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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: "Read, James C" <K0434995 AT kingston.ac.uk>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] The translation of ehyeh
  • Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 00:15:15 +0100

On 04/08/2005 00:06, Read, James C wrote:

So, does anyone know why it has been assumed that YHWH is a causative
and not a Qal?
If EHYEH is Qal, why isn't also YHWH?


I don't think this has been assumed. Many scholarly works as well as many postings on this list have suggested that the Name, if a verb, could be either Qal or Hiphil.

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