Raguraman 0 Report post Posted December 29, 2003 Hare Krishna, From the following site I found domething interesting in Rig Veda. I just want to verify if this is related to the hebrew version of God's name viz. Yahvey. ----------- http://www.sulekha.com/expressions/column.asp?cid=305897 More importantly, Yahvah, the name of the God in the Judaic tradition, occurs as an epithet for Agni in the Rigveda a total of 21 times (yahva in RV 10.110; yahvah in RV 3.1, 3.5, 4.5, 4.7, 4.58, 5.1, 7.6, 7.8, 9.75, 10.11; yahvam in RV 1.36; 3.3; 4.5; 5.16; 8.13; 10.92; yahvasya in RV 3.2 and 3.28). Indus ideas on writing may thus have, through the agency of the powerful Mitanni kingdom of Syria, been influential in the various Semitic traditions of the second and first millennia BC. ------------ http://aa2411s.aa.tufs.ac.jp/~tjun/sktdic/ Meaning of Sanskrit word yahva. meanings of "yahva" [1] a.{a-stem} 1.great; 2.active meanings of "yahva" [2] m.{a-stem} 1.an employer of priests for sacrifices meanings of "yahva" [3] f.du.{a-stem} 1.an epithet of heaven and earth; 2.of night of day; 3.of morning and evening Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 13, 2004 Considering that Yahweh's existence was first indicated through the means of a burning bush, maybe that was Agni, who is the lord of fire? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites