MIB name was spoken during the episode...

[yoyoyo]

by the Mom after being stabbed. As she lay on the floor dying she looked up at MIB and She said Jose or Yose

Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name Yose, which is etymologically linked to Yosef or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods.

this more and more looks to be another reference to religion especially with the use of The Light as the heart of the island/world

[Xevallah]

I just rewatched that. I'm kind of terrible at this sort of thing, but I think you're right

[Dublin Dilettante]

She says "tha..." as in "thank you."

[stefanie_bean]

Originally Posted by yoyoyo

by the Mom after being stabbed. As she lay on the floor dying she looked up at MIB and She said Jose or Yose

Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name Yose, which is etymologically linked to Yosef or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods.

this more and more looks to be another reference to religion especially with the use of The Light as the heart of the island/world

I think she said, "Esau." Esau was Jacob's twin. His name meant "hairy," and while the Biblical Esau was born first (in LOST, Jacob came first), you notice that Jacob's brother *did* have a full head of black hair. Esau and Jacob struggled together all their lives, with Esau being a wanderer and hunter, and Jacob kind of a shy, stay-at-home, more retiring person.

[The_Peoples_Elbow]

I thought the same thing last night. My GF is Puerto Rican and she said that it sounded a lot like Jose in Spanish.

I just went and rewatched that scene and I swear to God it sounds like she says Jose....

[Chef Hurley]

Kinda sounded like Esau to me, but I think she was trying to say thank you, and it came out "Tha..."

Watch this become another "OMG Keamy said Island" debate. lulz.

[TheColonel]

It sounded like she said hurley to me...that would be kinda odd because like the mib, hurley can also see dead people.

[The_Peoples_Elbow]

Then what does she say? I have the sound isolated in Audacity (Sound recording software) and I am telling you if it is not Jose then it is still phonetically

HOE- ZAY or HUH SAY

[Futura]

I just rewatched and she said, "Thank you." BUT, why was she thanking MIB for killing her? Was she tired of protecting the island? Or did she think she deserved to be killed in retribution for killing the real mother?

I'm going to look around for any transcripts so we can be certain.

[The_Peoples_Elbow]

It's before she says Thank You to MIB. The first words that come out of her mouth after she gets stabbed and hits the floor. Go watch it at ABC.com