[b-hebrew] LORD

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Sat Feb 8 09:34:42 EST 2003


In a message dated 2/8/2003 9:26:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
furuli at online.no writes:

> I teach my students of Hebrew that they should read adonay or elohim 
> when they meet YHWH in the text, as you probably do as well. When 
> they translate the text, they are free to use "the Lord", "Yahweh", 
> or "Jehovah", or "Yahu".  Why would it be "a very unwelcome 
> situation" if people said Yahweh? I would view it as a very welcome 
> situation. With all respect of those who view the name as ineffable, 
> we must admit that this view goes contrary to linguistic and 
> translational rules just as much as the trinity doctrine. There is 
> absolutely nothing in the text of the Tanach itself that say that a 
> substitute should be used instead of the pronunciation of YHWH. To 
> the contrary, the use of it is encouraged.
> 

Jewish tradition does have some objection to its usage.  A proper respect for 
the sensibilities of other might be to avoid its use except in academic 
situations where such matters must be discussed.

gfsomsel


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