You translate the name Isaiah into Hebrew like this:
יְשַׁעְיָהוּ
This is a masculine name that is pronounced ie-Zay-a in English. The name is pronounced Yesha Yahu in Hebrew and it means Yahweh is the salvation.
In the old testament, Isaiah is actually a prophet and he is responsible for authoring the book Isaiah in the bible. For this reason, the name is particularly popular within both the Christian and Jewish religions.
It is believed that he lived in the 8th century BC and originally came from Jerusalem.
It was during the protestant reformation that the name Isaiah was first used as a Christian name. Today, variants of this name include Isaias and Isiah, although there are many more in the different languages throughout the world.
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