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Saying YHVH verses Adonay or Hashem By ... - Karaite Judaism

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vowels of Adonai, and came up with the w<strong>or</strong>d JeHoVaH, and the name stuck.”<br />

http://www.jewfaq.<strong>or</strong>g/name.htm<br />

So we see from this description that there indeed is no restriction in the Miqra f<strong>or</strong> saying<br />

the name. In fact, this website admits that Elohim’s name was used through out the<br />

Tanakh. The restriction was a man made rule. No only do they restrict the writing <strong>or</strong><br />

saying of the name but also some advocate that one substitute letters <strong>or</strong> some use hypen<br />

to block out letters of even the w<strong>or</strong>ds like God to be G-d. The claim is made that no one<br />

knows the Vowels that were used f<strong>or</strong> the name <strong>YHVH</strong>. We will examine that next.<br />

The point was made that the vowels used were f<strong>or</strong> <strong>YHVH</strong> were from Adonai. So let us<br />

examine the vowels<br />

Vowels<br />

chatef patach – holem -<br />

qames<br />

Translteration Hebrew W<strong>or</strong>d<br />

ָ ֲ<br />

ִ ֱ<br />

ֵ ֱ<br />

ָ ֱ<br />

Adonai <strong>or</strong> <strong>Adonay</strong> ינֹדא chatef-segol – holem - hireq Elohim םיהלֹא chatef-segol – holem - sere Elohei <strong>or</strong> Elohey יהלֹא chatef-segol – holem - qames Elohai <strong>or</strong> Elohay יהלֹא What we have above is the vowels f<strong>or</strong> other w<strong>or</strong>ds which vowels could be substituted f<strong>or</strong><br />

<strong>YHVH</strong> is this is true then one of there combinations should fit what is found in Tanakh.<br />

ָ<br />

ִ<br />

Vowels<br />

Seva – holem – qames<br />

Translteration<br />

Yehovah<br />

Hebrew W<strong>or</strong>d<br />

הוֹהְי chatef-segol – holem - hireq Yehovih הוֹהֱי The Hebrew w<strong>or</strong>d they claim uses the vowels of <strong>Adonay</strong> does not use the same vowels.<br />

The variation Yehovih which appears to use the same vowels as Elohim is translated as<br />

God just like Elohim. So we can see from these comparisons that indeed the substituted<br />

vowel the<strong>or</strong>y is not viable. Even the Article from <strong>Judaism</strong>101 states that people used<br />

Yeho, Yahu, and Yah as sh<strong>or</strong>tened versions of Yehovah. This shows us that indeed the<br />

name of Yehovah was used in common speech not just f<strong>or</strong> the Temple <strong>or</strong> Tent of<br />

Meeting.<br />

Rut/Ruth 2:4<br />

4 Presently Boaz arrived from Bethlehem. He greeted the reapers, “Yehovah be with<br />

you!” And they responded, “Yehovah bless you!”

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