ישו הנוצרי

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Hebrew

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Proper noun

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יֵשׁוּ הַנּוֹצְרִי (yeshú ha-nots'rím

  1. (Christianity) Jesus Christ (Jesus of Nazareth)

Usage notes

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Used by Hebrew and Yiddish-speakers in secular/historical contexts; נוצרי (notz'rí, Christian; Nazarene) is used to specify the central figure of the Christian religion, as opposed to others with the name ישו, without using the religious title משיח (mäshíaḥ, Messiah)