Do you know god has a name?

Question

Its Jehovah psalms 83:18

Answer 1

It's not exactly wrong to call the Almighty by the impersonal "God", just as it's not wrong to call one's offspring "Child". If we want a familiar and close relationship, however, it makes sense to use the personal name of someone we love. The Scriptures encourage us to use God's personal name.

The Hebrew name “Yahweh” (or “Yehowah”) does seem to accurately pronounce the divine name. Just as the Hebrew name “Yeshua” (or “Yehoshua”) is translated into “Jesus” in English, the Hebrew name “Yahweh” is translated into “Jehovah” in English.

The important thing is to use God’s personal name in whatever language you speak, rather than insisting upon the impersonal! The name “Yahweh” is certainly preferable to the non-name “God” or “Lord”. If you speak English, feel free to use the name "Jehovah".

(Psalms 83:18) That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth

(John 17:26) [Jesus said] I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them

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Answer 2

"Qul huwa Allah ahad, Allah al-samad; lam yalid wa lam yuwlad; wa lam yakun lahu qufuwan ahad. (The Noble Quran, 112:1-4)"

These Noble Verses clearly prove that "Allah" means Supreme GOD in Arabic, because they start with "Say he is Allah..." Notice that it didn't say "Say his name is Allah...", even though GOD Almighty's Holy Name is "Allah". But the "Say he is Allah..." quote clearly indicates that "Allah" here is a DESCRIPTION or an ATTRIBUTE to GOD Almighty, and not just a personal Name. This clearly proves that "Allah" means the Supreme GOD Almighty in Arabic.
and allah(supreme god) not has only one name they are:-

