that we call him gee-sus instead of hay-soos?
I mean, isn't it more than just a little disrespectful to mispronounce the name of the lord thy god?
2006-11-23 17:15:33 · 17 answers · asked by ÜFÖ 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This is what i learned:
"Yeshua is the original Aramaic name. Yeshua is a Hebrew name which has been transliterated into Greek as Iesous (IhsouV: pronounced "ee-ay-SUS"). The English "Jesus" comes from the Latin transliteration of the Greek name into the Latin Iesus.
Now Greek has no "y" sound, but the Latin "i" is both an "i" and a "j" (i.e., it can have a consonantal force in front of other vowels), the latter of which is properly pronounced like the English "y" (which explains the German Jesu, "YAY-su")That is why we spell Jesus as we do, taking it straight from Latin, but we pronounce the name with a soft "j" sound because that is what we do in English with the consonantal "j".
2006-11-23 17:22:32 · answer #1 · answered by happy pilgrim 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The name John is Juan in Spanish - different languages have different pronunciations and spellings of the same name. Jesus is pronounced 'Hay-soos' in Spanish. Jesus is the Greek form of the name.
2006-11-24 01:22:24 · answer #2 · answered by padwinlearner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English: -- Jesus and/or Jesu
Spanish: -- Jesus [Spanish has a different pronunciation}
How about
Hebrew -- Yeshua Ha'Mashiach
I mean, since He was and is Hebrew!!!
And isn't it at least a tad disrespectful to not capitalize "Lord" and "God"
2006-11-24 01:34:36 · answer #3 · answered by kent chatham 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hay-soos is the spannish prononciation of the english gee-sus so no it isn't.
2006-11-24 01:18:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's more than likely HE sus.
But then again, GEE HAD is not pronounced HAY HAD
2006-11-24 01:51:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gee-sus sounds close enough for people to understad that is what jesus wanted .ha-soos? never heard of it did you make that up it is not biblical .
Adoni,Emmanual,Hossana are biblical terms but not for jesus I dont know who teaches you but read for yourself.
2006-11-24 01:24:43 · answer #6 · answered by john h 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not Mexican. I am from the USA, and here it is pronounced gee-sus.
2006-11-24 01:23:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually His name is pronounced "Yes U ah" Jesus is greek---- a zeus ----is spanish funny twist huh
2006-11-24 01:19:02 · answer #8 · answered by icheeknows 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He knows what language we speak. Why would we want to speak His name in another?
2006-11-24 01:19:18 · answer #9 · answered by nancy jo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean, "yeshua" Which is the closest I think we know that his name would hae been pronounced?
2006-11-24 01:24:01 · answer #10 · answered by peacedevi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