119:174 "longed for salvation (3444)"
Isa. 12:2 "Behold God (el) is my salvation (3444)", (Note: present tense)
Isa. 12:3 "wells of salvation (3444)", (See Jn. 4:1-14)
Isa. 33:2 "salvation (3444) in time of trouble", Isa. 33:6,
Isa. 49:6 "salvation (3444) unto the ends of the earth"
Isa. 49:8 "a day of salvation (3444)"
Isa. 51:6 "my salvation (3444) shall be forever"
Isa. 51:8 "my salvation (3444) from generation to generation"
Isa. 52:7 "that publisheth salvation (3444)"
Isa. 52:10 "earth shall see salvation (3444) of our God (elohyim)"
Isa. 56:1 "for my salvation (3444) is near to come"
Isa. 59:8-11 "salvation (3444), but it is far off from us (sinful Jews)"
Jon. 2:9 "salvation (3444) is of the Lord"Joshua #3091, Yehowshua, or Yehowshuah, yeh-ho-shoo'ah, <------3068<-------1961
3091<-------3467
from 3068 and 3467, Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua);--name of five Israelites; Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua
Hosea #1954, Howshea, ho-shay'-ah, <-------3467 deliverer, (see also 1953, 1954, 1955)
Hoshea #1954, Howshea, <-------3467 deliverer, name of four Israelites, orig. name of Joshua
Jehoshua #3091, Yehowshuwa or Yehowshua, yeh-ho-shoo'-ah <----3068<---1961
3091<-------3467Jehovah-saved,i.e.Joshua
Jehoshuah #3091, (same as Jehoshua, above)
Jeshua #3442, Yeshuwa, yay-shoo'-ah, <-------3091<--------3068<--------1961
3442<--------3467
name of nine Israelites
Jeshua #3443 Yeshuwa, yay-shoo'-ah,<-------3091<--------3068<--------1961
3443<--------3467he will save, i.e.Joshua, Aramaic for 3442
Jeshuah #3442, Yeshuwa, yay-shoo'-ah, <-------3091<--------3068<--------1961
3442<--------3467he will save, name of an Israelite
Oshea #1954, Howshea, ho-say-eh', <---------3467 deliverer, i.e. Joshua
Osea # 5617 (Gk) Hosee, ho-say-eh' <-----(of Heb. origin #1954, Hosea)<------3467
(Rom. 9:25, only mention in NT)Immanuel #6005, Immanuwel, im-maw-noo-ale', <------[from 5993 and 410 (el)],
with us is God,Emmanuel #1694 (Gk), Emmanouel, em-man-oo-ale',<-------[from Heb. origin #6005],
God with us, a name of Christ.
Jesus #2424 (Gk), Iesous, ee-ay-sooce'<------(of Heb. origin #3091)<-----3068<-----1961
2424<-----3467
Jesus, i.e. Jehoshua #3091, "name of our Lord and two (three) Israelites"
Justus #2459 (Gk) <------Ioustes, ee-ooce'-tos, of Latin origin ("Just"), name of three Israelites.
Why does Strong's say "Jesus" is the name of two (three) Israelites", when it isn't found in the NT, except in reference to Christ. [Bar-jesus ("son of Jesus" or "son of Joshua") is found only once in the NT. It refers to only one Israelite.]
Notice that Christ is called "Just" or "the Just One".
Acts 3:14 Christ called "the Just"
Acts 7:52 Christ called "the Just One"
Acts 22:14 Christ called "the Just One"We notice that "Justus" is mentioned as a name only three times in the NT.
Acts 1:23 "Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus"
Acts 18:7 "Justus, one that worshiped God"
Col. 4:11 "and Jesus, which is called (3004) Justus"Notice that the word, "called", is translated from the Greek "lego".
#3004 lego, leg'-o, a prim. verb; prop. to 'lay' forth, i.e. (fig.) relate (in words...), by impl. to mean..."In other words, it appears that Col. 4:11 is saying "Jesus, which means Justus". So we have 'Jesus' originating in Hebrew as "Joshua", coming to us through the Greek to the English word "Jesus", who is called "the Just One". We have 'Justus' coming from the Latin, through the Greek to the English word "Justus", meaning "Just".
