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+ | יהוה | ||
- | [[Yahweh]]/Jehovah < | + | see [[ihoh]] |
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- | Supposedly, this name means "I am" and is based on a conversation between Jehovah and Moses in Exodus 3. | + | |
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- | The trouble is that “be” is spelled quite differently and is not the same root word at all. | + | |
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- | אהיה | + | |
- | (ahyh) is the typical spelling for “to be” | + | |
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- | , but the word used in Genesis 1:2 is (hytah) | + | |
- | היתה | + | |
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- | These are not the same word. Jehovah does not in fact mean “I am” | + | |
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- | Further investigation of the word meaning "to be" is at < | + | |
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