Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Uzi Silber <uzisilber AT gmail.com>]

Hi Ed,

The tetragramaton -  YHWH - is a combination (intersection) of three words:
'haya' (was), 'hoveh' (is, or present) and 'yihiyeh' (will be).
That's why god is referred to as the eternal.  This is also invoked in
the famous poem Adon Olam.

Uzi Silber




On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 2:53 AM, Ed Ahrens <ahrens AT sigcorp.com> wrote:
>
> Greetings all,
>
> First, by way of introduction, my name is Ed Ahrens and I live in 
> Grangeville, Idaho.  I have been a subscriber for a couple years, though my 
> knowledge of Hebrew is very limited.
>
> Would anyone happen to have references to articles or other materials which 
> give a fair treatment and/or history of the question whether there is a 
> grammatical relationship between Ehyeh and the Tetragrammaton?
>
> Thank you in advance for anything you might be able to offer.
>
> Ed Ahrens
>
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