***From Alan Schuetz in Baton Rouge, LA: Most of the Jewry believes that the pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton is "Yehovah" (Jehovah) based on the studies of Rashi, a revered medieval rabbi. Most modern Christians believe it to be "Yahweh". However, the "vav" (or "waw") in YHVH can also be pronounced like "o" as in Eloah (aleph-lamed-vav-he) [=God; singular form of elohim (gods)], Torah (tav-vav-resh-he) [=Law], menorah (mem-nun-vav-resh-he) [=seven-branched candelabrum], and Yehoshu'a (yod-he-vav-shin-ayin) [=Joshua; aka Jesus]. If this is true, then the Tetragrammaton my be pronounced "Yahoah". It is interesting that a Greek fragment from Leviticus found amongst the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) in Cave 4 spelled it out phonetically as 'Iaw (iota-alpha-omega) [see http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/rak/lxx4qlevb.jpg]. This would be consistent with "Yahoah".
Note: "Jesus" comes to us from the Latin 'Iesus from the Greek 'Iesous (iota-eta-sigma-omicron-upsilon-sigma) from the Hebrew Yehoshu'a. The Septuagint (LXX) cites the spelling of Joshua (the son of Nun, who lead the Israelites into the Promised Land) as 'Iesous. This is the same name preserved in the Greek NT for "Jesus". So, "Jesus" comes to us from *transliterated* Latin instead of the proper *translation* from Greek and its Hebrew source: that is "Joshua". Another thing that sent chills down my spine concerning the name Yehoshu'a is the comment made in Reuben Alcalay's "The Complete Hebrew/English Dictionary". It states that the name Yehoshu'a is closely associated with (yod-he-yod-he) meaning "Let there be ... !" For private reply, e-mail to "Alan Schuetz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from Orion, e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: "unsubscribe Orion." Archives are on the Orion Web site, http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il. (PLEASE REMOVE THIS TRAILER BEFORE REPLYING TO THE MESSAGE)
