Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>]

I can see the reason for the question, in that 
Joshua (Yehoshua) was written as Jesus (Yaysus) in 
the Greek New Testament.

I personally question whether there was any attempt 
to make sure the pronunciation was other than the 
one recorded in the New Testament.

Karl W. Randolph.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas Thackery" <tthackery AT comcast.net>
> 
> Dear Baruj,
> 
> The name Jeshua i.e. ישוע appear in the Scriptures 29 times
> according to a simple query: these include 1 Chr 24:11, 2 Chr 31:15,
> Ezr chapters 2 & 3, and in Neh chapters 9 - 12....
> 
> Groetjes,
> Thomas Thackery
> Sacramento, CA

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