Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Dave Washburn" <dwashbur AT nyx.net>]

> Dear Eduardo,
> What does your perception of Ieoua do with the shortened forms YaH and YaHu?
> Also, how do you account for LXX  YABE?
> Charles David Isbell
> 
Charles,
I haven't seen this spelling in the LXX, but I haven't looked that hard 
either.  Just guessing, I'm wondering if the "b" is a Greek attempt 
to render the WAW as a "v" sound?  I don't know how that would 
work into Eduardo's approach, but that's my idea for what it's worth.

Dave Washburn
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