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Re: dwd & dwyd

From: "George Athas" <gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au>
To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: dwd & dwyd
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 23:00:53 +1100

> Dear list,
>
> Are there any thoughts about why "David" is sometimes written /dwyd/?
>
> 1 Kings 3:14, 11:4, 11:36
> Ezekiel 34:23 (dwyd but 34:24, 37:24, 25 are dwd)
> Amos 6:5 9:11
> Zechariah 12:7, 8, 10, 12, 13:1 (House of David)

Perhaps to distinguish it (in a pre-pointed text) from other similar words
such as "uncle"
or "beloved"?

Best,
GEORGE ATHAS
Dept of Semitic Studies,
University of Sydney
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dwd & dwyd, Ian Hutchesson, 03/17/2000
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- Re: dwd & dwyd, George Athas, 03/19/2000