The name Jehovah
by sweetums 15 Replies latest jw friends
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sweetface2233
South of the Mason Dixon line, it's often pronounced "Jehover".
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sweetface2233
South of the Mason Dixon line, it's often pronounced "Jehover".
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knock knock
North of the Mason Dixon line also.
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undercover
"The name that will last forever" doesn't imply that it'll be pronounced correctly forever. It has lasted since it was first made known to Humans because it's always been known. Just bcz the correct pronunciation has been "forgotten" doesn't mean the name has been forgotten too.
Ummm...what?
Humor me and let's talk about a guy named Talmadge. Talmadge was a traditionalist. His children and grandchildren weren't allowed to call him by his name. In fact, his grandchildren didn't even know his name. Talmadge's children had to call him "Father". His own wife called him "Father" and "Sir".
Now Talmadge also was a bit off. He didn't like seeing his name in print either. So his family, friends and business associates gave him a title. Not that he was in the army or anything, but since he had a commanding presence, his friends took to calling him Colonel. So when ever they spoke of Talmadge in writing they always refered to him by his title instead of his name. If Talmadge ever needed to sign his real name he would cheat and abbreviate it Tlmdg.
As time went by, his family started dying off. First his wife. She was the only one who was ever allowed to utter his name without retribution. Then after Talmadge himself died, his children, one by one died off. Out of the grandchildren, only one or two were interested enough to learn or know about their family history enough to learn that their grandfather's real name was Talmadge. Eventually they too died off, along with all the other personal acquaintances of Talmadge. After just a couple of generations, anyone who knew Talmadge's real name had died off.
Now Talmadge came from a time in society where written records of people weren't kept like they were today. In fact, he didn't even have a birth certificate. Most of the written references to Talmadge were made after he was an adult and had gained the title of Colonel. Over the centuries, most of the paper references crumbled and were destroyed.
As more centuries passed, the language that was spoken in Talmadge's day slowly died. Many centuries later, paperwork was found referencing the family of Talmadge but researchers found no written references to the name of the patriarch, only his title. As the historians poured over the findings they came to know all about the Colonel and his business dealings. They discovered the Colonel's signature but they weren't quite sure what Tlmdg was though.
All the researchers ever knew was that the man whose name was Talmadge was always known as the Colonel and an abbreviation of Tlmdg was found in some business papers.
Since the pronounciation and the spelling were lost, can one say that the Colonel's real name endured?
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jwfacts
It is well known that Jehovah is incorrect. I love the way Rotherham explains it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible:
- "To give the name JHVH the vowels of the word for Lord [Heb. Adonai], is about as hybrid a combination as it would be to spell the name Germany with the vowels in the name Portugal - viz., Gormuna. The monstrous combination Jehovah is not older than about 1520 A.D."
Since YHWH never appears in the New Testament, it is not a name needed to be used so it does not really matter how it was pronounced. http://jehovah.net.au/jehovah.html