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[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago

I looked up whether Ancient Hebrew used pronouns, apparently they did with a bolded "yes." I find this really interesting though too:

The Tetragrammaton[note 1] is the four-letter Hebrew-language theonym יהוה (transliterated as YHWH or YHVH), the name of God in the Hebrew Bible. The four Hebrew letters, written and read from right to left, are yod, he, vav, and he.[note 2][1] The name may be derived from a verb that means 'to be', 'to exist', 'to cause to become', or 'to come to pass'.[2]: 40 [3][4]

While there is no consensus about the structure and etymology of the name, the form Yahweh (with niqqud: יַהוֶה) is now almost universally accepted among Biblical and Semitic linguistics scholars,[note 3] though the vocalization Jehovah continues to have wide usage, primarily in Christian traditions.[5][6][7] In modernity, Christianity is the only Abrahamic religion in which the Tetragrammaton is freely and openly pronounced.

The books of the Torah and the rest of the Hebrew Bible except Esther, Ecclesiastes, and (with a possible instance of יה (Jah) in verse 8:6) the Song of Songs contain this Hebrew name.[6]

Observant Jews and those who follow Talmudic Jewish traditions do not pronounce יהוה nor do they read aloud proposed transcription forms such as Yahweh or Yehovah; instead they replace it with a different term, whether in addressing or referring to the God of Israel. Common substitutions in Hebrew are אֲדֹנָי (Adonai, lit. transl. 'My Lords', pluralis majestatis taken as singular) or אֱלֹהִים (Elohim, literally 'gods' but treated as singular when meaning "God") in prayer, or הַשֵּׁם (HaShem, 'The Name') in everyday speech.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragrammaton

[-] lyrial@anarchist.nexus 10 points 1 day ago

I have to say, "Tetragrammaton" is a really cool word.

[-] ramble81@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

I always think of the movie Equilibrium whenever I hear it.

[-] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

That's exactly what I was thinking about.

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago
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