Hebrew and Aramaic, the name "Jesus"/"Yeshua" appears as yod-shin-waw-`ayin ישוע Yeshua, as the related longer form of the same name, yod-he-waw-shin-`ayin יהושע "Joshua" or as the intentionally altered derogatory Talmudic variant yod-shin-waw ישו Yeshu. The letter `ayin ע was pronounced as a voiced pharyngeal consonant sound in ancient Hebrew and Aramaic, as opposed to the pronounced [h] sound or a silent Hebrew letter he ה. See also References External links Jesus or Yahshuah? , argument for use of Hebrew name of Yahshuah The correct form of the name of Jesus in several Semitic languages Christian Kabbalah Names of Jesus