Friday, 12 November 2010

Jewish names for Jesus


'Nitleh' meaning 'the hanged one', one of a number of traditional rabbinic epithets for Jesus - Hebrew
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'Yeshu' acronym for 'may his name and memory be wiped out' - Hebrew Y

'Balaam' used as a pseudonym for Jesus in the Talmud Y Y

'That man' euphemism for Jesus - English Y


Jewish terms for Christmas:

'Taluy-nakht' meaning 'the night of the hanged man' - Western Yiddish Y

'Bey-geboyrenish' meaning 'Badly Born' a pun on the Polish phrase 'Boz. e Narodzenie' meaning 'Divine Birth' Y

'Khoristvo' a pun on Ukrainian 'Rizdvo' meaning 'Christmas' and 'khori' the Belorussian for 'sick' Y



1 comment:

  1. Hitler had the right idea .Another Hitler will be born and kill all Jews

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