wṯ

wṯ^c

Definition: West Semitic, to help, deliver, save. 1a. (i) Joshua, from Hebrew yǝhôšûa^c, Yahweh (is) salvation, from *šûa^c, salvation; (ii) Jesus, from Hebrew yēšûa^c, short for yǝhôšûa^c, Joshua (see above); b. Elisha, from Hebrew ^ɔĕlîšā^c, God (is) salvation, from *yāšā^c, salvation (exact form uncertain; related to yēša^c, salvation, see below; ^ɔĕl, God, see l-1). Both a and b from *yāša^c, to save (⇐ *waṯa^ca); c. (i) Hosanna, from Hebrew hôša^c-nā^ɔ, from hôša^c, deliver, save, imperative of hôšîa^c, to deliver, save (⇐ *hawṯi^ca), derived stem of *yāša^c (see above; nā^ɔ, injunctive particle); (ii) Hosea, from Hebrew hôšēa^c, salvation, from hôšîa^c (see above). 2. Isaiah, from Hebrew yǝša^cyāhû, salvation of Yahweh, from yǝša^c, reduced form of yēša^c, salvation (yāhû, Yahweh; see hwy).