...We have discussed this on the list before, and I think we have come to the conclusion that for the root HWH, according to the normal rules for weak verbs, both the Qal 3rd person "imperfect" and the Hiphil 3rd person "imperfect" would most probably have the form YAHWEH, i.e. identical to the reconstructed form of the divine name. The Qal might also be YIHWEH as the "imperfect" of roots with initial he is somewhat variable, cf. YIHYEH from HYH.
Sorry for the mess up before. That's what happens when you join a discussion from memory without checking the grammar first.
However, while you are quite right that a regular verb would be bisyllabic I'm sure you are all aware that regular roots are few and far between. And that the root hwh is anything but regular. Plus the general conception that this is a causative form. To the best of my knowledge pe guttural hiphils and hophals are trisyllabic.
The evidence from the ancient names of a second long vowel o/u is insurmountable.
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