He was originally Hoshea bin Nun, so it seems a stretch to say that it’s because of the added yud. Also, when did the modern orthography of nekudos come about? If you can believe Wikipedia, it’s way post-Biblical.
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He was originally Hoshea bin Nun, so it seems a stretch to say that it’s because of the added yud. Also, when did the modern orthography of nekudos come about? If you can believe Wikipedia, it’s way post-Biblical.