But in that case why are only three examples of YHWH to be pronounced Elohim pointed in this way?----- Original Message ----- From: <davedonnelly1 AT juno.com>
Kelton Graham asked:
Hey is there a rule that only gutterals can have composite shewa?
Then check the second occurrence of YHWH in Judges 16:28,
and you will find that there is a composite shewa [e.g. Hatef-Segol]
under the yod,
which is not a guttural letter.
Apparently rules were meant to be broken.
Dave Donnelly
This is because this particular instance of YHWH, like most others that
follow the word Adonai, is meant to be vocalized "Elohim" (traditionally
translated "Lord God"). The hataph-segol under the yod represents the
hataph-segol under the aleph in elohim, which is guttural.
Yes, rules are meant to be broken. This is simply not a good example.For what it's worth, in the Westminster Leningrad Codex text I found:
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