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in reply to a message by Sharron
In the Bible, JOCHEBED (the usual English form of Yokheved) is the mother of Moses. The meaning of the name is not clear. M.Noth (Die Israelitischen Personennamen im Rahmen der gemeinsemitischen Namengebung, Hildesheim 1929/1966) assumes it might be Egyptian or of some other foreign origin. However, he says it could be composed of the the two elements JA (short for Jahweh, the name of God) and KAVOD, glory. In that case, Jochebed would be the first person mentioned in the Bible bearing a name with the element JA(WEH).
The translation "Ja is glorified" would be correct, He is glorified through the child he has given.
The translation "Ja is glorified" would be correct, He is glorified through the child he has given.
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"Yaweh" is the Gentile "translation" of the Hebrew יהוה, the name of God. The name is considered "un-utterable" and was only spoken on the High Holy Days when the Temple in Jerusalem still stood, and then only by the High Priest.
The four "un-utterable" letters are called the "Tetragrammaton."
Here is a brief Wikipedia article concerning the Name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragrammaton
If you would like to investigate the Name further, my suggestion would be to Google Orthodox Jewish websites, rather than Gentile for the true background and history.
Hope this helps a bit.
The four "un-utterable" letters are called the "Tetragrammaton."
Here is a brief Wikipedia article concerning the Name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragrammaton
If you would like to investigate the Name further, my suggestion would be to Google Orthodox Jewish websites, rather than Gentile for the true background and history.
Hope this helps a bit.
This message was edited 11/7/2009, 10:48 PM
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