According to josephus, in the the jewish war, book 5, chapter 5, section 7, as well as hebrew grammar books, the first three letters of the sacred name are actually vowels. There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification. From this hebrew word we also get the name joshua joshua 5. God has hidden the name yeshua in numerous passages throughout the old testament. The assemblies of yahweh, in both the name yahweh and the name yahshua, reject the vowel points added to this name as it produces a hybrid word, i. Both yeshua and yehoshua are attempts to not use, write, or pronounce the name of yah. Yehoshua is a valid transliteration of that name because all of the letters in the name are pronounced.
In fact, i had already carefully studied your page and found it unconvincing. Find information about the hebrew name history, biblical reference and more. After studying the letters in depth it is not uncommon for many people to. Understanding the letters provides essential insight into the deeper meanings of the torah or the bible. This is the name that all the apostles would have known him by and what his mother. We see that the worship of baal the lord was assimilated into the worship of yahuah this is known as syncretism. The hebrew language is an amazing language, a living language. In this episode of hebrew voices, hebrew gospels from a vatican, nehemia gordon talks about how he discovered hebrew manuscripts of luke and john. Hebrew alphabet alephbet the hebrew languages uses a different alphabet than english.
It is very important that you spend at least 10 seconds picturing each image in your minds eye. It is critical to understanding just who this aleph tav represents. Jesus a study on the transliteration of the messiahs name from hebrew to greek to english. Yehoshua meaning of yehoshua, what does yehoshua mean.
The divine design of the hebrew alphabet chapter 7 of the bible wheel book the symbolic meanings of the twentytwo hebrew letters. From3068 hwhy yehovah the name god told to moses, and from 3467 above jesus. The name yehoshua in the hebrew language appears as follows. Yesous represents the hebrew bible name yeshua, which occurs as jeshua in. In jewish thought, a name was never a random combination of sounds. Dec 08, 2017 the meaning, origin and history of the given name yehoshua. It should be noted that strongs is not saying anything at all here about the greek variants, only about the hebrew. Yehoshua is one of israels leading contemporary authors, and one of the most widely published israeli writers. Yhwh is referred to as the tetragrammaton which simply means the four letters. The third letter in joshuas name reading from right to left is the letter vav w. This is the name that all the apostles would have known him by and what his. Plus a transliteration written using english letters. This greek spelling is the standard substitute for both yehoshua and yeshua in the septuagint greek translation of the hebrew bible, as well as in the writings of firstcentury romanojewish scholar josephus and the hellenistic jewish philosopher philo of alexandria.
The following are several english translations from the greek text of matthew 11. Chapter 1c hebrew alphabet five final forms five hebrew letters have final forms. A group to help us learn, practice, and teach hebrew language and alphabet together. These books were all written after the jewish people returned from babylonian exile. Also see the pdf tables of hebrewaramaic transliteration. In concert programmes for christian classics there is the same alternation between yeshu and yeshua sometimes both forms can be found in the same programme.
How yeshua became jesus the first letter in the name yeshua jesus is the yod. Spiritual meanings of the hebrew alphabet letters walking. Yeshua minetzeret yeshooa meennetseret jesus of nazareth matt. When one of these letters occurs at the end of a word, it is written differently than when it appears at the beginning or in the middle of a word. Once again, notice, that the letter at the beginning of this name hebrew being read from right to left is a very small letter and this letter in hebrew is called a yod. Hebrew text the incredible message that yeshua is my name. In the tanach the he brew old testament the hebrew name of messiah is seen in 29 places, mostly in ezra and nehemiah. Etymology is the study of word origins and how those words change in meaning and pronunciation over time. Yehoshua joshua in later books of the hebrew bible and among jews of the second temple period. Daniel botkin explains the hebrew linguistics of the names yeshua and. The meaning, origin and history of the given name yehoshua. Yehoshua sofer is also the name of a victim of the june 2010 west bank shooting. The modern spelling as yahweh includes vowels to assist in pronunciation. The name corresponds to the greek spelling iesous, from which, through the latin iesus, comes the english spelling jesus.
