Isaiah (US /aɪˈzeɪ.ə/ or UK /aɪˈzaɪ.ə/;[3] Hebrew: יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, Modern Yeshayahu, Tiberian Yəšạʻyā́hû; Syriac: ܐܹܫܲܥܝܵܐ‎ ˀēšaˁyā; Greek: Ἠσαΐας, Ēsaïās; Latin: Isaias; Arabic: إشعيا As̲h̲aʿyāʾ or S̲h̲aʿyā;[4] “Yah is salvation”[5]) was the 8th century BCE Jewish prophet who gave his name to the Book of Isaiah.[6][7]