Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Bryant J. Williams III" <bjwvmw AT com-pair.net>]

Dear Uri,

Thank you for the reference. Unfortunately, I don't have the funds nor the
system to obtain the full article. I was able to obtain the charts though.

Do you think that Andersen and Hess have indicated that the differences in the
YHWH elements would also reflect the division between the Northern and 
Southern
Kingdoms and between Pre-exilic, Exilic and Post-Exilic? I looked at the 
charts
and the differences especially in the prophets seem to indicate that Exekiel 
and
Daniel -yh was the predominant usage from the beginning of the Exile (605 BCE)
and after. Isaiah and Jeremiah both reflect the Southern Kingdom usage; while
the other prophets would reflect Northern Kingdom usage. Considering that
Jeremiah and Kings have the same amount of yhw- usage in them one would be
tempted to think that Jeremiah authored Kings (?).

Chronicles would seem to contradict the latter observation, but because Ezra 
(?)
was using the Samuel/Kings as his resources (in additional to others) it would
make sense for the high level of yhw- use and still retain the large amount
of -yh use.

Rev. Bryant J. Williams III


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Uri Hurwitz" <uhurwitz AT yahoo.com>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 10:48 AM
Subject: [b-hebrew] Early Biblical Hebrew (EBH or SBH - Standard) & 
LateBiblical
Hebrew (LBH)


>
> Those who are interested in evidence for diachronic
>  development of the language of the Hebrew bible may
>  wish to check the following paper.
>
>
>  Names in the Study of Biblical History: David, YHWH Names,
>  and the Role
> of Personal Names
> by Francis I. Andersen and Richard S. Hess
> Buried History Monographs - BHM 2
> Australian Institute of Archaeology, 2007
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> From Charles Halton's blog Awilum.com December 7, 2007:
>
>
> "It is a grand total of 20 pages but it is packed
>  with information and very valuable bibliography–they
>  provide extensive bibliography for personal names
>  in the languages/geographic areas Akkadian, Ammonite,
>  Amurrite, Aramaic, Ebla, Emar, Hebrew, Hittite,
>  Hurrian, Phoenician, 2nd Millennium names from
>  Palestine and vicinity, Ugaritic, and other West
> Semitic names.
>
> In this monograph Andersen and Hess survey the
>  historical and literary distribution of the spellings
>  of YHWH elements in names as well as the spelling of David.
>
> [2 statistical charts omitted; see http://awilum.com/?p=458]
>
>
> Although there are supporting supplementary comments,
>  here is their conclusion:
>
> 'The books of the Old Testament present accurately the
>  changing fashions in Hebrew names. The long forms of
>  names ending with the name of God (-yhw) were prominen
> t during the monarchy, and were completely replaced
>  by -yh forms after the Exile. The short spelling
>  of David was in vogue before the Exile, the longer
>  form after. The Bible and the archaeological evidence
>  are the same. If the material in Genesis-Kings was
>  largely concocted after the Exile, as some scholars now
>  claim, and the invented characters were given the names
>  current in their own day, we would expect the
>  popular -yh names to be used throughout. Genesis-Kings
>  accurately preserves the changes in Hebrew names
>  corresponding to linguistic and cultural changes
>  in the Israelite communities. The authenticity of
>  the Bible in this specific matter is established by
>  external evidence.' "
>
> What should be emphasized is the correspondence
> between the biblical and extra-biblical evidence in this
>  case.
>
> Uri Hurwitz Great Neck, NY
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