10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THEOPHORIC»
Discover the use of
theophoric in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
theophoric and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Family Religion in Babylonia, Ugarit and Israel: Continuity ...
97 Indeed, if the theophoric elements 'db, 'ah and cam refer to deified kin, the
artificial separation of the 'db names from those using the elements 2ah and cam
becomes unnecessary. Nor is the fact that gods are never referred to as 'brother'
or ...
2
Chersonesan Studies 1: The Polychrome Grave Stelai from the ...
C. Theophoric Names Thirty-one of the seventy-nine personal names re- corded
in the epitaphs from the Tower of Zeno are certainly or possibly derived from the
names and epithets of gods and heroes (Table 12.9).84 These names (called ...
3
Bandle, Oscar; Braunmuller, Kurt; Jahr, Ernst Hakon; Karker, ...
The only second element that we are certain always means 'cult site' is vijvss,
originally an adjective meaning 'holy' converted into a noun. It can be found both
as a simplex, first and second element, e.g. Odinsvi, Froyiuvi. Theophoric names
...
Oskar Bandle, Lennart Elmevik, Gun Widmark, 2002
4
Hellenistic and Roman Egypt: Sources and Approaches
The largest group is those with theophoric Egyptian names, that is, with Egyptian
etymologies, who make up 40 percent of the total (compared to less than 3
percent of the katoikoi). Theophoric names with Greek formation are 26 percent.
5
Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible DDD
In personal names, Gad occurs over 40 times as a (theophoric?) element. The
seventh son of Jacob was welcomed at his birth by Leah's cry "Good fortune" (
Gen 30:11: bdgdd, LXX ev nixn), and therefore named gad; by this etiological ...
K. van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter Willem van der Horst, 1999
6
Kerkeosiris: An Egyptian Village in the Ptolemanic Period
Eleven men and one woman are recorded with theophoric names of the snake
harvest-goddess Ermouthis worshipped in the neighbouring village of Medinet
Madi.2 Sarapis and Orsenou- phis are both represented by n names. Six men
had ...
Dorothy J. Crawford, 2007
7
Israel: Ancient Kingdom Or Late Invention?
Personal names without a theophoric element tell us nothing specific. They might
indicate a reticence to invoke the names of other deities or an unwillingness to
stand out as being too evidently Jewish or nothing of the sort. Similarly, sons and
...
8
Provenance of Deuteronomy Thirty-two
B.C.E.) suggest an extremely strong concentration on YHWH/E1 before the Exile
and also before Josiah's reformation.364 We may conclude that the theophoric
names in the Hebrew Bible have not undergone a large-scale Yahwistic ...
9
The Cult of Asherah in Ancient Israel and Judah: Evidence ...
One possible problem with the view that Asherah was Yahweh's consort is that
her name never appears in a Hebrew name as a theophoric element. Two bullae
which have been published by Avigad ( 1 986. nos. 1 26 and 1 27) mention Nei ...
10
An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy of the Hellenistic and ...
Theophoric names based on lesser gods and local heroes are often more
significant than those based on Olympian gods: such names may attest that a
particular deity was worshiped locally, perhaps as part of a public cult or by a
voluntary ...
Bradley Hudson McLean, 2002
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THEOPHORIC»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
theophoric is used in the context of the following news items.
Why is Israel called Israel?
Theophoric names, consisting of the name of a deity and a verb, were common in the ancient Near East. (Examples still in use today include Jeremiah, "God ... «Haaretz, Apr 15»
Writings of Jews in the Babylonian exile
The “yahu” ending to these names is called “theophoric”, meaning, they attest to a belief in the God of the Torah, by including part of God's name in people's ... «Patheos, Feb 15»
2500 Year Old Jewish Tablets Discovered in Iraq
The "yahu" ending to these names is called "theophoric", meaning, they attest to a belief in the God of the Torah, by including part of God's name in people's ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
Hamblin & Peterson: Biblical names for Lord have a strange history
The proper name “Yahweh” is found throughout the Hebrew Bible and in many Hebrew theophoric names — names, that is, that contain the name of God. «Deseret News, Sep 14»
6 significant discoveries in Biblical Archaeology in 2013
It is clear, however, that both names are good Hebrew names as they both end in the theophoric element yahu, a shortened form of Yahweh, the unique name of ... «The christianmessenger, Dec 13»
Canaanite Religion, Israelite Religion
But the fact that the sons of Israel's first king had names with Ba'al as the theophoric element, and that in so many other texts the earliest form of the story seems ... «Patheos, Nov 13»
Ancient Hebrew Inscription Dating to 7th Century BC Unearthed in …
“The next three letters יהו constitute the theophoric suffix (the component in which the name of the deity appears as part of the first name, such as Yirme-yahu and ... «Sci-News.com, Aug 13»
2700 Year-Old Inscription in City of David Excavations
The next three letters יהו constitute the theophoric suffix (the component in which the name of the deity appears as part of the first name, such as Yirme-yahu and ... «The Jewish Press, Aug 13»
The Most Interesting Bible in the World
... like it should be pronounced “PIPI.” “Yahoo” does have some plausibility about it too, though, given that that is the theophoric element in many Israelite names. «Patheos, Nov 12»
Did Anyone Believe in One God before the Greeks?
Names from all inscriptions, seals, and bullae from this period in Judah attest to a dominance of Yahweh as the theophoric element. Of special interest is the ... «The Bible and Interpretation, Dec 10»
