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ihoh
יהוה
Jehovah, Yahweh, and Yhvh redirect to here.
There is much debate about the “correct” pronunciation of this name. This serves as a good example and reminder that frankly we just do not know how the ancient people would have pronounced most of the Hebrew words, and we can only guess at their pronunciation but can at least try to be consistent.
While pronunciation is essentially unknowable, the same is not true of spelling. “Ihoh” appears to be the correct spelling of name of the central character in the ancient Hebrew texts.
Based on its own internal origin story documented in Exodus 3, this name appears to stem from the root word ahih (אהיה), and essentially means “I am”. This explanation is somewhat dubious though, given the rather substantial spelling differences between ihoh and ahih.
Ihoh (by any name) is conspicuously absent in Genesis chapter 1, first appearing in Genesis chapter 2 in a rather offhand reference and subsequently credited as the Elohim who created humankind. This narrative will be explored further within the Genesis 2 commentary.
- so who IS Ihoh?
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