[b-hebrew] FW: Fw: Linguistic, historical, cultural origins of yahweh
Guy Zed
atdgz at hotmail.com
Thu Dec 4 12:35:33 EST 2008
Uri,
Does any of the sources known to you argue or show that the 3 or 4 letters, or original letters are of semitic language, source or meaning, or do they 'simply' indicate various mentions of the name/word in various sources and/or cite actual names of places etc., but make no actual ligistic reference?
Gad Zack QC Canada
> Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 17:49:12 -0800
> From: uhurwitz at yahoo.com
> To: b-hebrew at lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [b-hebrew] Fw: Linguistic, historical, cultural origins of yahweh
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>> Gad, they all deal in one form or another with the subjects which
> interest you.
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> There is no consensus here, and many of the answers are speculative.
> Just one example: De Moor holds that the name in question, YHWH,
> is of northern, Aramaic origin. To me he is persuasive, but others disagree.
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> Be that as it may, the search itself is rewarding.
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> Uri Hurwitz Great Neck,NY
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> To Uri and the other respondents-- Thank you!
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> While it looks as a whole lot of resources if not suggested research I am wondering whether those who suggested books could also direct me to the ones that deal more with the very origin of the name.
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> To my understanding there is less than a handful of references to the name in extra-biblical sources in the late bronze age or Iron Age. I wonder also whether it bears any characteristics that would associate it with a semitic language.
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> Does any of the suggested books touch on those issues?
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> Gad Zack
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