Jesus’ Hebrew name is composed of three syllables: ye·SHU·a‘. In this lesson we will learn the two sounds of the final syllable of Jesus' name. The fifth sound in Jesus’ Hebrew name יֵשׁוּע is “a” as in the word "father." Like the tseRE and the shuRUK, this sound is a vowel. The symbol used to represent this sound is called paTAḤ. It is indicated by a horizontal line below the letter with which it is sounded. Here it appears below the last letter of ישועַ (yeSHUa‘).
Revised: 23-Aug-2015
Jesus’ Hebrew name is composed of three syllables: ye·SHU·a‘. In previous lessons of “Hebrew Nuggets” we discussed the vowel and consonant sounds of the first two syllables, the “y” sound of the yod, the tse·RE or “e” sound, the shin which is pronounced “sh,” and the shu·RUK which sounds like a “u.” In this lesson we will learn the two sounds of the final syllable of Jesus’ name.
The fifth sound in Jesus’ Hebrew name יֵשׁוּע is “a” as in the word “father.” Like the tse·RE and the shu·RUK, this sound is a vowel. The symbol used to represent this sound is called pa·TAḤ. It is indicated by a horizontal line below the letter with which it is sounded. Here it appears below the last letter of ישועַ (ye·SHU·a‘).
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In Lesson Five we will continue our study of the Hebrew language by introducing a word that exhibits additional letters of the Hebrew alphabet, the word אבא (Abba). To read the next lesson, click here.
For the transliteration system used in this series, click here.
This article originally appeared in issue 4 of the Jerusalem Perspective magazine. Click on the image above to view a PDF of the original magazine article.
David N. Bivin is founder and editor of Jerusalem Perspective. A native of Cleveland, Oklahoma, U.S.A., Bivin has lived in Israel since 1963, when he came to Jerusalem on a Rotary Foundation Fellowship to do postgraduate work at the Hebrew University. He studied at the Hebrew… [Read more about author]
The fifth sound in Jesus’ Hebrew name יֵשׁוּע is “a” as in the word “father.” Like the tse·RE and the shu·RUK, this sound is a vowel. The symbol used to represent this sound is called pa·TAḤ. It is indicated by a horizontal line below the letter with which it is sounded. Here it appears below the last letter of ישועַ (ye·SHU·a‘).
