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Technically, this is not accurate. Sephardic Hebrew does have a hard-J sound.
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True, just as some Hebrew speakers pronounce vav with a 'v' sound, and others with a 'w' sound.
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The major problem with the 'yahweh' paganism is its origin
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I don't give "pagan origins" argument much weight. "El" ("God") also has pagan usage at least as old as Judaism, and there are many other similar words.
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Also the wrong number of syllables and its incorrect vowels.
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Since Hebrew was originally without vowels at all, that's just speculation.
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Personally I consider Jehovah and Yehovah as largely equivalent, and even Yehowah is along the same lines. ie. If somebody used that pronunciation to match their Hebrew dialect I could accept that fine.
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I agree. As I've said elsewhere, if you want to pronounce the Tetragrammaton like "Jehovah" or "Yahweh" or "Yehowah" or "Jahweh" or "Yumpin' Yimini", that's entirely your business. As for me, I think "Jehovah" is fine, "Yahweh" is fine, and "Yumpin' Yimini" is not. It's enough for me to know the basic issues, trust that God knows my heart when I talk to him using his name.