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Post by verrid on Feb 5, 2005 18:11:33 GMT -8
I have some knowledge of the history of the tetragramaton and I happened to be talking to a JW(Jehovahs Witness) about this particular subject. Catholics have a bible that translate it as YHWH and JW's say Jehovah. I have heard Jews use the term "Hashem"for God the father but that it only means "the name" in Hebrew. Does Conservative or Reform have any positions on YHWH or Jehovah. If so I would be curious to know the Jewish view on the name of God.
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Post by R' Y'hoshua Moshe on Feb 5, 2005 18:50:40 GMT -8
No one really knows how the name is pronounced. We do know how it is spelled in Hebrew represented by the characters, "Yod", "Hey", "Vav", "Hey". This is why you see "YHVH", or "YHWH" when referring to the name of G-d. Rabbinic Judaism has made the tradition of saying "HaShem" wherever The Name is present. Most Bibles substitute "LORD" in all caps where The Name is present.
Rabbinic Judaism of all flavors avoids saying the name of G-d and usually replaces it with "HaShem" or "Adonai". There is much more to discuss on this subject, but I will leave it at that for now.
Shalom,
Reuel
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Post by Rayvanderburg on Nov 27, 2005 4:37:41 GMT -8
Does anyone know what those letters stand for in Hebrew, the letters YHVH or YHWH? I know it is the (or a) name for the God of Abraham, Isaak and Jakob but maybe someone has an explenation for what that name could meen. Like a lot of Hebrew names meen something. Vrede zij met U!
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Post by Pioneer on Nov 27, 2005 14:39:40 GMT -8
Does anyone know what those letters stand for in Hebrew, the letters YHVH or YHWH? I know it is the (or a) name for the God of Abraham, Isaak and Jakob but maybe someone has an explenation for what that name could meen. Like a lot of Hebrew names meen something. Vrede zij met U! Yod - Hei - Vav - Hei - . In Hebrew it is the name of God that is spoken by the high priest on Yom Kippur. If you have access to a RSV bible, this is explained in the forward. A "Complete Jewish Bible" by David Stern has all of the words in the introduction and glossary. Shalom/Peace Happy hunting. After the CJB get a TaNaK or Chunash.
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Post by R' Y'hoshua Moshe on Dec 5, 2005 10:56:18 GMT -8
The Name means "self existant one". The whom was, and is, and will be...the Great "I Am". G'd explains His name to Moshe at the burning bush.
Shalom chaver,
Reuel
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Post by R' Y'hoshua Moshe on Dec 5, 2005 11:34:06 GMT -8
I have been doing some studying on some findings of Karite Judaism scholars (they don't have a Rabbinic halachaha hangup on this issue) and the JW's may be closer than we think. They only problem would be of the letter "J" which with Hebrew names are simply turned into a "Y". Think about it, what does the name "Yehoshua" mean?? Seperate the "Yeho" from the "shua" and it gives us a very interesting hint.
Shalom chaverim,
Reuel
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Post by Wavy_Wonder on Dec 7, 2005 21:03:01 GMT -8
I haven't gone into any deep, scholarly study on the Name, but I do believe from the evidence that i have seen that the tetragrammaton is pronounced as "yah-oo-eh".
I do not believe the Name has been lost. That would make YHWH look like a clown. He said his name was a MEMORIAL for all generations. This is the opposite of "no one knows, it has been forgotten".
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Post by R' Y'hoshua Moshe on Dec 13, 2005 17:40:42 GMT -8
What about what we do know about the name "Yehoshua"? I have heard all kinds of wild theories on how to pronounce The Name...but they are mostly by internet and "Strong's Concordance" scholars. Shalom achi, Reuel
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