Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Vadim Cherny" <VadimCherny AT mail.ru>]

RE: [b-hebrew] Meaning of YHWH> What I don't understand is how one can be Qal 
and the other Hiphil. 

Of course. But try to find anyone who would admit this.

I like your observation on the absence of the 2ms of HWH. Indeed, it should 
be expected in numerous Tanakhic appeals. I think, this is a very strong 
argument against the verb hypothesis.

Vadim Cherny


>> James, the reasoning is fairly simple. *If* ehie in Ex3:14 is the name, not
a common verb, and *if* ihwe is also the name, then this variation could be
only explained by the name being a verb, 1s and 3ms, respectively.

*If*, however, we translate Ex3:14 literally--and it makes more sense
literally--then ehie is a common verb, not the name, and ihwe doesn't have
to be a verb, either.


>>>> I hate to keep pressing the point but does anyone know why there is an
opinion
> that YHWH is 3ms hiphil of ehyeh Qal?
>
> This seems very odd to me and recent discussions have made me start to
radically
> change my understanding of the name.