Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 18/10/2005 00:44, Karl Randolph wrote:

> Peter:
>
> When was the waw first used as a mater lectionis?
>
> I have seen materes lectionis used as early as on a proto-
> Sinaitic inscription, and waw is used several times in the 
> Siloam inscription as a mater lectionis, so where is YHWH 
> attested to before waw is attested to as a mater lectionis?
>
>  
From memory, on the Mesha stela or Moabite Stone. I think I remember 
that in this inscription he is used as a (word final) mater lectionis, 
but vav is not. But maybe someone else can confirm this or correct me.

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