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YHWH is the most frequently used name of God in the Hebrew Bible and occurs 6,823 times, of which 1,419 are found in the Torah. It is found 31 times in Job, seven times in Daniel Ch 9, and 39 times in the elohistic Psalms (Ps 42-83).
In Jewish cosmology, Shamayim (Hebrew: שָׁמַיִם šāmayīm, "heavens") is the dwelling place of God and other heavenly beings according to the Hebrew Bible. It is one of three components of the biblical cosmology.
Acronyms — in Hebrew, Aramaic and transliteration — appear frequently in Jewish correspondence, books, spoken conversation and even on gravestones. Famous rabbis are frequently referred to by their acronyms.
A common name of God in the Hebrew Bible is Elohim (אלהים, ʾĕlōhīm), the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (Eloah). When Elohim refers to God in the Hebrew Bible, singular verbs are used.
Biblical Hebrew mostly uses the plural form (but functional singular) Elohim. The corresponding Aramaic form is ʼĔlāhā ܐܠܗܐ in Biblical Aramaic and ʼAlâhâ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ in Syriac as used by the Assyrian Church, both meaning simply 'God'. Elohim is not the name of God, it is simply 'God' in Hebrew.
In Judaism and Christianity, the Book of Life (Hebrew: ספר החיים, transliterated Sefer HaChaim; Greek: βιβλίον τῆς ζωῆς Biblíon tēs Zōēs; Arabic: سفر الحياة, romanized: Kitab al-ḥayā) is the book in which God records, or will record, the names of every person who is destined for Heaven and the world to come.
This bible study explains the meaning of each Old Testament Hebrew name of God using El, Eloah and Elohim, and how each of them apply to the Lord Jesus Christ.
