2006-08-02 07:57:45 · 2 answers · asked by devildukerobert 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In Hebrew, LORD is YHVH or YHWH, believed to be pronounced Yahweh . Lord in Hebrew is also Adonay. Since in old Hebrew there are no vowels & Js, the vowels in Adonay (since one knew the vowels in Adonay) were added as the vowels in YHVH. Since there is not Ys in Greek so translated Y to I, And when translated further, the J substituted for the I. There are also no Js in the Greek. So writing Jehova is just a secret code of the LORDs name so His name won't be blasphemed. It is OK to call the LORD by that name. But He calls himself, when you ask Him personally, Yahweh. Do not use the name of the Yahweh thy Elohym in vain, for you will be found guilty of disrespecting Him.
2006-08-02 08:15:22 · answer #1 · answered by t_a_m_i_l 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A Jewish scholars organization in around 300 AD, I forget the name M-something, began adding vowels to the tegrammaton. It is from this we get Yahweh or Jehovah. Neither has any pre-Christ basis that we can tell.
2006-08-02 15:02:52 · answer #2 · answered by wiregrassfarmer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