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  • From: GregStffrd AT aol.com
  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Cc: lizfried AT umich.edu
  • Subject: Re: The Divine Name YHW
  • Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 12:13:17 EDT


In a message dated 05/11/2001 5:50:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
lizfried AT umich.edu writes:

<< The name YHW is the same name as YHWH, and refers to the same
god. To my way of thinking, it suggests that the H at the end of YHWH
is a matres lexiones (a vowel). It also suggests that the name was
pronounced Yahu, as in Eliyahu, etc. >>


"Yahu" is certainly possible, though we should note the ancient use of IAW in
4QLevbLXX and which is apparently the standard Jewish transliteration of the
Elephantine form. If this is an accurate transliteration, then YHW is likely
"Yaho" or possible even "Yeho" (Greek A sometimes transliterates Hebrew
SHeWA).

Greg Stafford




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