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27 wrz 2024 · Yahweh, name for the God of the Israelites, representing the biblical pronunciation of ‘YHWH,’ the Hebrew name revealed to Moses in the book of Exodus. The name YHWH, consisting of the sequence of consonants Yod, Heh, Waw, and Heh, is known as the tetragrammaton.
8 kwi 2024 · In Jewish tradition, “Yahweh” is too sacred a name to utter out loud. Over time, Jews started to substitute in “Adonai,” or “My Lord,” especially when speaking. Another common replacement is the name “ Elohim,” which simply means “God.”
In the Hebrew Scriptures, YHVH is the personal name of God and his most frequent designation. Because it is composed from the four Hebrew letters Yod, Hey, Vav, and Hey, it is sometimes referred to as the 'Tetragrammaton,' which simply means 'the four letters.'
Yahweh[a] was an ancient Levantine deity, the national god of the Israelite kingdoms of Israel and Judah. [4][5] Though no consensus exists regarding the deity's origins, [6] scholars generally contend that Yahweh is associated with Seir, Edom, Paran and Teman, [7] and later with Canaan.
God reveals his name to Moses as “I am,” from the Hebrew root ה.ו.י, “being.” The name YHWH, however, originates in Midian, and derives from the Arabic term for “love, desire, or passion.”
4 sty 2022 · YAHWEH-ELOHIM [yah-way-el-oh-him]: "LORD God" (Genesis 2:4; Psalm 59:5) – a combination of God’s unique name YHWH and the generic word for “God” signifying that He is the Lord who is God.
YHWH or YHVH is the Hebrew name with which God identified Himself to Moses on Mount Horeb (Exodus 3:14). The sacred tetragrammaton, originally pronounced as Yahweh, consists of 4 consonants and means: " I AM WHO I AM " or " I WILL BE WHAT I WILL BE ".