1. ALLAH God (Ta Ha v 14)

2. AL-'AZIZ The Mighty One (Hashr v 23)

3. AL-'ALIM The All-Knowing (Al-Baqarah v 115)

4. AL-'AZIM The Great One (Al-Baqarah v 255)

5. AL-'ALIYY The Sublime (Shura v 12)

6. AL-AHAD The One (Ikhlas v 1)

7. AL-AWWAL The First (Hadid v 3)

8. AL-AKHIR The Last (Hadid v 3)

9. AL-'AFUW The Pardoner (Nisa v 149)

10. AL-AKRAM The Most Bounteous ('Alq v 3)

11. AL-A'LA The Most High ( A'la v 7)

12. AL-'ALLAM The Omniscient (Ma'ida v 112 )

13. AL-BARI' The Maker (Hashr v 24)

14. AL-BASIR The All-Seeing One (Al-'Imran v 15)

15. AL-BATIN The Hidden (Hadid v 3)

16. AL-BARR The Source of All Goodness (Tur v 28)

17. AL-BADI' The Originator (Al-Baqarah v 117)

18. AL-BA'ITH The Awakener (Hajj v 7)

19. AL-BAQI The Everlasting One (Rahman v 27)

20. AL-FATTAH The Judge (Al-Saba v 26)

21. AL-FATIR The Creator (Shura v 11)

22. AL-GHAFFAR The Great Forgiver (Nuh v 10)

23. AL-GHAFUR The All-Forgiving (Mala'ikah v 28)

24. AL-GHANI The Self-Sufficient (Mala'ikah v 15)

25. AL-GHAFIR The Forgiver (Mu'min v 3)

26. GHALIB The Predominant (Yusuf v 21)

27. AL-HALIM The Clement Banu (Isra'il v 44)

28. AL-HAFIIZ The Preserver (Hud v 57)

29. AL-HASIB The Reckoner (Nisa v 6)

30. AL-HAKIM The Wise (Al-Baqarah v 129)

31. AL-HAQQ The Truth (Hajj v 6)

32. AL-HAMEED The Praiseworthy (Hajj v 64)

33. AL-HAYY The Alive (Al-Imran v 2)

34. AL-HADI The Guide (Furqan v 31)

35. AL-HAAFIZ The Protector (Yusuf v 64)

36. AL-HAFIYY The Gracious (Maryam v 47)

37. AL-ILAH God (Ambiya v 108)

38. AL-JABBAR The Compeller (Hashr v 23)

39. AL-JAME' The Gatherer (Al-Imran v 9)

40. AL-JALEEL The Glorious (Rahman v 78)

41. AL-KHALIQ The Creator (Hashr v 24)

42. AL-KHABIR The Aware (Al-Saba' v 1)

43. AL-KABIR The Most Great (Al-Saba' v 23)

44. AL-KAFIL The Surety (Nahl v 91)

45. AL-KHALLAQ The Creator (Hijr v 86)

46. AL-KAFI The Sufficient One (Zumar v 36)

47. AL-LATIF The Subtle One (Al-An'am v 104)

48. AL-MALIK The Sovereign (Ta Ha v 114)

49. AL-MU'MIN The Giver of Peace (Hashr v 23)

50. AL-MUHAIMIN The Protector (Hashr v 23)

51. AL-MUTAKABBIR The Majestic (Hashr v 23)

52. AL-MUSAWWIR The Fashioner (Hashr v 24)

53. AL-MUQIT The Maintainer, The Protector, The Guardian, The Feeder, The Sustainer ( Nisa v 85)

54. AL-MUJIB The Responsive (Hud v 61)

55. AL-MAJID The Most Glorious One (Hud v 73)

56. AL-MATIN The Firm One (Zariyat v 58)

57. AL-MUQTADIR The Powerful (Qamar v 42)

58. AL-MUTA'ALI The Most Exalted (Ra'd v 11)

59. AL-MUBIN The Manifest (Nur v 25)

60. AL-MAULA The Patron (Anfal v 40 )

61. AL-MALIIK The King, The Sovereign (Qamar v 55)

62. AL-MUHIT All-Pervading (Fussliat v 54)

63. AL-MUSTA'AN One Who is called upon for help (Ambiya v 112)

64. AL-MANNAN The Gracious (Al-Imran v 164)

65. AL-MUHYI The Giver of Life (Rum v 50)

66. AL-MUMIT The Giver of Death (A'raf v 28 )

67. AN-NUR The Light (Nur v 35 )

68. AL-NASIR The Helper (Nisa v 45 )

69. AL-QUDDUS The Holy (Hashr v 23)

70. AL-QAHHAR The Dominant (Ra'd v 16)

71. AL-QARIB The Nigh (Hud v 61)

72. AL-QAWI The Most Strong (Hajj v 74 )

73. AL-QAYYUM The Self-Subsisting (Al-Imran v 2)

74. AL-QAADIR The Able (An'am v 65)

75. AL-QADIIR The Mighty (Nahl v 70)

76. AL-QAHIR The Omnipotent (An'am v 18 )

77. AR-RAHMAN The Compassionate (Al-Baqarah v 163)

78. AR-RAHIM The Merciful (Fatiha v 1-2)

79. AR-RAZZAQ The Provider (Zariyat v 58)

80. AR-RAQEEB The Watchful, The Observer (Nisa v 7)

81. AR-RA'UF The Compassionate (Nur v 20)

82. AR-RABB The Sustainer (Al-Imran v 51)

83. AR-RAFI' The Sublime (Mu'min v 15)

84. AS-SALAM The Author of Safety, THe Provider of Peace (Hashr v 23 )

85. AS-SAMI' The All-Hearing (Al-Imran v 38)

86. ASH-SHAKUR The Appreciative (Mala'ikah v 34)

87. ASH-SHAHID The Witness (Nisa v 79)

88. AS-SAMAD The Eternal (Ikhlas v 2 )

89. ASH-SHAAKIR The Appreciative (Al-Baqarah v 158)

90. AT-TAWWAB The Acceptor of Repentance (Mu'min v 3)

91. AL-WAHHAB The Bestower (Al-Imran v 18)

92. AL-WASI The All-Embracing (Al-Baqarah v 247)

93. AL-WADUD The Loving (Hud v 90)

94. AL-WAKIL The Trustee (Nisa v 81)

95. AL-WALI The Protecting Friend (Al-Baqarah v 257)

96. AL-WAAHID The One (Mu'min v 16 )

97. AL-WAALI The Governor (Ra'd v 11)

98. AL-WAARITH The Inheritor (Hijr v 23)

99. AZ-ZAHIR The Manifest (Hadid v 3)


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Answer 3

For the first person who wrote an answer, God the word can be seen either as a title (King George for example was named George but his title was King) or as something similar to a species (you and I are humans but aren't named humans, we have our own names, in the same way God is a god but not His name).

For the asker, there are two possibilities. Jehovah may be God's name, or that could be a typo. In the original texts, the abbreviation is often used (I can't do the Jewish writing, but it can be translated). The first translation is JHVH (suggesting Jehovah and is usually the English version), YHWH (Yahweh, usually the accepted Jewish version), or IHVH (Iehova, the Latin version). But I believe God (whichever name He uses, since the all mean "I cause to become") knows what we are after even with our possible mixups.

Answer 4

Jehovah is the english translation of Yahweh for those persons that insist on using Yahweh. Noone knows the exact pronounciation of God's name because the Jews stopped using a long time ago. Those of us who use the name Jehovah have readily acknowledged that many times. Jehovah is the closest we know the exact pronounciation as it is translated from the hebrew language into english.

Answer 5

Yes, he does. But unfortunately, we don't know for sure what it is because the vowels have been lost. In English, all we know for sure is that it's YHWH. The consonants have always been known, but without knowing the vowels, there's no sure way to know how it was pronounced.
It could possibly be Yahweh or a number of others; Jehovah is not correct, but it's the most accepted because of tradition and being more widely used (just like December 25th is accepted as Jesus' birthday by most people even though many people know it isn't actually).

One thing is for sure: If it were important to God that we know and say his name, he would have preserved it for us just like he preserved the Scriptures. But he didn't. I've wondered if that's because, in the New Testament, it's the name of Jesus Christ that is given prominence. For example, Acts 4:12 says there is no other name by which we may be saved, except Jesus.

Personally, I respect the names Jehovah and Yahweh because I know they are both used to identify our God and Father. But I usually refer to him as Father because Jesus told us to address our prayers to "Our Father in heaven"; he didn't say to address him by his personal name. So I don't because I don't want to favor Jehovah over Yahweh or vice versa, because I know that it's respectful to call him Father; and addressing him by the wrong name might not be.

Answer 6

God has many names. Jehovah is just one of them.

Answer 7

Actually, if I understand it correctly "The Old Testament"... Letter for letter is his name... At least as far as all Hebrews are concerned... However if you were to ask a Muslim they would say Allah... And if you asked a Christian he would tell you God... However... God, Allah, Jahovah, Yahoo, or the Man Know as the Old Testament is larger then all of them... You can call him whatever you want he recognizes his name by any tongue.

Answer 8

Steve

Answer 9

God has many names

Yes Jehovah is just one of them.

Answer 10

I Am because I Am as it was told to Moshes in the Bible on the Mt where the 10 Commandants were written.