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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: "Dr. Joel M. Hoffman" <joel AT exc.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] cholam in YHWH
  • Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 00:20:48 +0100

On 16/07/2005 23:41, Dr. Joel M. Hoffman wrote:

2) Why is the Holem often lacking, for example in Codex Aleppo (and also in
BHS, following this manuscript) in Gen 15:1?


The Cholam Chaser is lacking in Leningrad, too. Does anyone know who
first put the cholam in YHWH?


It may be lacking in Leningrad in this verse, but it is not lacking in every verse. See http://www.qaya.org/academic/hebrew/Exo_13-15_L_divine_name.png for the divine name with holam in Exodus 13:15, taken from a facsimile of L. From some off list correspondence I understand that the holam occurs about 44 times in BHS, which is supposed to be an exact copy of L.

I also looked at several of these occurrences of the divine name (in Jeremiah) in a facsimile of the Aleppo codex. There is no sign of a holam there. That suggests that these holams are were an innovation in L. I can send images if you like, offlist.


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