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  • From: Awohili AT aol.com
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org, K0434995 AT kingston.ac.uk
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Meaning of YHWH
  • Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 08:09:33 EDT


There is of necessity speculation and interpretation about the meaning of
YHWH because it appears to be an old form and an old name, and the name of
deity
besides. So what it "means" has to be read in the context of the fullest
narrative in which it appears, i.e., the Bible.

As should be obvious just from reading this forum, there is disagreement on
the "exact" meanings of many things related to the Hebrew language.
Learning
is a work in progress. Exactitude is perhaps yet a ways into the future.

Solomon Landers

In a message dated 08/05/2005 1:30:27 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
K0434995 AT kingston.ac.uk writes:

Another confusing factor is that proponents of the Hiphil form say that the
name
indicates that Yah causes *himself* to become whatever is needed in order to
save his people. This adds much more confusion to the matter because this
would
require the verb to be reflexive as Yah would be acting upon *himself* by
causing
*himself* to become something he previously wasn't. To the best of my
knowledge
the Hiphil cannot express a reflexive action and this interpretation would
call
for another form.








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