Biblical text Theophoric nameyehoram
Yehoram (Jehoram)
Yeho- prefix · conventional gloss “YHWH is exalted”
יהורם
theophoric element Yeho-𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤌
- Transcription
- Yehoram
- Element
- Yeho- (prefix, Vocalized later)
- Remainder
- ram
- Conventional meaning
- “YHWH is exalted” Standard gloss
- Witness kind
- Biblical text
- Editorial note
- Long form.
Method note (C17). Glosses of theophoric names are semantic interpretations, sometimes debated, not phonetic records. Name glosses should never be scored as direct proof of complete divine-name vocalization.
Same remainder, different element
Other names with Yeho-
Sources
- Personal Names in Judah in the Iron Age IIHigh reliabilityYigal Levin et al. / journal article · Journal of Semitic Studies 62(1):19ff · 2017comparative onomastic framework; individual biblical form not specifically proven by citation
- On the Emergence of the Short Form -יה in Hebrew NamesHigh reliabilityScholarly contributor · Journal of Semitic Studies 66(2):293ff · 2021comparative onomastic framework; individual biblical form not specifically proven by citation
- Diversity in Classical Biblical Hebrew (onomastic chapter)Medium reliabilityCambridge University Press contributor · Cambridge Semitic Languages and Cultures · 2024comparative onomastic framework; individual biblical form not specifically proven by citation
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