tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 22 18:06:45 2001
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RE: KLBC (Qun)
> ja' Joel Anderson <[email protected]>:
> >"joH'a'" still seems reasonable, in the context of the Biblical usage,
> >particularly Hebrew scriptures, considering that the tetragrammaton in
> >Hebrew scriptures is not a generic term like "god", but a name, usually
> >translated as LORD in English translations.
>
> Not only in translations -- it's pronounced as "our lord" in Hebrew as
> well. But keep in mind that {joH'a'} is probably appropriate *only* in
> such a monotheistic context. {Qun} is the better choice for other
> mythologies.
But joH'a' doesn't imply supernatural being.
True, in much of the context this fact isn't really relevant...
DloraH