[b-hebrew] Did Clement of Alexandria write YHWH = Iaou?

David P Donnelly davedonnelly1 at juno.com
Tue Sep 13 10:18:09 EDT 2005


On Sun Sep 11 19:27:22 EDT 2005 
Peter Kirk wrote:

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I'm not sure where IAOUAI comes from.
>>>

Peter, 

http://www.iahushua.com/ST-RP/note60.htm
The above site reproduces an article on The Pronunciation of the Divine
Name,
written by an unknown author, from an URL that is no longer valid.
This article has three interesting notes;
Note # 6 says:
>>>
6. According to A.T. Robertson the scribes could interchange “ai” and “e”
according to personal taste. 
The pronunciation is really the same, the difference being only the
spelling. 
>>>
Note #1 says concerning the scholarly reconstructed: YAH:WEH:
>>>
1. sec. 102m, Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar. The grammar says that these
vowels are "original". 

>>>

The author  of this article tries to make the case that the “waw” in
YAH:WEH 
could be changed to a shureq [with a segol under it] thus creating a
3-syllable name.
Note # 2 says:
>>>
2. For those who might doubt the possibility of this form, you should
compare it with Prov. 12:23
>>>

My sources indicate that what appears to be a shureq with a segol under
it in Proverbs 12:23
 is actually a doubled “vav” with a segol under it. [ivveleth]

Is what appears to be a shureq in Proverbs 12:23 actually a doubled
"vav"?
 
Dave Donnelly


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