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Part 11 - Pronouncing & Translating the Divine Name - Translating YHWH around the World
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Get the free book. A 1992 United Bible Societies study group identified sixbroad options for translating the divine name which continue to frame thediscussion: 1. transliterate the name (adapting “Yahweh” or an established form like “Jehovah”) 2. substitute a title such as the equivalent of “Lord” (followingSeptuagint and NT practice of using kurios ) 3. translate the meaning of YHWH (e.g. “Eternal One”) 4. use a culture-specific name for the Supreme Being 5. render YHWH the same way as the generic word for “God” 6. employ a combination of these strategies [1] In practice, modern Bible translators have employed all ofthe above methods in various languages, balancing linguistic constraints andcultural context. This chapter examines the way many other languages besidesEnglish have rendered YHWH. [1] “YHWH,” Translation Insights and Perspectives (TIPS) , accessed May 23,2025, https://tips.translation.bible/story/yhwh. website | books | twitter | music | Hebrew | articles | facebook | contact | download all episodes for offline