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DEAR FOLKS ?
WHAT DOES YAHWEH MEANS ?
WELL HOLD ON A MINUTE WHILE I ASK MY CELL PHONE ?!!?
FOR ACCURATE DESCRIPTIVE MEANING !??!
YEAH THANKS !
YAHWEH MEANS ?
NOUN !
A FORM OF HEBREW NAME OF GOD USED IN THE BIBLE .
What Does Yahweh Mean? A Biblical Study
May 30, 2014 by Jack Wellman 13 Comments
God is called Yahweh. What does this name mean?
Should we call God Yahweh?
Is YHWH Yahweh?
YHWH is a Tetragrammaton or God's given name in the
Old Testament but Bible scholars cannot agree on exactly
how this name of God was or is to be pronounced.
The Hebrew language does not contain vowels
(e.g. e, I o, u, a) so that is why God's name appears
as YHWH and that is why all the letters of His name
are always capitalized since His name is a proper noun.
When God revealed His name to Moses, He revealed Himself as
YHWH or Yahweh which is best translated as
"I AM WHO I AM" again,
in all capital letters (EX 3:14-15).
The Hebrew for "I AM" is "ehyeh"
which could also be read to mean
"I will be" but when God refers to Himself
it must mean "I AM."
I AM means that God exists already and is the speaker
when this is used but when humans speak of
Him it could be said "HE IS" (again,
all caps).
God's name never restricts His nature or any of
His characteristics because God does not
change but the English translation of "Lord"
does not convey the idea of the Hebrew word
"YHWH" as His personal name.
Because of God's name being so holy and
the fear of mispronouncing it, Israel preferred
to use the substituted the word "adonay" (Lord)
for YHWH when reading from the Torah.
Consonants were only added for ease of reading
during the medieval periods and
"the vowels of "adonay" were used in
conjunction with the consonants YHWH.1
This led to an unfortunate and
inaccurate reading and pronunciation of Yahweh as
"Jehovah" and clearly Jehovah is wrong and any Christian
or cultic church that uses Jehovah
is misinformed and using a name for God that is unbiblical.
Fear of the Lord
Exodus 20:7 "You shall not take the name
of the Lord your God in vain,
for the Lord will not hold him guiltless
who takes his name in vain."
The nation of Israel was so afraid of misusing God's name
that as I wrote before, they substituted
"Adonay" which today may be translated "Adonai."
The 3rd Commandment struck fear in the hearts of the
nation because part of this command
said that "the Lord will not hold him guiltless
who takes his name in vain."
God's name was only spoken one time
a year and only once a year by the high priest
as he entered into the Holy of
Holies on the Day of Atonement.
God did not intend that His name could
never be spoken.
This commandment was intended to prevent
His name from being used in a vain, careless,
meaningless way or used in anger
(Lev 24:15; Ex 20:7). This great fear came
from Israel's reading of Leviticus 24:16
which says "Whoever blasphemes the name
of the Lord shall surely be put to death.
All the congregation shall stone him.
The sojourner as well as the native,
when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death."
Today this commandment is broken
so often that not only doesn't anyone seem
to notice but no one seems to care; no one that
is except for God and some Christians.
Today, believers prefer the name Lord,
Jesus Christ or God,
however what is a serious and dangerous blaspheme
of His holy name is when "damn"
is commonly used for God's last name.
The most frequently uttered statement
"Oh my God" is about as irreverent
as could possibly be and by definition breaks
the 3rd Commandment.
We ought to fear misusing and abusing
God's name for His name is holy
and it is a name that is above all names.
When people use His name in swearing and cursing
they show that they have a low view of God
and a low view of God leads to a low view of the Bible
or at least have little regard for its veracity.
When people hold to such a low view of Scripture
which leads to a low view of God,
breaking the 3rd Commandment becomes
routine despite the danger
of using His name as a curse word (Lev 24:15;
Duet 5:11; Rev 16:9, 11; 2 Tim 3:2; Col 3:8).
