Biblical Hebrew Forum

[peter_kirk AT SIL.ORG]

I discovered by chance that the following is not quite being fair to 
Joseph or whatever he is called. I was surprised to find the form 
BIYHOWS"P at Psalm 81:6, apparently from a theophoric variant Y:HOWS"P 
of the regular YOWS"P. (GKC 53q treats this as a variant form of 
hiphil, but I am not convinced). So we have a similar variation to 
that we recently discussed between Y:HOW$W.A( and Y"$W.A(, though with 
a different vowel. So it is at least possible that Y:HOWS"P was 
original and YOWS"P a contraction of it. In fact the original might 
have been Y:HOWYOS"P (as in the explanation in Genesis 30:23), by 
analogy with Y:HOWYFKIYN, another theophoric name with a hiphil 
jussive, or perhaps Y:HOWHOSIYP, by analogy with other Yeho- names 
which are mostly followed by a "perfect" form - both of these forms 
would naturally be shortened to Y:HOWS"P and then further to YOWS"P.

Peter Kirk


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Subject: Re: YHWH vs. Yahweh
Author:  jkilmon AT historian.net at internet
Date:    27/04/1999 23:48


yahua'sef wrote:
<snip>

There is much that can be corrected here but I will have to get to it 
when I
return (going fishing).  I will address "Joseph" since that is my name. 
the JO- of Joseph is NOT a theophoric and therefore not "YAHU-sef."
ywsf is the fut. of ysf (to add or augment) and therefore "Let him add."

Jack
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taybutheh d'maran yeshua masheecha am kulkon

Jack Kilmon
jkilmon AT historian.net

http://www.historian.net

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