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  • From: "Dr. Joel M. Hoffman" <joel AT exc.com>
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  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Re: etymology of YHWV
  • Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 11:33:22 -0400 (EDT)

>Dr. Joel M. Hoffman recently observed:
>
>"...But the bottom line is that YHWH seems not to have an etymology...Sadly,
>my theory doesn't account for any connection between the verb "to be" (HYH)
>and YHWH..."
>
>I note that Dr. Beitzel expressed reservations concerning a relationship
>between "to be" and Yahweh. Cf. an extract below of his research:

I have reservations as well. And in the end, I'm actually a big fan
of my own theory, and I'm stuck believing that the similarities are
coincidental But the striking coincidence is troubling.

-Joel




  • [b-hebrew] Re: etymology of YHWV, Dr. Joel M. Hoffman, 05/05/2005

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