What is God's Hebrew name?

The first Name used for G-d in scripture is Elohim (G-d's might).


הוה the unpronouncable and usually mistranslated into jehovah which is wrong, in hebrew it is YHWH without vowels, and is to be unutterable. Actually a sixteenth century german christian scribe, while transliterating the bible into Latin for the Pope, wrote the name out as it appeared in his texts, with the consonants of YHVH and the vowels of Adonai, and came up with the word JeHoVaH, and the name stuck.


When Moses asked G-d his name, many have misunderstood what the answer was, Moses was really asking what should I call you, who are you, what are you like, what have you done, and G-ds answer was I AM that I AM.


Ha'Shem (The Name)


Adonai (Lord) has been inserted now into our prayer books wherever הוה (YHWH) was shown.


El Shaddai (God Almighty), Shaddai is one written on the mezuzah scroll.


Nothing in the Torah prohibits a person from pronouncing the Name of God, however by the time of the Talmud it was the custom to use substitute names for God even though the Mishnah confirms that there was no prohibition against pronouncing The Name in ancient times. In fact, the Mishnah recommends using God's Name as a routine greeting to a fellow Jew.


Shalom

What is God's Hebrew name?
Yod-Heh-Vav-Heh (YHVH). It is often referred to as the Ineffable Name, the Unutterable Name or the Distinctive Name.
Reply:I am that I am
Reply:God has many names- each one tied to a different atribute or used to teach a different message.





The one most people associate as the primary name, the "ineffable name" is the tetragammton- but there is actually a disagreement if the tetragamatton is the ineffable name said by the Kohen Gadol on Yom Kippur of if he said the fourty letter name (one that is not written out in full- but generally as a verse of fourty words- the name being built up from the first letter of each word)





Some names associated woth god are:


Eloheinu- in his aspect as the ultimate king and judge


the Tetragammaton- his attribute of mercy


Shalom - (yes, also a name of God)- his attribute as the source of all peace.
Reply:YHWH. יהוה in the Hebrew.





It literally means "I am."
Reply:The correct pronounciation is only known to a few....anything you read here is poor translation or transliteration, at best.





For example....some will say 'jehovah'....however, there is no 'j' in Hebrew....so this can't be right.





Truth is, I could tell you, but then HE'd have to kill you.
Reply:Gods name is Hebrew is יהוה which is literally translated Yahweh, and sometimes incorrectly translated Jehovah. It means "I was, am, and will be forever."





The name of God the Father is אל which is translated in English El.





The Name of God the Son in Hebrew is ישוע which is translated Yeshuah, spoken in English: Jesus. He revealed himself to Moses as Ha'Shem, Hebrew: אהיה אשר אהיה which means I am that I am. His name is also Immanuel which means "God is with us."





The Name of God the Holy Ghost is Unknown, although he has many titles such as the Spirit of God, the Spirist of Truth.





Hope this helped!





~Love and Blessings, Warrior of the Christ!~
Reply:הוה
Reply:Yhwh
Reply:Yahweh, translated into English, Jehovah.
Reply:I'm thinking either YHWH or El.
Reply:It is NOT 'jehovah'!!!





The tetragrammatron was given to the Israelites as YHWH. Hebrew has no vowels, so later theologians added some and they ended up with either 'yahweh' or 'jehovah'. Jews today use NEITHER, ever.





We refer to G-d as:





ADONAI - 'lord'





Hashem - 'the name'





Hamakom - 'the place'
Reply:"Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh"


"I will be (That, Who, Which, Where) I will be"


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"Peace be always with you."
Reply:Steve
Reply:It was never written in a definitely pronounceable way.





It's shown (without vowels) as two Yuds. With vowels, it still makes no sense and is not pronounceable.





I remember being so confused as to why I never heard it in synagogue, waiting for the opportunity to decipher how the word was pronounced. Then I found out they replace the word with "Adonai" - "Lord" - because the name is never to be uttered. "Hashem" is what shows up in my siddurim - my prayerbooks.





Hard to take God's name in vain when knowing for sure how it was pronounced probably vanished thousands of years ago. Well, in reference to the name we actually use regularly, anyway. God is given many names, depending on the power that is being mentioned at the time.





Point being - YWH, JVH, or whatever else anyone can come up with - their guess is as good as mine.
Reply:Adonai (Lord)


Ha'Shem (I am)


יהוה (unpronouncable - usually mistranslated into Jehovah, or some variant)

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