To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: RE: God's name: was Curious abut "G-d"
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 10:47:02 +0100
Dear Liz,
I overlooked one question of yours. I am now at my office without having
access to the French edition of the book. But I think his conclusion is
that the pronunciation of the name was close to YE-HO-WA(H).
Regards
Rolf
Rolf Furuli
University of Oslo
So, nu?
What does he conclude, how is it pronounced?
What does it mean?
Or, do we have to buy the book?
Liz
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>
> There is a new book on this subject that soon will be published in
> English. I have read the French edition: "Gérard Gertoux (1999) Un
> Historique du Nom Divin YHWH, Paris: L'Harmattan. It will soon be
> published in English by "University Press of America": I got a
> pre-publication discount of 20 % by ordering it last week
> (custserv AT rowman.com.); ordinary price is $ 47.
>
> The author has marshaled a huge amount of material from Hebrew and
> cognate languages, and while it is difficult to draw definite
> conclusions regarding the pronunciation of the name, this is the most
> thorough discussion I have seen.
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