To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Curious about "G-d"
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 02:45:34 +0100
Ultimately the following view does not make logical sense:
>Please keep in mind that no one knows how to pronounce that name, and no one
>was allowed to pronounce that name except for one person, in one place, once
>a year.
I gather then that all those ancient Jews with theophoric names couldn't even
say their own names -- or at least knowingly got them wrong every time they
said them. And of course all the Netanyahus etc of the modern world are
accomplices to the fact.
Ian
Re: Curious about "G-d",
Ian Hutchesson, 01/23/2002