ישו הנוצרי

Hebrew

Proper noun

יֵשׁוּ הַנּוֹצְרִי • (yéshu hanotsrí) m

(Christianity) Jesus Christ (Jesus of Nazareth)

Usage notes

Used by Hebrew and Yiddish-speakers in secular/historical contexts; נוצרי (notsrí, “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 (mashíakh, “Messiah”)