ישו

Etymology
From, itself from. There are two common explanations for the absence of the ayin: It should be noted that:
 * Eruvin 53b:6-7 relates that Galileans did not distinguish the letters ayin, ḥet, he, and aleph, making the simplest explanation that this was a more accurate rendering of his name from the perspective of Judeans and Babylonians. continues to not distinguish these letters today, and Samaria is between Galilee and Judea. A pronunciation of Jesus's Syriac name  without the ayin would render "yeshu".
 * Alternatively, it has been suggested that ישו is a deliberate pun on . However, most religious Jews reserve "yimach shemo" for people like Haman and Hitler.
 * Many individuals in the Talmud are called Yeshu, not all of whom can be the same person as their stories happen at very different times in Jewish history.
 * The name is found on one 1st-century ossuary, along with the more common Yeshua.

Proper noun

 * 1) Jesus of Nazareth.
 * 1) Jesus of Nazareth.

Usage notes

 * Used of Jesus the Nazarene in polemical contexts in the non-authoritative Toledot Yeshu, centuries after the first appearances of the name in the Talmud, in distinction from used of some other Joshuas, though most Joshuas are called.
 * In modern Hebrew, this is the standard secular spelling for Jesus of Nazareth.

Etymology
From.

Proper noun

 * 1) Jesus Jesus of Nazareth