1. Nehemia Gordon: Is Yehovah an abbreviation of Hayah, Howeh, Yihyeh?

2 years ago
Nehemia Gordon Michael Rood Justin van Rensburg Creator’s name God’s real name Pronunciation of tetragrammaton Sacred name Tetragrammaton YHWH YHVH Yehovah

Many scholars have pointed out that the pronunciation 'Yehovah' for the Creator's Hebrew Name יהוה is grammatically impossible in Hebrew.
 
Nehemia Gordon offers a very attractive 'explanation.'  He claims that the Name יהוה is a combination of three Hebrew words: 'Hayah,' 'Hoveh' and 'Yihyeh.' When combined these three verbs supposedly make 'Yehovah.'

So, if Nehemia's claims about the etymology of 'Yehovah' is correct, it would make 'Yehovah' a grammatically possible Name. However, if Nehemia's claims are untrue, it would simply reconfirm that the pronunciation 'Yehovah' is incorrect.

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