Dear Bryant, Extra-biblical evidence, such as the Samaria Ostraca, points to a different dialect in the North. Yahwistic theophoric names have a "...YW" ending, instead of the "...YHW" or "...YH" in Judea. Examples: the PNs "YD(YW", "$MRYW" in the ostraca. The final W here is taken to be a diphthong and pronounced "yau". In the South these names would have been "YD(YHW", or "$MRYHW".
The word for 'year', probably under the influence of Arameic, is $NT'instead of $NH in the South. The famous story in Judges 12 about the Ephraimites who could not pronounce the sibilant Shin, reflects ancient tradition about dialectical variation. As for diachronic markers - all inscriptional evidence from the Second Temple period, points to a "Yah" ending of theophoric names. This trend is also clear in the written evidence of the HB. Cf. the name Yirmiyahu with the name Obadyah. This is a trend, and exceptions occur both ways. As for reading the whole article - in my experience it is sometimes possible to get a reprint of an article through inter-library exchange which is available even in very small public libraries. If I had it, I would have mailed you a copy. I'm glad you were able to get hold of the charts. Uri Uri Hurwitz Great Neck > Dear Uri, > Thank you for the reference. Unfortunately, I don't have > the funds nor the > system to obtain the full article. I was able to obtain the > charts though. > > Do you think that Andersen and Hess have indicated that the > differences in the > YHWH elements would also reflect the division between the > Northern and Southern > Kingdoms and between Pre-exilic, Exilic and Post-Exilic? I > looked at the charts > and the differences especially in the prophets seem to > indicate that Exekiel and > Daniel -yh was the predominant usage from the beginning of > the Exile (605 BCE) > and after. Isaiah and Jeremiah both reflect the Southern > Kingdom usage; while > the other prophets would reflect Northern Kingdom usage. > Considering that > Jeremiah and Kings have the same amount of yhw- usage in > them one would be > tempted to think that Jeremiah authored Kings (?). > > Chronicles would seem to contradict the latter observation, > but because Ezra (?) > was using the Samuel/Kings as his resources (in additional > to others) it would > make sense for the high level of yhw- use and still retain > the large amount > of -yh use. > > Rev. Bryant J. Williams III > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Uri Hurwitz" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 10:48 AM > Subject: [b-hebrew] Early Biblical Hebrew (EBH or SBH - > Standard) & LateBiblical > Hebrew (LBH) > > > > > > Those who are interested in evidence for diachronic > > development of the language of the Hebrew bible > may > > wish to check the following paper. > > > > > > Names in the Study of Biblical History: David, > YHWH Names, > > and the Role > > of Personal Names > > by Francis I. Andersen and Richard S. Hess > > Buried History Monographs - BHM 2 > > Australian Institute of Archaeology, 2007 > > > > > > > > > > From Charles Halton's blog Awilum.com December 7, > 2007: > > > > > > "It is a grand total of 20 pages but it is packed > > with information and very valuable > bibliography–they > > provide extensive bibliography for personal > names > > in the languages/geographic areas Akkadian, > Ammonite, > > Amurrite, Aramaic, Ebla, Emar, Hebrew, Hittite, > > Hurrian, Phoenician, 2nd Millennium names from > > Palestine and vicinity, Ugaritic, and other > West > > Semitic names. > > > > In this monograph Andersen and Hess survey the > > historical and literary distribution of the > spellings > > of YHWH elements in names as well as the > spelling of David. > > > > [2 statistical charts omitted; see http://awilum.com/?p=458] > > > > > > Although there are supporting supplementary comments, > > here is their conclusion: > > > > 'The books of the Old Testament present accurately > the > > changing fashions in Hebrew names. The long > forms of > > names ending with the name of God (-yhw) were > prominen > > t during the monarchy, and were completely replaced > > by -yh forms after the Exile. The short > spelling > > of David was in vogue before the Exile, the > longer > > form after. The Bible and the archaeological > evidence > > are the same. If the material in Genesis-Kings > was > > largely concocted after the Exile, as some > scholars now > > claim, and the invented characters were given > the names > > current in their own day, we would expect the > > popular -yh names to be used throughout. > Genesis-Kings > > accurately preserves the changes in Hebrew > names > > corresponding to linguistic and cultural > changes > > in the Israelite communities. The authenticity > of > > the Bible in this specific matter is established > by > > external evidence.' " > > > > What should be emphasized is the correspondence > > between the biblical and extra-biblical evidence in > this > > case. > > > > Uri Hurwitz Great Neck, NY > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > b-hebrew mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/696 - Release > Date: 02/21/2007 3:19 > PM > > _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
