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The form YHW is found in the Aramaic Elephantine Papyri from the fifth century B.C.E. Wowels are lacking, so we do not know whether it was peronounced as YEHU, YAHU, YEHO, YAHO, or even with other vowels. ...
A little less than 150 names in the OT ends in YAH, and a few begins with YAH. But those beginning with YAH never have "o" or "u" as the next vowel (e.g. YAHO-; YAHU-). But there are several names that begins with YEHO-. This means that an argument in favor of shewa being the first vowel of YHWH is much stronger than the argument in favor of "a". ...
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