08-15-2012, 02:07 AM
Shlama Akhay,
In the eastern pronunciation, when you have a Yodh followed by the vowel E, the Yodh becomes silent (or more correctly, it takes on the long EE sound).
This is the case with all names, not just Yeshua>Eshua....YeshaYahu/Eshaya(Isaiah)...Yetzkhaq/Eskhaq(Isaac). Etc.
The "ye" sound, over time, melded into "ee"...you can easily pronounce both and can see the natural transition over time.
+Shamasha
In the eastern pronunciation, when you have a Yodh followed by the vowel E, the Yodh becomes silent (or more correctly, it takes on the long EE sound).
This is the case with all names, not just Yeshua>Eshua....YeshaYahu/Eshaya(Isaiah)...Yetzkhaq/Eskhaq(Isaac). Etc.
The "ye" sound, over time, melded into "ee"...you can easily pronounce both and can see the natural transition over time.
+Shamasha