Is אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה (Ehyeh) a form of the Tetraggramaton?
Is it ever used as a proper name of G-d in the Bible, the Targums, the Mishna, or the Talmud?
Ehyeh אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה
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Re: Ehyeh אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה
Dear Michael,
"Ehyeh" is not a form of the tetragramaton. Ex. 3:14 is a play on words. So no, Ehyeh is never used as a proper name of God.
Yigal Levin
"Ehyeh" is not a form of the tetragramaton. Ex. 3:14 is a play on words. So no, Ehyeh is never used as a proper name of God.
Yigal Levin
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Re: Ehyeh אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה
Indeed, it is a usual verb form, with (generally speaking) the meaning of "I will be". See Ruth 2:13
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Re: Ehyeh אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה
If G-d said to Moses "Thus shall you say unto the Children of Israel "Ehyeh has sent me unto you," and if Moses actually said this to the elders of Israel, didn't both G-d and Moses use "Ehyeh" as a personal name?Yigal Levin wrote:Dear Michael,
"Ehyeh" is not a form of the tetragramaton. Ex. 3:14 is a play on words. So no, Ehyeh is never used as a proper name of God.
Yigal Levin
And if there was a play on words, didn't it consist of using this verb as a proper name?
Michael Gerard Burke