Jehovah is not YHWH
No one knows how this name of God is
actually pronounced and so this lead to the vowels
from "Adonai" (Lord) and "Elohim"
(God) being inserted into YHWH to become Yahweh
however this does not mean that this is
how God's name was originally pronounced or how God
pronounced it. Again, that is lost knowledge
and we can only speculate about how YHWH sounded
when it was spoken. The name Jehovah
is never used or seen in the New Testament.
God actually has many names and they
are often tied to His attributes like the
"God who sees me" (El Roi), "God Almighty"
(El Shaddai), and "God Everlasting" (El Olam).
God has many names, just as He
has many attributes but so does Jesus Who is also God.
Jesus is known as the Good Shepherd, the Lamb of God,
the Bread of Life
and estimates are that He has over 200 names.
Sadly, when Jehovah is used,
it is not actually the name of the
God of the Bible but a man-made, human concocted name.
Besides, God is so much more than His name,
He is more than can ever be described.
What Does Yaweh Mean?
Conclusion
God is also called the Father for there is the Son,
Jesus Christ,
and the Holy Spirit,
also God, and these three work
together in a person's salvation;
God the Father calls (John 6:44),
the Savior redeems (John 3:16-17)
and the Spirit sanctifies and shows us who Jesus
is and why we need the Savior
(John 14:26, 15:26).
If you do not yet know Christ, then God is not
your Father, Jesus is not your Savior,
and the Spirit is not your comforter or teacher
and if Jesus is not your Savior then
He will be your Judge (Rev 20:12-15).
I beg you today to humble yourself, bend the knee, repent,
confess your sins and trust in Christ
because the name that matters most is Jesus Christ
Whom
"God has highly exalted him and bestowed
on him the name that is above every name,
so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father" (Phil 2:9-11).
Another Reading on Patheos to Check Out:
What Did Jesus Really Look Like:
A Look at the Bible Facts
Article by Jack Wellman
Jack Wellman is Pastor of the
Mulvane Brethren church in Mulvane Kansas.
Jack is also the Senior Writer at
What Christians Want To Know whose mission is to equip,
encourage, and energize Christians and to address questions about the believer's daily walk with God and the Bible. You can follow Jack on Google Plus or check out his book Blind Chance or Intelligent Design available on Amazon
1. Desmond T. Alexander.
From Paradise to the Promised Land
(Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Publish, 2012), 191.
FILED UNDER: BIBLE ANSWERS TAGGED WITH:
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THE NAME CAME To Be REGARDED BY JEWS
( CIRCA 300 B.C. )
As TOO SACRED TO SPOKEN And THE
VOWEL SOUNDS UNCERTAIN .
WELL I ASKED THE CELL PHONE !
SO THE NEXT TIME THAT
>#$@! YOU !@$#<
RIDICULE And / OR COMPLAIN AS IS PUT DOWN ?
THE FOUR CHRISTIAN'S
THAT SINGS AND ALSO PLAY ROCK - N - N ROLL ,
MUSIC . THEN YOU DO KNOW THAT
STRYPER SINGS FOR YAHWEH !
NOW THERE IS YOUR MEANING FOR YAHWEH !
SO DON'T CONDEMN STRYPER ?
FOR WHAT THEY ARE SINGING !
FOR STRYPER HAPPENS TO BE THE BEST AND
ALSO NUMBER ONE BAND IN THE COUNTRYSIDE !
WHY ?
YOU MAY ASK ?
WELL I'll TELL YOU WHY ?
THIS BAND STRYPER ?
HAPPENS TO BE SAVING
A WHOLE LOT OF SOULS FOR !
OUR ONE AND ONLY ONE WHO IS YAHWEH GOD .
>(*^ " JESUS CHRIST " ^*)<
YOUR GOD !
THAT SOME OF YOU BELIEVE IN ?
AND ALSO SOME OF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN !
SO I WOULD IMAGINE ?
NO MATTER WHICH WAY THAT YOU CHOOSE ?
YOU ACTUALLY NEED YAHWEH !
MEANING GOD !
I WOULD LIKE ?
NOT LIKE ?
I WOULD LOVE TO POINT OUT THAT ?
STRYPER HAPPENS TO ALL FAITH .
FOR YOU SHALL SEE GODS LIVING PROOF !
