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Meaning of YHWH - God’s names

Names of God

YHWH

YHWH
YHWH

Meaning

"I AM", he is self existent.

Enforcement

God never changes. His promises never fail. When we are unfaithful he remains faithful.

Bible references

Éxodo 3:14; Malaquías 3:6.

Bible commentaries

Name of god revealed to Moses. Also known as tetragrammaton ("four letters"). It occurs over 6800 times. Jewish modern denominations teach that it is forbidden to pronounce the four letters of the name of God , YHWH, except for the High Priest in the temple. Since the Temple of Jerusalem no longer exists, the name is not pronounced in Jewish religious rituals. The Orthodox Jews do not pronounce it under any circumstance. Some non-orthodox Jews are willing to pronounce it but only for educational purposes and never in conversations or during the prayer. Instead of pronounce YHWH in the prayers, Jews use the word Adonai. Jews often build "fences" around the basic laws, so that there is no chance that the main law will ever be broken. As such, it is common Jewish practice among to restrict the use of the word "Adonai" to prayer only. In conversation many Jewish people will call God "HaShem", which is Hebrew for "the Name" (Leviticus 24:11).

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