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  • From: bhebrew AT shields-online.net
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  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] The abbreviated form for Lord
  • Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:17:02 +1000

Hi Chris,

There are a number of explanations offered for this, but here's my
contribution:

1. Deities in the ANE sometimes had more than one name/title. The two forms
could thus be legitimate variations.

2. A number of scholars consider יהוה itself to be an abbreviation of a
sentence name (based on Ex 3:15), so perhaps abbreviating names was not so
disrespectful as you suppose? (Obviously shortening Marduk to "Duck" would be
an exception ;-) ).

Martin Shields,
Australia.





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