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Although the gender of God in Judaism is referred to in the Tanakh with masculine imagery and grammatical forms, traditional Jewish philosophy does not attribute the concept of sex to God. [1] At times, Jewish aggadic literature and Jewish mysticism do treat God as having a gender.
Judaism has different names given to God, which are considered sacred: יהוה , אֲדֹנָי (Adonai transl. my Lord[s]), אֵל (El transl. God), אֱלֹהִים (Elohim transl. God[s]), [n 1] שַׁדַּי (Shaddai transl. Almighty), and צְבָאוֹת (Tzevaoth transl. [Lord of] Hosts); some also include I Am that I Am. [1]
In the Bible, God has many other names. He is often described as Elohim, which simply means God. It is in fact, like , a plural form and is also, on occasions, used to refer to the pagan gods. When referring to the One Jewish God, the form Ha‑Elohim (the God) is often employed.
There are many different names for God in the Hebrew Bible, or the Tanach. These include YHVH, Adonai, El, Elohim, El Shaddai. In addition, God is called by many epithets - YHVH Tzvaot (Lord of Hosts), Tzur (Rock), etc.
Rabbinic Judaism considers seven names of God in Judaism so holy that, once written, they should not be erased: Tzevaot (" [of] Hosts"). [1] God has a proper name. In the Hebrew scriptures that name is written as YHWH (yud, hey, vuv, hey) , since Hebrew script originally contained no vowels.
It is frequently shortened to Yah (Yod-Heh), Yahu or Yeho (Yod-Heh-Vav), especially when used in combination with names or phrases, as in Yehoshua (Joshua, meaning "the Lord is my Salvation"), Eliyahu (Elijah, meaning "my God is the Lord"), and Halleluyah ("praise the Lord").
3 cze 2012 · “Lord” is, by definition, masculine, whereas God, the Jewish tradition affirms, is neither male nor female. Additionally, “Lord” connotes, above all, power and authority; a subject’s relationship with his or her lord is marked by obedience.
