The meaning of the name is unknown. Arguments favoring particular meanings have been for the most part grammatical. The name has long been thought to be a form of the verb hāwāy, an older form of the Hebrew verb hāyāh, "to be." The reconstructed form yahwēh is parsed as either a third-person Qal imperfect of this verb or as the corresponding form of the causative stem. This analysis is encouraged by theological notions of God as one who is, or who exists, or who causes existence. Thus the explanation of Yahweh in Exod 3:14, "I am who I am," is a folk etymology based on this verb (ROTT, 181–82). The analysis of the name as a causative falters on the grammatical point observed by Barr that "the causative of this verb does not occur in Hebrew elsewhere" (HDB, 335). However, the name could be a unique or singular use of the causative stem.
Anchor Bible Dictionary, Volume 6, entry for "Yahweh," section B.
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https://www.thetorah.com/article/yhwh-the-original-arabic-meaning-of-the-name
Fascinating article Duncan
What does Judges 13:18 mean?
https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Judges%2013%3A18
Anyway, the fact that there were many versions of the NT manuscripts also proves that there was no direct will or central authority that wanted or was able to make a single established version of the NT text exclusive and destroy all others without a trace. So in Christianity there was no such figure as, like Uthman in Islam, who ordered the compilation of the standard version of the Quran, and destroyed all other versions.
https://biblehub.com/hebrew/6383.htm
https://biblehub.com/text/judges/13-18.htm
A late interpretation - Rashi on Judges 13:18:1
והוא פלאי. מכוסה, תמיד הוא משתנה ואין ידוע למה משתנה היום (ספרי נשא מב):
When it is mystical. It is concealed. It changes constantly, so that its identity remains unknown on any given day.
NRSV - Psalm 139:20 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain
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