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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: Vadim Cherny <VadimCherny AT mail.ru>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Masoretic vocalization of the name
  • Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:49:03 +0100

On 14/09/2005 16:45, Vadim Cherny wrote:

If you have a BHS, the vowels that surrond the divine name are

unpronouncible, and are meant to be that way. Supposedly there are some
other MSS manuscripts with a holem/vav instead of just a vav, which makes it
look even more like adonai than even in our BHS.

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Unpronounceable? The vowelization seems to mimicry Iao, doesn't it?


No, Eoa or Yeoa. The holam is clearly before the qamats. I'm not saying that is the correct vocalisation, just that that, not Iao, is what you get by reading the vowel points.


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Peter Kirk
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