Does anyone know what the "H" in Jesus H. Christ stands for?

Question

Give answers. I will tell you the real answer in a couple days.

No one has given the correct answer yet. Keep guessing....Where's Frank N. Christ? I bet he'd know. Probably a relative.

No one got it? Time's up!

The H in Jesus H. Christ stands for Herschel...he was Jewish, y'know...

Answer 1

According to Mr. Garrison, his middle name is "Tap Dancing."

Answer 2

Jesus H. Christ is an example of slang serving as a mild, joking curse. The expression is most commonly used in a wry, sarcastic, cynical, or joking tone, although it may nonetheless be perceived as blasphemy, being a variation of "Jesus Christ". The expression jokingly implies that the "Christ" in "Jesus Christ" is a surname rather than a title ("Christ", meaning anointed, is Greek for "Messiah"). The expression dates to at least the late nineteenth century (although according to Mark Twain it was already old in 1850), and likely originates with the ancient Christian three-letter symbolism IHS (the Christogram).

The phrase "Jesus H. Christ" has been extended in many cases, both as a colloquialism, and in its use in television and film. For example, in the comedy The Blues Brothers, a 1980 film starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, Jake Blues (Belushi) exclaims, "Yes! Yes! Jesus H. Tapdancing Christ, I can see The Light!" in a moment of fervor.

Answer 3

Harold be thy name? (hee hee) but
there have been various theories, but the one that seems most plausible is that it comes from the Greek monogram for Jesus, IHS or IHC. This is formed from the first two letters plus the last letter of His name in Greek (the letters iota, eta, and sigma; in the second instance, the C is a Byzantine Greek form of sigma). The H is actually the capital letter form of eta, but churchgoers who were unfamiliar with Greek took it to be a Latin H.

The oath does indeed seem to be American, first recorded in print at the end of the nineteenth century, although around 1910 Mark Twain wrote in his Autobiography that the expression had been in use about 1850 and was considered old even then. Its long survival must have a lot to do with its cadence, and the way that an especially strong emphasis can be placed on the H.

Nineteenth-century Americans weren’t the first to take the Greek letters to be Latin ones—since medieval times the monogram has often been expanded into Latin phrases, such as Iesus Hominum Salvator, Jesus Saviour of Men, In Hoc Signo (vinces), in this sign (thou shalt conquer), and In Hac Salus, in this (cross) is salvation.

Answer 4

Well if your referring to Jesus Christ the Savior mentioned in the Bible, then there is no reference in it of and H between Jesus and Christ. It actually is considered to be a curse on the name of Jesus because it makes it appear that Christ is a surname rather than a title. Christ ,savior, of course is not Jesus' last name it is his title.

It also might have came from translation problems.

But it can mean Hominum, Harold, Howard and many other words starting with H to blaspheme the name of Jesus the Christ

It has no base in scripture therefore it is of no consequence to me. But it was interesting to learn of its' orgins, Thanks for the question.

Answer 5

Let's see the Jesus H Christ I knew had a middle name of Heretic, I don't know if this is the same guy...

Answer 6

I've often wondered this myself. I can't wait to know the real answer.

I've always thought that the "H" stood for "Highest or Holy".

Have a lovely rest of the day.

Answer 7

Hades

Answer 8

Harrison

Answer 9

Nope

Answer 10

Holy

Answer 11

Interestingly enough it stands for Hector. Haaaaaaa