After all this debate about God's name, the question still remains, What is the true name of GOD?

Question

Does anybody know or does it still remain a mystery? And don't give me the story about there are so many names, or that it's a secrete? Because why would a loving God hide its name from its children( its creation)?

Answer 1

i'm sorry but there r many names for him.. i like to call him God though. cuz that's his name to me. ( or jesus since he's the same guy )

Answer 2

There are many title of God, not much debate over those
most scholars would say YHWH the tetragrammon (the 4 letters) stands for something to do with the I AM statement of God at the burnign bush

The tetragramin YHWH hebree leter yud he vav he , had vowels inserted for Jews from the word adonai for Lord making it look like and is translated LORD in many English translations

YaHoWah and in german Y become J and W V
so
JaHoVah

problem is this is a anglisized version of genrmanic mix of two hebrew words and not an original

most, like 90% of theologians will say YWHW is from YAHWEH which is like the verb I AM which seems to be consistent with the burning bush story

some like Jehovah's witnesses in stist Jehovah is correct, but they would have a tough time finding a scholar that would agree

Dan Brown had the worst interpretation
Yahweh was from Jehovah and Eve
I dunno what planet he got that interpretation from, no basis i ever heard

so all in all... there remains a controvery among groups, but the weight of opinion is in the direction that YWHW is Yahweh
and is th eon ei stick with

Answer 3

Gods name is represented over 6500 times in the Bible by the Hebrew symbols known as the ( אהיה )Tetragrammaton.

The four symbols translate from Hebrew to English as YHWH. With the addition of vowels the name of God translates as Yehovah.

In the King James version dated 1611 the Tetragrammaton was translated as Jehovah. Psalms 83:18 "That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth."

When looking at Gods name we need to also look at the meaning behind the name. "When Moses asks, in response to the calling of God, "Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' Then what shall I tell them?" He is first given a description and told to tell the sons of Israel that "I AM the One I AM" אהיה אשר אהיה, or "I AM whatever I need to become".(Exodus 3:13) A more modern translation is "He Causes to Become"

The the link below is to a brochure entitled "The Divine Name That Will Endure Forever" This brochure has several pages. At the bottom right of each page are three arrowheads that will allow you to navigate to the next page of the article.

I hope this has helped. If you find this confusing or do not understand some of the information provided you may contact one of Jehovah's Witnesses for help in understanding the Bible and the wonderful promise that God is making possible for us.

Answer 4

God's name is mentioned hundreds of tiime's in the Bible. It's the translators that were scared of it being a sin to mispronounce God's name that left it out. It translates to "YHWH" and since it has no concenants people are left to pronounce it as they see fit. Hence some say "Jehovah" and others say "Yahweh". It's pronounced differently in many languages. Just like Jesus in English and Jesus in Spanish with the little slashy thingy over the "u" and the "J" being pronounced like an "h".

Answer 5

It is not God who is trying to hide his name. It was in the original scrolls some 7000 times. It was man who took the name out of the Bible. If your are truly interested in learning more about God's name, you will go to the following link it talks about God's name, what it is, it's meaning, pronunciation, why we need to know it and more:

http://www.watchtower.org/library/na/index.htm?article=article_06.htm

Answer 6

Look at what we've done with the title "God" People say it, throw it around like so much trash...

If that is His name, can you blame Him for being discrete about it?

And if it's not, can you blame Him for keeping His name a secret?

Answer 7

People can call Him with any good name. Create a new good name for God if you don't like the exisiting names.

Answer 8

I just like to call him God-Iva, I mean, he might as well have Iva added onto his name, so, he's like chocolate, and it's two things I love. :D

...In other words, I have NO clue. I'm full of it. The truth is, I just figure that God doesn't really need a name to define him. We need names to define God because we're human.

Answer 9

You are trying to fit our source creator into a mold. You cannot fit the source creator into your limited human frame of reference. God is not a being with a name. God is the process of life itself.

Answer 10

I think His name is Herb. He's from Milwaukee.

Honestly, does it really matter? I mean, I didn't know my parents names until I was maybe 2 or 3, and I didn't learn their middle names until I was in my teens (don't ask me why) -- and yet, they were still my parents whether I called them mama or dada, mother and father, or Ralph and Alice (not their real names).

Answer 11

I know...let's go to war and fight over what God's name is. This is the exact question that leads to the bloodshed that has gone on for millinea over Religion...how/what to believe. Labels are just that labels...nothing more or less...PEACE!