Heb. ------>Greek = Jesus = "the Just One"
Latin------>Greek = Justus = "Just"We have 'Immanuel', in Hebrew (with us is God) coming to us through the Greek to the English word 'Emmanuel' (God with us).
We have ten different words in Hebrew (or one word with ten different spellings and pronunciations) coming to the English word "Joshua". We have 'Joshua #3091, Yehowshua, or Yehowshuah, coming through the Greek Iesous, to the English word, "Jesus". Since "Joshua" = Jesus, we have arrived at the same word through two different etymologies.
From the Hebrew 'yeshuwah', (salvation) we come to the English "salvation". [Note: The authors of the "names" bible, "The Scriptures", insist that we cannot use the word "salvation".]
We have the Hebrew "Jehoshua #3091, Yehowshuwa or Yehowshua" coming to the English "Jesus" and "Joshua". The various spellings for 'Joshua' all mean "yhwh-saved", "deliverer", or "he will save". So whether we start with the Hebrew words for "salvation" and "Joshua", we still arrive at the English "Joshua" or "Jesus" or "salvation".In other words, Jesus = Joshua = Salvation.
So, when we read Acts 4:12, "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.", we understand the following:
"There is no salvation by any other name" = 'there is no 'Joshua' by any other 'Joshua', = 'there is no Jesus by any other Jesus' = 'there is no 'salvation' by any other 'salvation'.
So, even though there was Joshua of the Exodus, Hosea (Joshua) the prophet, Jesus (Joshua) the Christ, plus several other Israelites whose names also refer to 'salvation', there is only one Being through whom salvation may be obtained. The word salvation, in Hebrew, is #3444, yeshuwah, a form of #3467, yasha, a base of all the names translated as "Joshua" or "Jesus". In fact, 'Yeshua' is the most commonly used name for the Messiah by the pro-names groups.
Most of the pro-names groups use Acts 4:12 to imply that knowing the "correct Hebrew name" of the Son is critical to obtaining salvation. However, we see the "name" (in the sense of a label) shared by twenty different individuals using eleven different spellings in four different languages. In Romans 5:9-21, we see that salvation is credited to Christ's "death" in v.10, his "life" in v. 10, to "grace" v. 15, 17, to a "free gift" v. 16, to his "righteousness" v. 18, and his "obedience" v. 19.What is significant is how God uses names to reveal himself and his plan for us, to us. Perhaps the following will help illustrate.
When God spoke to Moses from the burning bush, he revealed himself as "self-existent", as "eternal" by saying, "hayah" (#1961, I AM).#1961 is hayah, = I AM, (or)the self-existent, (or) the eternal
#1961 --->3068 ------>3091 ------------------->3442
hayah ==>yhvh ====>Jehoshua, Joshua, = (Heb.) Jeshua = (Eng.) "he will save"#1961 --->3068 ------>3091------------>2424 (Gk.) Iesous = (Eng.) Jesus = (Eng.) "savior"
3091----->2459(Latin) just = -----> (Gk.) Ioustes = (Eng.) Justus = (Eng.) "the Just One"2459 ===========================>(Eng.) Justus = (Eng.) "the Just One"
Christ spoke, in Mat. 11:27, about 'revealing' the Father. Pro-names supporters say this has to do with the 'labels' or Hebrew names. A closer look at the language and at scripture, "reveals" something far more important than merely addressing someone with a label, such as "George" or "Fred", or "hyh" in some ancient language.
The following should illustrate:hayah + yeshuwah
I AM + salvation = I am salvation.
"I am thy salvation", Psa. 35:3.
What the "Family Tree" of the word 'salvation' shows. 1. Words can change over time and still have the same meaning.
2. Words existing at the same time can share the same meaning.
3. Words have 'family trees' and Hebrew is no exception.
4. The word, "Jesus" has a 'family tree' and is not an artificial word.
5. Words can be transliterated, or translated, including names and still mean the same thing.
6. Scripture shows names being translated.
7. Scripture does not show God or Christ condemning anyone or withholding blessings or favor for using any or all of God's "shem" (names).
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