TEXT, TRANSMISSION & SITE USAGE

The written divine name

The Hebrew text writes the four consonants יהוה. Many English editions represent the name with the small-cap title LORD, a translation convention readers should distinguish from the written Hebrew form. Exodus 3:15 ↗ NRSV translation note ↗

Site usage: Yahuah is this ministry’s preferred pronunciation. The consonantal form is textually visible; reconstructing ancient pronunciation is a separate linguistic question.

Yahshua and name transmission

The Hebrew name Yehoshua appears for Joshua son of Nun, while shorter forms also occur in later Hebrew and Aramaic usage. The Greek New Testament writes Ἰησοῦς, the form that later entered Latin and English transmission. Numbers 13:16 ↗ Matthew 1:21 ↗

Site usage: Yahshua is retained as the ministry’s preferred sacred-name form. Preference should not be confused with a claim that every manuscript writes that English spelling.

Yah and Yahu inside names

Hebrew names can preserve a divine element in initial or final position. Examples include Eliyahu, Yirmeyahu and Yesha‘yahu. Each spelling should be checked in a Hebrew lexicon or text rather than inferred from an English ending alone. Isaiah 1:1 Hebrew ↗ Jeremiah 1:1 Hebrew ↗ 1 Kings 17:1 Hebrew ↗

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Use the glossary for tetragrammaton, theophoric name, transliteration, translation, manuscript and textual variant.