Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Jack Kilmon" <jkilmon AT historian.net>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David P Donnelly" <davedonnelly1 AT juno.com>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 5:40 AM
Subject: [b-hebrew] IaBe = YHWH or IaBe = Jove?


> Does "IaBe" = "YHWH" or does "IaBe" =  "Jove"?
> Josephus Book 12, Chapter 5 quotes the Samaritans as saying [under
> duress]:
> > > >
> We therefore beseech thee, our benefactor and saviour,
> to give order to Apolonius, the governor of this part of the country,
> and to Nicanor, the procurator of thy affairs,
> to give us no disturbances,
> nor to lay to our charge what the Jews are accused for,
> since we are aliens from their nation and from their customs,
> but let our temple which at present hath no name at all,
> be named the Temple of Jupiter Hellenius.
> > > >
> The God of Jupiter is said to be named "Jove".
> "Jove" is thought to be pronounced similar to "IaBe"
> Some sources recommend pronouncing the "o"  in "Jove" as "ah",
> but instead try pronouncing the "o" in "Jove",  like the "o" in "Joshua"
> e.g. J(awe)v(eh)
>
> To be redundant:
> Does "IaBe" = "YHWH" or does "IaBe" =  "Jove"?
> Dave Donnelly


There is no etymological relationship between the Latin "Jove" (from iovis 
pater...pronounced yawis) and the much older SemiticYHWH..

Jack Kilmon