From: Eduardo M. Acuna (eacuna@mail.giga.com)
Date: Thu Feb 15 2001 - 13:32:40 EST
This post is the result of a reply in b-hebrew; however, the text is more
related to b-greek and this is the reason for appearing here.
4QLXXLevb translates YHWH as IAW, which is a greek phonetic transcription
for an inverse (i.e., magic) substitution of the (incomplete) vowels of
ADONAI : IANODA.
The complete phonetic transcription of the vowels from IANODA, IAWA, was
not used probably because it could lead common people to the knowledge of
the magic spell, something occult reserved only for the initiated.
The incomplete phonetic transcription of the magic spell, the inverted
ADONAI, is probably the origin for the non pronunciation of the Name YHWH.
An argument about a temporary restriction for the non pronunciation of
YHWH in Amos 6:10-11 is found in the post: “IAW Kurios Pantokrator =
Jehova/YHWH?” http://www.ibiblio.org/bgreek/archives/97-08/0156.html in
the same post, the author Rolf Furuli, mentions the LXX Lev 24:16 as an
argument against pronouncing the Name. However, Lev 24:16 is part of the
24:11 as linked by 24:14 and the non pronunciation refers to a blasphemous
pronunciation.
In late LXX the complete greek word for ADONAI, KURIOS, was used as a
replacement for YHWH. It is worth to note that it was not inverted
(SOIRUK). The abbreviation KS from K(URIO)S may stand as a recognition of
the abbreviation of Y(HW)H, as YH.
The complete phonetic transcription: IAWE, is the samaritan pronunciation
IAVE documented by Photius in his letter 162 to Amphiloque, which is the
modern Iahveh, Yahveh or Yahweh.
Petrus Galatinus (De arcanis catholicae veritatis. 1518) provides, in my
opinion, the correct pronunciation of YHWH: Iehouah, as well as Iehovah or
Jehovah.
Eduardo M. Acuna.
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