In 2 Shmuel chapter 6 Uzzah's name is spelled alternatively with an ending aleph (v. 3,6) or heh (v 7,8). What is the explanation for this change?
Note that in the recounting in 1 Divrei HaYamim 13 the name is spelled exclusively with an aleph.
asked Jul 17, 2017 at 12:54
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Why are the names Yirmiyah, Yeshayah, Chizkiya spelled sometimes with a vav at the end and sometimes without? Why is Chizkiya sometimes spelled with a yud in the beginning? Why is Akiva sometimes with a heh and sometimes with an alef? Why is Yehoshua sometimes with a heh and sometimes without (Yeshua)? The list is endless, and the question pointless, this is just the way names work in Tanach!– BachJul 17, 2017 at 13:39
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2@Bach if you could cite a source which supports what you say that would be an acceptable answer.– rikitikitemboJul 17, 2017 at 14:14
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@Bach Where is Yehoshua spelled Yeshua?– LoewianJul 17, 2017 at 14:15
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@Loewian ezra 3:2; 10:18. They're obviously referring to the high priest yehoshua spelled with a heh in Chaggai 2:4 and zechariah 6:11.– BachJul 17, 2017 at 14:18
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1@Bach there is almost always a reason as to why people's names are spelled in different ways, esp. if something is a rarity. Amnon's (Abshalom's half-brother) name is spelled "Aminon" in one place. There's a reason. Not every variation of the spelling of someone's name is simply "because that's how it is".– DanFJul 17, 2017 at 18:31
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