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To: NYer

Fairly mediocre answer. The best reason is far simpler: Because it’s wrong.

YHWH isn’t “Yahweh” any more than Kent Hrbek’s name is Homerbek. The fact that it’s impossible to pronounce is precisely the point: The letters were chosen because there is no possible combination of implied phonemes in the Hebrew language; the best you can get is “Yahuwehee,” in which case the speaker sounds like the blooming idiot he is for trying to pronounce a name given precisely because it cannot be pronounced.


21 posted on 09/27/2013 8:48:19 AM PDT by dangus
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To: dangus

Well, we can apply a similar argument to say that “Jesus” is unacceptable, since that wasn’t his Hebrew/Aramaic name. I prefer to believe that our merciful God knows what we are trying to say and doesn’t hold something as silly as a mispronunciation against us.


28 posted on 09/27/2013 11:17:23 AM PDT by Boogieman
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