Early hebrew was the alphabet used by the jewish nation in the period before the babylonian exilei. Orthodox rabbi reveals name of messiah jesus,yehoshua. Two things indicate that yehoshua is the proper hebrew name for jesus. While yhwh is first used in genesis 2, god did not reveal himself as yhwh until exodus 3. The problem with using yahshua as a pronunciation of the hebrew letters is that the neither of the letters he. When they stand by themselves no hyphen or anything is an expression of all letters of the univers which also is the name of yhwh. The name of yeshua revealed in the old testament yeshua is my name in the book, the signature of god, they reported on one of the most astonishing and. In the hebrew text, joshua is named yeshua binnun and yehoshua. Yud the first letter is the yud, which has a y sound and is represented by the arm and hand of a man. The old hebrew alphabet has 22 letters and the ancient greek alphabet 27 letters. The name of yeshua revealed in the old testament yeshua is my name in the book, the signature of god, they reported on one of the most astonishing and important biblical discoveries in history. Hebrew and greek alphabet and numerical values divisions. Yehoshua meaning yahweh is salvation, from the roots yeho referring to the hebrew god and yasha.
There is no sh sound in greek, which accounts for the middle s sound in yesous. Each letter has a name and each letter has a meaning and numerical value. As with each of our other studies, well now substitute the ancient hebrew pictographic letters for the modern aramaic square script letters, and see what kind of mnemonic meanings emerge. Learn about the hebrew name joshua yehoshua yehoshua. In the 1st century, the greek name yesous represented the hebrew name yeshua, which was a shortened form of the hebrew name yehoshua. This is a critical infraction of hebrew grammatical rules. The divine design of the hebrew alphabet bible wheel. An introduction to the names yehoshuajoshua, yeshua. Beginning with the second hebrew letter yod in the hebrew phrase he shall prolong, yaarik kyray, yacov counted forward every 20th letter and discovered the phrase yeshua shmi which means yeshua is my name encoded in this verse about the suffering messiah who died to atone for our sins. The picture below illustrates the hebrew alphabet, in hebrew alphabetical order. Is yeshua hamashiach the proper hebrew nametitle for jesus christ. An introduction to the names yehoshuajoshua, yeshua, jesus. If you place a picture of a menorah over the letters those seven flames will stand atop the seven branches of the menorah, exemplifying the awesome fact that is the.
Each letter is a symbol, full of many inner meanings, from literal straightforward meaning, to deeper spiritual meaning. Yeshua is a short form of that name, as explained in this article. In order to gain a better understanding of scripture it is critically important to learn as much as one can about the hebrew language and the hebrew. Shalom daniel, therefore god exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name. The name yeshua is a shortened version of the name yehoshua or joshua and is the literal hebrew word for salvation. This is the one messianics use today as jesus hebrew name. Reading right to left, the hebrew letters which spell yeshua are yod, shin, vav, ayin. Despite claims to the contrary, there is no historical or linguistic basis in any biblical texts for other modern forms of the name yeshua, such as yahshua, yahushua, yeshu, or yshua. An introduction to the names yehoshuajoshua, yeshua, jesus and yeshu by kai kjaerhansen. In general, all hebrew names mean something, and so does the name of yeshua the messiah. It was the replacing of the name of yahuah that lead to the decline of israel as a people. Is yeshua hamashiach the proper hebrew nametitle for. The evolution of the name jesus the hebrew name yehoshua.
The s at the end of the greek name is a grammatical necessity, to make the word declinable. When written in this hebrew script one can see seven flames at the top of the letters. These manuscripts have never been shared with the public before this was aired and are particularly interesting when compared to the greek text. The name of yeshua revealed in the old testament yeshua is my. The name jesus is the greek form of the hebrew name yeshua, which is the shortened form of the name yehoshua. At the time of the king james version, the j in english was pronounced as a. On tv yeshu is most often used but yeshua does appear. Daniel botkin pinpoints the interchangeableness of the names, joshua and jesus, noting that neh. It consists of 8 letters and 4 syllables and is pronounced yehoshua. Yeshua is the shortened form for the hebrew yehoshua joshua, much the way mike is for michael. Yshua is the shortened form of yhoshua, the same name given to mashiyach. Jesus christ hebrew yehoshua yeshua ha mashiach messiah numeric values gematria jesus christ messiah in. Note that hebrew is written from right to left, rather than left to right as in english, so alef is the first letter of the hebrew alphabet and tav is the last.
