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Ehyeh אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה
Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 2:54 pm
by MGWB
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?
Re: Ehyeh אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה
Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 11:45 am
by Yigal Levin
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
Re: Ehyeh אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 1:59 am
by Pere
Indeed, it is a usual verb form, with (generally speaking) the meaning of "I will be". See Ruth 2:13
Pere Porta
Re: Ehyeh אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה
Posted: Wed May 14, 2014 2:12 pm
by MGWB
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
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?
And if there was a play on words, didn't it consist of using this verb as a proper name?