The Name “Yahweh” is a Greek Pronunciation

 By Maria Merola אריאל

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Evidence for Yahweh by Several Early Greek Writers?

Pictured above is an artist’s depiction of Saint Clement & Saint Peter of Alexandria Egypt, so-called early “Church Fathers.”

What’s wrong with the above statement? “Several early Greek writers of the Christian Church testify that the name was pronounced Yahweh.”---The Modern Judaica Encyclopedia, Vol. 7 p. 679: YaHuWaH is a Hebrew name!

On the surface, the above quote sounds pious doesn’t it? Very few scholars detected anything. Who were these Greek writers?

“The pronunciation, Yahweh, is indicated by the transliteration of the name into Greek in early Christian literature. . ‘by Clement of Alexandria, and by Theodoret. . . . Strictly speaking, Yahweh is the only name of god.” The New Bible Dictionary p. 478 by J.D. Douglas. Not mentioned in the quote, but also used for evidence for Yahweh, is Epiphanius (who wrote Iabe) and Origen who wrote (Iae).

The Catholic Church quoted fairly: “... Judging from Greek transcriptions, the Set-Apart Name.. YHWH ought to be pronounced Yahweh.” ⁸

Gesenius stated in his Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon “this same form appears on the gems of the Egyptian Gnostics as the name of God ...[but these gems are not of the most remote antiquity; they are the work of heretics of the 1 second and third centuries].” (brackets not supplied) under #3068 Jehovah

Clement of Alexandria was a teacher of the Gnostic’s; Origen was one of his students. The Masons and Catholics alike claim Clement, Origen, Theodoret and Epiphanius as the forefathers of their faith.

Simon Magus (Acts 8:9-24) was the father of Gnostic heresies, also pseudo-messiah, he was a teacher who went to Rome and taught angelology and astrology.

The school in Alexandria was mixing paganism in the true apostolic faith and promoting “sun-god worship.” It was the school of Gnosticism that prepared the way for the Papacy to be established. Constantine was also a Gnostic Christian. Some of their heretical beliefs:

Predestination from astrology! The body could never be saved! That prophets were not dependable for inspiration! They believed in magic! Sprinkling instead of baptism by immersion! Sunday worship! Hatred for the Torah!

The Jesuits restored Gnosticism in the Council of Trent:

“The Society of Jesus proposed to subordinate the Holy Scriptures and in their place substitute the interpretations of the Bible by the ecclesiastical writers of the first centuries whom they call the ‘fathers.’ All the errors and vagaries of the allegorizers who confused and darkened the first three centuries were selected. The first great papal council which assembled after the Reformation, the Council of Trent (A.D. 1545-1563), was dominated by the Jesuits. This assembly laid down the law, and no papal authority has dared since to dispute it.”---Truth Triumphant p. 317

Why use Greek writers for evidence anyway? Greeks were notorious for altering Hebrew names.

Compare Hebrew and Greek Names

Notice the “ah” or “a” ending in Hebrew vs. “e” in Greek!

