On Mon, Jul 1, 2019 at 10:44 AM mayqel qunen'oS <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:

I just *feel* as a more "formal" word the {voDleH} compared to the {ta'}, but of course this is just a "feeling".

If nothing else, {voDleH} has fewer opportunities for wordplay.

What I do wonder though, is whether in a looong text e.g. the new testament, I should choose one of the two and stick with it, or use them interchangeably.

If you're referring to the same emperor each time (like if you're using it to refer to Herod), I would stick with the same noun each time.