Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>]

OK, so now I'm just bothering you with silly questions - what is  "a 
mater lectionis"?

Shoshanna


> ... You think it is accidental that the Shem HaMeforash has letters 
> in it which are similar to the letters of the word meaning "to be"?
Shoshanna, if your question is for me, no, I don't think this is 
accidental. But then I think that the final he is a mater lectionis. 
The problem is Yigal's position, which seems to be that the final he 
is pronounced but there is no relationship to HYH/HWH. I consider his 
position inconsistent.