>Dr. Joel M. Hoffman recently observed:
>
>"...But the bottom line is that YHWH seems not to have an etymology...Sadly,
>my theory doesn't account for any connection between the verb "to be" (HYH)
>and YHWH..."
>
>I note that Dr. Beitzel expressed reservations concerning a relationship
>between "to be" and Yahweh. Cf. an extract below of his research:
I have reservations as well. And in the end, I'm actually a big fan
of my own theory, and I'm stuck believing that the similarities are
coincidental But the striking coincidence is troubling.
-Joel
[b-hebrew] Re: etymology of YHWV,
Dr. Joel M. Hoffman, 05/05/2005