yhwꜣ

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Egyptian

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Etymology

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Debated. Some have hypothesized a derivation from the theonym Yahweh, that is, Biblical Hebrew יַהְוֶה (YHWH).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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iihwAA

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  1. an unidentified place, possibly located in the region of Edom, often reconstructed as Yahu.

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References

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  • Shalomi Hen, Racheli (2021) Signs of YHWH, God of the Hebrews, in New Kingdom Egypt?, Entangled Religions 12.2
  • Schneider, Thomas (2007) The First Documented Occurence [sic] of the God Yahweh? (Book of the Dead Princeton “Roll 5”), Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions Vol. 7, pp. 113–120
  • Hannig, Rainer (2007) Großes Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch: die Sprache der Pharaonen (2800–950 v. Chr.) (Hannig-Lexica; 1), fourth edition, Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, →ISBN, page 1118
  • Aḥituv, Shmuel (1984) “Jahu, the šꜣsw-land of Jahu”, in Canaanite Toponyms in Ancient Egyptian Documents, Jerusalem: The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, →ISBN, pages 121–122