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  • From: "Alexander Oldernes" <alexander AT oldernes.no>
  • To: "b-hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] theophoric prefixes (YH~YHW)
  • Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 14:17:26 +0200

The name Elihu is a good example of how the "-yahu" appeared.

At several occasions God expressed himself as ")aniy hu)" - "I Himself" (f.ex. Deu. 32:39).
The Hebrews integrated this expression into their names, and then names like ")eliyhu)" appeared - "my God [is] He" (1. Sam. 1:1).
Later, the last letter (the mute aleph) fell off, so it changed into ")eliyhu" (1. Chr. 26:7).

At the same time there were also names like ")eliyyah" - "my God [is] Yah" (2. Kings 1:3).
"Yah" and "hu)" were then linked to obtain new names like ")eliyyahu" - "my God [is] Yah Himself" (1. Kings 17:1), [that is: ")eliy-yah-hu)"].

Alexander Oldernes
Norway


----- Original Message ----- From: "Alexander Oldernes" <alexander AT oldernes.no>
To: "Joel Stucki" <joel AT stucki.ws>
Cc: "b-hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] theophoric prefixes (YH~YHW)


If you are interested in the subject, I would strongly recommend you to get
professor Gertoux's book:
"The Name of God Y.eH.oW.aH Which Is Pronounced As It Is Written I_Eh_Ou_Ah:
Its Story"

You can get it on Amazon, just search for "Gertoux". Mr. Gertoux is a
specialist on the Tetragrammaton.
The book is available in English, French, Danish and Italian.

Alexander Oldernes
Norway


----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel Stucki" <joel AT stucki.ws>
To: "Alexander Oldernes" <alexander AT oldernes.no>
Cc: "b-hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 3:29 AM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] theophoric prefixes (YH~YHW)


On 8/5/06, Alexander Oldernes <alexander AT oldernes.no> wrote:

"Yahu" is "Yah" + "hu"
Eliyah means "my God is Yah", while Eliyahu means "my God is Yah
himself".

YH may be the first and the last letter of YHWH - then it would prove an
'a'
in the last syllable.
That make sense because when the three first letters are used in
theophoric
names, they are written "Yeho".


Alexander Oldernes
Norway

This is an interesting assertion. I have never heard this position
before. Is this your original idea Alexander or do others hold it as
well? Can you point me to any papers or books that explore this idea?

Joel Stucki



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