Actually it's a transliteration into English of a Greek word that's a 
transliteration of a Hebrew 
word into Greek that sort of sounds like the Hebrew original but not really.

Sir Nitpickiest-est-est  ;-)

On 8 Mar 2011 at 20:05, George Athas wrote:

> Yes, Sir Nitpick, of course it is. But it's a transliteration of a
> Hebrew word into English, and no one batters an eyelid that it
> doesn't look like the Hebrew original.
> 
> 
> Dr Nitpickierstill
> 
> GEORGE ATHAS
> Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
> www.moore.edu.au
> 
> 
> From: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
> Reply-To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
> Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 07:29:08 -0800
> To: B-Hebrew
> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Hiphil?
> 
> 
> 
> On 8 Mar 2011 at 8:41, George Athas wrote:
> 
> Karl, I suspect the transliteration to 'Havenu' (rather than
> 'Hevenu') is due to English pronunciation, rather than Hebrew.
> It's
> similar, I believe, to the way 'Hallelujah' is often
> transliterated
> as 'Alleluia'.
> 
> Actually, "Alleluia" is a transliteration of the Greek form of the
> word found in the LXX and the
> New Testament.
> 
> Regards,
> Sir Nitpick
> 
> Dave Washburn
> 
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