I have been trying to solve this for a while now and haven't gotten anywhere
What is light but still dark, it's wet but dry. It has a name but it cannot be spoken. It ends in H
What is the answer?
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2$\begingroup$ Welcome to Puzzling.SE! Can you tell us where you got this riddle from? $\endgroup$– F1KrazyCommented May 18, 2021 at 16:46
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$\begingroup$ I got it from a friend who told me i would get a reward for solving it. Other than that it does not have any actual context $\endgroup$– Zisz TCommented May 18, 2021 at 16:52
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$\begingroup$ Told me he came up with it himself. $\endgroup$– Zisz TCommented May 18, 2021 at 19:28
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3$\begingroup$ Because you don't know the answer, I'm not gonna be shy about asking for hints. Are you and your friend fans of wine? $\endgroup$– Aww_GeezCommented May 18, 2021 at 20:17
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$\begingroup$ @Aww_Geez Good point. $\endgroup$– WhatsUpCommented May 18, 2021 at 20:19
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I think the answer is
What is light but still dark
"I am the LORD and there is no other.
I form the light and create darkness,"
- Isaiah 45:6c-7
it's wet but dry
"When Gideon arose the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.
Then Gideon said to God, 'Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time.
Please allow me one more test with the fleece.
This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.'
And that night God did so. Only the fleece was dry, and dew covered the ground"
- Judges 6:38-40
More generally
The national God of ancient Israel was seen as the creator of the cosmos. There is some evidence of symbolic linking between the Tetragrammaton and the four classical elements (fire, air, water, earth) where this divine being is thought to embody each of them and their opposites.
It has a name but it cannot be spoken
Observant Jews and those who follow Talmudic Jewish traditions do not pronounce יהוה nor do they read aloud proposed transcription forms such as Yahweh or Yehovah; instead they replace it with a different term, whether in addressing or referring to the God of Israel. In fact, according to oral Jewish tradition, "He who pronounces the Name with its own letters has no part in the world to come!" Such is the prohibition of pronouncing the Name as written that it is sometimes called the "Ineffable", "Unutterable", or "Distinctive Name", or "Explicit Name"
It ends in H
At least when written using the Roman alphabet
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$\begingroup$ If this is the answer, that would have been very difficult. Good job. $\endgroup$– gbeCommented May 19, 2021 at 15:10
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$\begingroup$ I need to get confirmation from him to see if its correct. I rarely talk to him so might take a while $\endgroup$– Zisz TCommented May 19, 2021 at 15:29
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$\begingroup$ Oh wow that was alot more complex than i thought. Good job $\endgroup$– Zisz TCommented May 19, 2021 at 18:01