Hebrew Base	KJV Text	Greek Base	Manuscript
Abishua	1st Chronicles 8:2	Abisue	Douay-Rheims
Adna	Ezra 10:30	Edne	Greek Septuagint
Ahlra	Numbers 1:15	Achirc	Greek Septuagint
Ahoah	1st Chronicles 8:4	Ahoe	Douay-Rheims
Ayah/Ajah	Genesis 36:24	Aie	Greek Septuagint
Arab	1st Chronicles 7:39	Aree	Douay-Rheims
Arbah	Genesis 35:27	Arbee	Douay-Rheims
Bathsheba	2nd Samuel 11:3	Bethsabee	Douay-Rheims
Betah	2nd Samuel 8:8	Bete	Douay-Rheims
Careah	2nd Kings 25:23	Caree	Douay-Rheims
Chawah/ Chavah	Genesis 3:20	Eve
Elisha	1st Kings 19:16	Elisaie	Greek Septuagint
Elishua	2nd Samuel 5:16	Elisuc	Greek Septuagint
Gaba	Joshua 18:24	Gabee	Douay-Rheims
Gilboa	1st Samuel 28:4	Gelboe	Douay-Rheims
Gomorrah	Genesis 19:24	Gomorrhe	2nd Esdra 2:8
Halah	2nd Kings 17:6	Alae	Greek Septuagint
Hammedatha	Esther 3:1	Amadathes	Greek Septuagint
Hashubah	1st Chronicles 3:20	Asube	Greek Septuagint
*Ishua	Genesis 46:17	*Ieooova	Possibly the LXX
Janohah	Joshua 16:6	Janoc	Douay-Rheims
Jeremiah	2nd Chronicles 36:21	Ieremie	2nd Maccabees 2:5
Jerah	1st Chronicles 1:20	Jare	Douay-Rheims
Jehodiada	2nd Samuel 8:18	Jodae	Greek Septuagint
Jehosheba	2nd Kings 11:2	Joscbcc	Greek Septuagint
Jehoshua	1st Chronicles 7:27	Inoove	Greek Septuagint
Jeshua	Ezra 2:6	Inoove	Greek Septuagint
Jephthah	Judges 11:1	Jephte	Douay-Rheims
Jimnah	Genesis 46:17	Jamne	Douay-Rheims
Joppa	Ezra 3:7	Joppe	Douay-Rheims
Joshah	1st Chronicles 4:34	Jose	Luke 3:29
Joshua	Exodus 17:9	Josue	Douay-Rheims
Judah	Genesis 29:35	Jude	NT- Book
Kareah	Jeremiah 40:8	Caree	Douay-Rheims
Korah	Numbers 16:1	Core	Jude 11
Malchishua	1st Chronicles 8:33	Melchisue	Douay-Rheims
Massa	Genesis 25:14	Masse	Greek Septuagint
Mizzah	Genesis 36:13	Moze	Greek Septuagint
Neziah	Ezra 2:54	Nasthie	Greek Septuagint
Nobiah	Numbers 32:42	Nobe	Douay-Rheims
Noah	Genesis 6:29	Noe	Matthew 24:38; Luke 3:36; 17:26
Nogah	1st Chronicles 3:7	Nagge	Luke 3:25
Nophah	Numbers 21:30	Nophe	Douay-Rheims
Hosea	Numbers 13:16	Osee	Romans 9:25
Paruah	1st Kings 4:17	Pharue	Douay-Rheims
Paseah	1st Chronicles 4:12	Phesse	Douay-Rheims
Pekah	2nd Kings 15:25	Phakee	Greek Septuagint
Potipherah	Genesis 41:45	Patiphare	Douay-Rheims
Reba	Numbers 31:8	Rebe	Douay-Rheims
Rephah	1st Chronicles 7:25	Raphe	Greek Septuagint
Roma	(Greek #4516)	Rome	Acts 18:2
Salah	Genesis 10:24	Sale	Douay-Rheims
Shammah	Genesis 36:13	Some	Greek Septuagint
Sheba	2nd Samuel 20:1	Sabee	Greek Septuagint
Shiloah	Isaiah 8:6	Siloe	Douay-Rheims
Shimeah	2nd Samuel 21:21	Samae	Douay-Rheims
Shua	1st Chronicles 2:3	Sue	Douay-Rheims
Tarah	Numbers 33:27	Thare	Douay-Rheims
Tebah	Genesis 22:24	Tabee	Douay-Rheims
Tekoa	1st Chronicles 2:24	Thecoe	Greek Septuagint
Telah	1st Chronicles 7:25	Thale	Douay-Rheims
Terah	Genesis 11:24	Thare	Douay-Rheims
Tobiah	Ezra 2:60	Tobie	1st Maccabees 5:13
Zanoah	Joshua 15:34	Zanoe	Douay-Rheims
Zebah	Judges 8:5	Zebee	Douay-Rheims
Zechariah	OT Book	Zacharie	2nd Esdras 1:40
Zerah	2nd Chronicles14:9	Tare	Greek Septuagint
Yehovah/ YaHuWaH		Iabe/Iaoue/Yahweh	Greek Septuagint

Though these Greek Gnostic Scholars loved to walk around in white pretentious robes, our Creator labeled men such as these as a kingdom with spots “like a leopard” (Daniel 7:6). Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23). How then can they do good that are accustomed to doing evil, including changing names? Our Creator knew that these Gnostic Greek Scholars would seek to remove the children of Israel far from their border! 

Yahuwshuwa the Messiah is coming back for a glorious congregation “not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish” (Ephesians 5:27).

The Roman Catholic Douay version was largely based on the Greek Septuagint and thus many names ended with an “e.”

In the last days our Creator said: “I will turn to the people a pure language.” For what purpose? “That they may call upon the name of YAHUWAH, to serve Him with one consent” (Zephaniah 3:9). What language should we consult to derive the true pronunciation of the set-apart name? Certainly not the Greek! However Scripture tells us which language it is.

Thus saith YAHUWAH of hosts, “In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all the languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Yahuwdiy, saying, ‘We will go with you: for we have heard that Elohiym is with you.’” (Zechariah 8:23). It seems strange that scholars only mention the evidence of the early Greek writers. Why do they not give all the other evidences?

The evidence from Origen is “Iae,” but this was also the name of a pagan god. In the “Dictionary of World Mythology” by Cotterell under Kuat, who is “The sun god in Kamaiuran mythology.” We find that “Iae” was the moon god, and brother to Kuat. Strange that Origen came up with this, when Clement his teacher used Iaoue.

“Clement, most famous of the Alexandrian college faculty and teacher of Origen, boasted that he would not teach Christianity unless it were mixed with pagan philosophy.”----Truth Triumphant p. 47

The Greek language does not even have a “Y” sound, or an “H” sound in the middle of a word, nor a “W,” nor an “sh” sound. Neither did the Latin have a “W” sound, nor an “sh” sound. Therefore many early believers contended that the Messiah’s name could only be pronounced from the Hebrew correctly.