Discovering
Yahshua in the King James Bible
"If the Savior’s true Name is Yahshua, why can’t I find
it in my Bible," some ask. In fact, with just a little effort, you can!
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The name given for the Savior in the King James Version is "Jesus." But
with the help of Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance and the King James Bible
itself, we can prove that the Savior’s Name is in reality Yahshua.
Strong’s Concordance is a must for any serious study of the Scripture. It
is based on the King James Version. In turn, other Bible references such as
lexicons and Bible dictionaries are based upon Strong’s numbering system.
Under "Jesus" we find the following:
JESUS (je-zus) See BAR-JESUS, CHRIST, JESUS’, JOSHUA, JUSTUS
1. The Christ
Of the generation of J Christ ……………... Mt. 1:1 2424
Of Mary, of whom was born J …………… Mt.
1:16 2424
Now the birth of J Christ was on ………… Mt.
1:18 2424
Notice that the pronunciation is followed by related words (Bar-Jesus,
Christ, Joshua, Justus), which can also be investigated. Then follow verses in
Matthew where this name occurs under the reference number 2424.
Because Matthew is in the New Testament, we next go to the Greek
Dictionary in the back of Strong’s and locate No. 2424:
“2424. jIhsouς Iēsŏus,
ee-ay-sooce’; of Heb. or. [3091]; Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord
and two (three) other Isr.: - Jesus.”
Here we see the Greek
letters followed by the Latin equivalents, then a phonetic pronunciation.
"Jesus" is shown to be of Hebrew origin (No. 3091), followed by the
Rabbinic spelling "Jehoshua." Notice that! Strong’s recognizes that the Savior’s Name is Hebrew!
So from the
essentially GREEK name "Jesus" we are directed to Strong’s HEBREW No. 3091. Turning now
to Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary we
locate No. 3091.
3091. Yehôwshûwa’,
yeh-ho-shoo’-ah; or Yehôwshû’a, yeh-ho-shoo’-ah; from 3068 and 3467; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the
Jewish leader: - Jehoshua, Jehoshua, Joshua. Comp. 1954, 3442.
Here
is the Hebrew spelling followed by the Latin letters and the [incorrect]
pronunciation, and an alternate spelling. Reliable scholars recognize that the first
syllable of our Savior’s Name should be pronounced "Yah" not
"Yeh." (Even the common word “HalleluYah” corroborates this.)
Yahshua is from No.
3068 and No. 3467, meaning, "YAHweh saved." This is the same as
Joshua, Moses’ servant, with variant spellings. (The letter J did not exist in
the Hebrew or the Greek, but was invented in the 16th century.)
The
first reference number given, 3068, refers to Yahweh, the Heavenly Father (but
since 1518 C.E., through ignorance was written YEHOVAH or more commonly
JEHovah).
“3068 hwhy. Yehôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw’; from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish
national name of God: -- Jehovah, the Lord. Comp. 3050, 3069.”
Immediately following No. 3068 is the Hebrew Tetragrammaton, hwhy. .
Hebrew is read from right to left, as are all Semitic languages. These letters
are the yothe, heh, waw, heh. Notice the yothe (y)
has a “colon” beneath it (:),
which is called the shewa. The waw (w)
has an uppercase “T” (qamets) under it.
These vowel-pointed symbols were added by scribes to aid in pronunciation.
The
Massoretes or Jewish scribes places the shewa under the yothe instead of the
correct qamets to give a "Yeh" sound instead of the correct
"Yah" sound in Yahweh’s Name. This was done to conceal the true Name,
which they deemed too sacred to use. (See article "Hebrew
Articulation" preceding Strong’s Hebrew
and Chaldee Dictionary for Hebrew alphabet and vowel pointing.) But the King
James reveals that the letter "a" is proper. In Psalm 68:4 it reads
"Jah" (but replacing the Y with the J, which came later).
For
proof that the Heavenly Father’s Name is "YAH," turn to No. 3050,
which clearly shows the first three letters pronounced "YAH." Qamets
(the vowel sound as in all) is the only vowel there and the examples given
verify a YAH syllable.
3050 hy. Yâhh, yaw; contr. For 3068, and mean the same; Jah, the
sacred name: -Jah, the Lord, most vehement. Cp. Names in "-iah,"
"-jah."
From the
above, we see the Savior’s Name begins with "Yah," which is the short
or poetic form of Yahweh, and is found in other Hebrew names as a suffix, such
as Isaiah (Isa-Yah), Jeremiah, Obadiah, and Zephaniah.
The
final syllable derives from No. 1954:
1954 ucwh Hôwshêä. Ho-shay’-ah; from 3467; deliverer; Hoshea the name
of five Isr.:--Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea.
While
No. 1954 means deliverer, Strong says there were five Israelites named either Hosea,
Hoshea, or Oshea. We also have the servant of Moses, Joshua. After the
Jews’ return from Babylonian captivity, the middle "o" had been
dropped from the name Yahoshua. It was now pronounced Yahshua, much as Joshua,
except the "J" is pronounced as "Y." (See Neh. 8:17)
In Acts
7:45 and Hebrews 4:8, translators of the King James erroneously substituted
"Jesus" for Joshua, which make little sense in these passages. Yet by
their error we can see the equivalency, or more significantly the fact that
"Jesus" derived from the Hebrew "Joshua" (Yahshua). Other
versions have inserted the more proper "Joshua" in these verses.
The
sacred Name Yahweh derives from No. 1961, hayah, the Hebrew verb of existence:
1961. hwh hâyâh,
haw-yaw’; a prim. Root [comp. 1933]; to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass
(always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary):--beacon, X altogether,
be (-come, accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass),
continue, do, faint, fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit (one-)
self, require, X use.
Now
we can see that the Savior’s Name stems from No. 3050, "Yah," and the
second syllable "shua," based on number 1954, meaning deliverer,
savior.
Whence Came ‘Jesus’?
The
letter J once had the sound of Y (and still does in German and Latin), but
under French influence assumed its present "juh" sound in English.
The
second letter, "e," came about as the Massoretes slyly changed the
vowel points from "ah" to "eh," so the reader would not
blurt out even the short form of the Sacred Name, "Yah."
Greek
and Latin have no "sh" sound, so only the "s" sound was
brought over to produce the third letter in this name.
The
suffix ending (us) is the Greek nominative, masculine singular.
Not
only is the Hebrew name for the Savior changed to Latin and completely
Grecianized, but our Hebrew Savior is also given the Greek title
"Christos" in place of the proper Hebrew "Messiah." If we
are going to translate the HEBREW title "Messiah," we should more
properly translate it in English as "Anointed" and not create a Greek
Savior through the use of "Christ"!
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