Lan Barnes wrote:
On Wed, March 28, 2007 1:54 pm, Paul G. Allen wrote:
The original spelling begins with the English letter "Y". Because I
can't remember the spelling, and I have no references here, I can't
provide it here (maybe I can find it in a Google search, but last time I
did it took more time than I want to spend while I'm supposed to be
working.
As for pronunciation, It's usually something like "Yah-way".
Correction, I did find a reference in a quick search:
Yahweh (yä'wĕ) , modern reconstruction of YHWH, the ancient Hebrew
ineffable name for God. Other forms are Jah, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh,
Jehovah, Yahve, Yahveh, and Yahwe.
But wasn't Yahweh kind of like an A.K.A because we weren't allowed to
pronounce the real name? Real question.
Yes. Instead of using the name Yahweh, they used 'El', Lord, as an
indirect reference. And, of course, the Allah variation of El ... .
James
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