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By Advanced Hebrew Grammar

“My Name יהוה I Did Not Make Known”: The Grammar of Divine Revelation in Exodus 6:3

וָאֵרָ֗א אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֶל־יִצְחָ֥ק וְאֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֖ב בְּאֵ֣ל שַׁדָּ֑י וּשְׁמִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לֹ֥א נֹודַ֖עְתִּי לָהֶֽם׃ In one of the most enigmatic declarations in the Torah, God tells Moses: וּשְׁמִי יְהוָ֔ה לֹא נֹודַ֖עְתִּי לָהֶֽם “And My name YHWH I did not make known to them.” This statement — from Shemot 6:3 — appears at first to contradict what we know…

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Unveiling and Withholding: The Dance of the Binyanim in Exodus 6:3

וָאֵרָ֗א אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֶל־יִצְחָ֥ק וְאֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֖ב בְּאֵ֣ל שַׁדָּ֑י וּשְׁמִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לֹ֥א נֹודַ֖עְתִּי לָהֶֽם׃ (Exodus 6:3) And I appeared to Avraham to Yitsḥaq and to Yaʿaqov as El Shaddai and My name YHWH I was not known to them Introduction: Divine Revelation and Hiddenness This verse from Exodus 6:3 captures one of the most theologically charged moments in…

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