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Diversity in Classical Biblical Hebrew (onomastic chapter)

Cambridge University Press contributor · Cambridge Semitic Languages and Cultures · 2024

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Editorial note
Discusses diachronic suffix patterns and potential northern -yw forms; do not equate Masoretic textual distribution with direct Iron Age audio.
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Claims

C03: Hebrew personal names preserve prefix Yeho-/Yo- and suffix -yahu/-yah traditions. C12: Historical Hebrew waw is generally reconstructed with /w/, whereas modern vav often has /v/. C13: Theophoric name suffixes show meaningful diachronic distribution of -yahu vs -yah.

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)