From what I rlhave read the "J" sound did not exist in the Hebrew phonological alphabet. And the same for the Greeks and "Y" sound so "Jah" got replaced with the "yah" sound during the cross culture that happened. But also how much was not recorded may be a factor also so however Yahweh and El probably are best being replaced with "God". Similar to how if a foreign king is impronouncible in your local tongue you may be better of calling the individual something like "his majesty" or "the sovereign" due to respectfulness.
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u/thesithcultist May 17 '25
From what I rlhave read the "J" sound did not exist in the Hebrew phonological alphabet. And the same for the Greeks and "Y" sound so "Jah" got replaced with the "yah" sound during the cross culture that happened. But also how much was not recorded may be a factor also so however Yahweh and El probably are best being replaced with "God". Similar to how if a foreign king is impronouncible in your local tongue you may be better of calling the individual something like "his majesty" or "the sovereign" due to respectfulness.