Such must be the case for man is fallen and understands not and even many in the world would reject him today and seek his crucifixion again. The early semtic hebrew alphabet and the paleo phoenix hebrew mesha stone engraved alphabets consist 22 letters read from right to left comparing with the modern hebrew letters and its english translation. At the refiners fire, our preferred english spelling of yeshuas name from the hebrew letters, is yeshua or yshua because, in our view, it seems to be the most correct the tanakh records the name yshua jeshua 30 times, yhoshua joshua 199 times. The old hebrew and old greek languages had no special numbers. I suppose that the jewish rabbis are the ones to know what name they shun and that is why it is sure that the angel told joseph to give him the name yeshua matt 1. Through the otiyot yesod god formed substance out of chaos and brought forth existence from nonexistence. The organization jews for jesus is normally referred to as yehudim lemaan yeshu. The old hebrew and old greek languages had no special.
Hebrew equivalent for the name yehoshua, written with hebrew vowels nikud. And if he was on earth today finishing something it would be hidden from mankind until the day of the lord. The 7 is a sacred number and 7x749 means completeness and completion. Many names in the bible that begin with yod are mispronounced by english speakers because the yod in these names was transliterated in english bibles with the letter j rather than y. Mystics like this fact, deriving much homiletic material from it, not least, that since there is a gd, there is never nothing.
Hebrew numerology is based on the fact that hebrew numbers are traditionally written by using letters of the hebrew alphabet. Each hebrew letter corresponds to a number, with no notation for zero. English names which are not derived from hebrew names are normally represented below by hebrew names with similar underlying meanings. His name in greek is jesus, and his hebrew name is yehoshua. In this remarkable book, gold offers a profound reinterpretation of amichais early works, using two. The name of yeshua revealed in the old testament yeshua. What this means is that the greek name yesous was altered as it was adopted by the english language.
The name of yeshua revealed in the old testament yeshua is. However, reflecting two thousand years of conflict between the church and the synagogue, it is also an acronym for yimach shmo vzikhrono may his name. Dont expect to get all the letters after one read through it. The changing of a letters form does not change its pronunciation or transliteration. In modern hebrew yeshuas name is pronounced and written yeshu, which may have been the ancient pronunciation in the galil galilee area. The letters themselves have tremendous meaning that is reflected in their names and formats.
This is a basic misunderstanding, since we know from the rabbis that it was pronounced with a long. The hebrew alphabet has evolved from biblical, phoenician, and aramaic. Hebrew alphabet, either of two distinct semitic alphabetsthe early hebrew and the classical, or square, hebrew. Meaning, origin and history of the name yehoshua behind. Greek 2424 eeaysoos yaysoos jesus jehoshua, the name of our lord and other israelites. The name jesus is thus nothing but the greek or english equivalent of the hebrew yehoshua andor the short version joshua. Meaning, origin and history of the name joshua behind the name. Jehoshua hannagid 1055, was a rabbinic scholar and judge, who began to serve as the nagid in cairo, egypt, at the age of twentyfour. Learning the hebrew alphabet you will now be shown how to learn the hebrew alphabet, using the same kind of imagery technique you have used for learning hebrew words.
The aleph bet is what modern hebrew calls the alphabet 22 letters that yhwh used to speak the universe into existance but biblically aleph tav are the first and last letters of the hebrew alphabet. The name yeshua is literally a transliteration of the messiahs name. Around the time of jesus birth, the names yeshu and yeshua were not uncommon. The process from yehoshua to jesus looks like this. The name jesus comes from the latin iesus, which comes from an anglicized form of the greek name yesous. Yehuda amichai is one of the twentieth centurys and israels leading poets. The yehovah deception exposing the pronunciation yehovah. The jewish mystics go so far as to say that the entire cosmos was created from the 22 consonants of the hebrew aleph bet, called otiyot yesod or foundational letters. A note about the hebrew and greek texts for the sons names the new testament was written in koine greek, of course, and thats the starting point for serious exegesis of its writings.
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