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On the Emergence of the Short Form -יה in Hebrew Names

Scholarly contributor · Journal of Semitic Studies 66(2):293ff · 2021

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Short -yah suffix historical development, proposed sociohistorical explanation.
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C03: Hebrew personal names preserve prefix Yeho-/Yo- and suffix -yahu/-yah traditions. C13: Theophoric name suffixes show meaningful diachronic distribution of -yahu vs -yah. C17: Glosses of theophoric names are semantic interpretations, sometimes debated, not phonetic records.

Theophoric names

Yehoshua (Joshua) Yehonatan (Jonathan) Yehoshafat (Jehoshaphat) Yehochanan (Jehohanan) Yehoyaqim (Jehoiakim) Yehoyakhin (Jehoiachin) Yehoram (Jehoram) Yehoiada (Jehoiada) Yonatan (Jonathan) Yochanan (Johanan) Yoel (Joel) Yoav (Joab) Yoram (Joram) Eliyahu (Elijah) Yeshayahu (Isaiah) Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) Zekharyahu (Zechariah) Chizkiyahu (Hezekiah) Ovadyahu (Obadiah) Uriyahu (Uriah) Tzidkiyahu (Zedekiah) Netanyahu Mikhayahu (Micaiah) Gedalyahu (Gedaliah) Shemayahu (Shemaiah) Zekharyah Chizkiyah Ovadyah Yirmeyah Yeshayah Aviyah (Abijah) Yoshiyahu (Josiah)