YOU SEE FIRST OFF ?
STRYPER HAD TO BREAK UP FOR 12 YEARS .
WELL THE LIVING PROOF
THAT GOD LIVES WITHIN STRYPER !
HAPPENS TO BE THE ?
NO MORE HELL To PAY. ALBUM !
THAT STRYPER HAVE MADE A MIRACLES , AND ALSO ?
MIRACULOUS COMEBACK !
WHERE IS THE PROOF YOU MIGHT SAY ?
PROOF IS IN THE SINGING ?
YEAH ?
NOW !??!
NO MORE HELL To PAY ?
ALBUM WENT TO NUMBER ONE !
YEAH !
THAT THEIR DEAR CITIZENS OF THE SIDE OF WORSHIP !
HAPPENS TO BE CALLED OR TITLED FAITH IN
LORD JESUS CHRIST !
I TELL YOU STRYPER !
THIS IS HEAVENLY RANDLE KIRK NULL ?
STRYPER I MIGHT NOT HAVE MONEY TO SPEND
ON LUXURY OCCASIONS OR ITEMS !
To LET YOU KNOW STRYPER ?
YOU SHALL HAVE HEAVENLY RANDY'S SUPPORT
ALL THE WAY TO HEAVENS ETERNITY !
FOR DEAR MICHAEL Of STRYPER !
THEIR HAS BEEN SO MANY TIMES AND THAT YOU
MICHAEL HAS MADE SO MANY COMMENTS THAT ?
I HAVE ALSO AGREED ON TOTALLY WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT .
THAT IT IS A WONDER THAT
I WOULD ACTUALLY SAY THE SAME AS YOU WOULD SAY .
I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT BIG FROM YOUR POETRY THAT
I SIGN COPYRIGHTS OVER TO ANYONE .
FOR I HAVE A HEART WITH JESUS CHRIST .
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE ?
WELL I SHALL PRAISE YAHWEH FOR ?
YAHWEH / YESHUA / JESUS CHRIST
IS ALL THE SAME GOD .
I SHALL THROW THIS INTO THE FIRE ?
THANKS STRYPER VERY MUCH FOR GIVING I.
HEAVENLY RANDLE KIRK NULL THE ENCOURAGEMENT
To PRAISE !
THE LORDS NAME !
FOR THEIR IS NO ONE ON GODS GREEN PLANET EARTH !
CAN GET TO MUCH Of JESUS CHRIST !
THANKS AGAIN STRYPER !
AS LONG AS I'm LIVING AND BREATHING
On GODS GREEN PLANET EARTH ?
I SHALL WRITE POEMS FOR THE
PEOPLE OF PLANET EARTH .
AND SIGN COPYRIGHTS OVER TO THOSE DEAR FOLKS FOR .
JESUS CHRIST SAKES !
I WRITE For JESUS .
I WOULD WRITE THAT STRYPER HAPPENS
TO BE A MODERN DAY SAVIOR !
FOR YAHWEH .
STRYPER ROCKS YAHWEH .
I HOPE MORE CITIZENS OF THIS WORLD ?
SHALL TURN TO OUR LORD .
THROUGH STRYPER And THROUGH THEIR HEARTS .
I SHALL END THE POEM / PHRASE FOR
THE CASE OF THE MISSING
JESUS IN SOME PEOPLES LIVES .
WITH WRITING THAT To LET THEM KNOW THIS ?
JESUS LOVES YOU !
I HEAVENLY RANDLE KIRK NULL WRITES
THIS STRYPER POEM / PHRASE .
FOR JESUS CHRIST .
I HEAVENLY RANDLE KIRK NULL HAS SIGNED
COPYRIGHTS OVER TO
MICHAEL , ROBERT , TIM, And OZZIE Of STRYPER .
ON DATE OF MONDAY The TWENTY EIGHT , Of The YEAR
TWO THOUSAND And FIFTEEN .
ON THE POEM ENTITLED NAME IS
ATTN: FAITH YOUR THEIR .
DEAR STRYPER ENJOY .
THANKS FROM HEAVENLY RANDY .
STRYPER ROCKS YAHWEH . GOD !
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