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היה

Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:48 am
by MGWB
Is היה a form of the Divine name?

Re: היה

Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 1:42 am
by enkidu
No.

היה is the verb "to be" (i.e. "is"). The name יהוה is related to it by the (folk?) etymology of Exod 3:14, although it looks more like it should be related to הוה (which may itself be connected to היה, depending on who you ask).