does anyone know gods name????

Question

ive even seen it in the dictionary they say gods name is jehovah....and in the bible 2 so y dont pepole ever use his name??? y do they call him just..god

Answer 1

Jehovah ,it is in the Bible many times .

Answer 2

The Bible was not written in English, the English Bibles were translated from Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. The name Jehovah is the most common English translation of the Hebrew characters that spell God's name, it is consistent with other name translations in the Bible which prefer the use of the "J" and "V" sounds, such as Joshua, Javan and Jesus. Nobody knows the exact pronunciation since the ancient Jews felt it was too sacred and quit using it. A few hundred years ago, when some scholars translated the Bible they felt that they should not follow the practice of the ancient Jews, so they translated the name as Jehovah (in English) everywhere it occurred in the original text, which amounted to over 6,000 occurances! At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, there were several well known bible translations that used the name Jehovah throughout. As time passed newer translations began to take the name out again, replacing it with LORD or GOD because they claimed that since it was impossible to know how God's name was pronounced it was improper to use it at all. But my family name, for example, isn't written the way it originally was and I'm certain it was pronounced differently than the way I say it (my family came from Germany), yet it's still my legal name. The same is true of most people whose families came to the U.S. long ago, there is no way to be certain how their family name was pronounced originally. If someone wants to learn ancient Hebrew they might have a reason to worry about the correct pronunciation in ancient Hebrew, but in English, according to the accepted rules of translation, Jehovah is the proper way to render God's name.

Answer 3

Jehovah or Yahweh, same thing. It depends on the translation you are using. In Hebrew there are no vowels included, so it is written either JHVH or YHWH. That is why so many Jews write G-d. Also, because the name cannot be pronounced because it is so holy, and that is how they show respect. When you say God it s general and not so direct. Jehovah or Yahweh is the name. Some other translations refer to God as "the Elohim" which notice is plural, not a singular term, making the "trinity" not such a new idea, since it was used from the beginning.

*We can also call Him Abba, or, father, which is my favorite.

Answer 4

'God' is simply a title just like "king" or "president". Even the Muslim's "Allah" is a title. His other titles are 'Father', 'Lord', 'Almighty', 'Eternal' etc

You are right the name is "Jehovah" but some claim that it is too holly to be spoken (or written for old Hebrew) and they are scared incase they use the 'lord's name in vain' (so they just say God) or that this isn't the correct pronounciation for it since it came from old Hebrew writing 'YHWH' (without vowels, this word has only a few possibilities and the best and most likely pronounciation turned out to be today's 'Jehovah' ). Which doesn't really matter since your name and my name will also be pronounced differently in many languages.

The fact that the name 'Jehovah' appears some thousands of times in the scriptures is a good clue that God wanted us to be his friends and to call him by his name.

What do you do when you first introduce yourself to someone? Tell them your name. This is what Jehovah does in the Bible.

You wouldn't call your friend "sir" or "master", would you?

Answer 5

I was just thinking about that this morning.
Exodus 6:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
Psalms 83:18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all teh earth.
Isaiah 12:2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid; for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
Isaiah 26:4 Trust ye in the LORD forever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
I have also seen places in the KJV of the Bible that said LORD and in foot notes said , everywhere it says LORD it means JEHOVAH . And everywhere is says Lord means JESUS. That is confuseing. I don't know why they didn't just put his name instead of substituteing.

Answer 6

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”, especially if you speak Hebrew. 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

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/library/na/index.htm

Answer 7

God is known as Yahweh (anglicized spelling is Jehovah), at least, that's what we think it is! The ancient Hebrews (and perhaps even the modern ones?) felt that the name of god was so sacred, it could not be written. So only the consonants were written. Yahweh is our best guess as to how it was pronounced.

To the ancient people, names had a certain power. If you knew an entity's true name, you could control it. So people just started using the generic name, God.

Answer 8

Jehovah

Answer 9

In the Bhagavad-Gita (The Song of God) it says that God has unlimited names describing His qualities, forms and pastimes. It is said His Original name is Krsna (Krishna) also Christ,Kristo are different pronunciations. The name Krishna is God. There is no difference between Him and His name. So if you say Krishna you are directly associating with God. He has many other names like Vishnu, Allah, Jehovah, which all have different meanings.To say God is just His position- TO say Vishnu is God at the Office and to say Krishna is God your friend, Lover, son. Hare is the feminine aspect of God and Rama is the Pleasure giving potency of God.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
This is a combination of three names of God called the Maha mantra which can deliver on from material existence. You can chant it on beads like a rosary of 108 beads. One bead one whole mantra then do that sixteen times a day about two hours. Always think of the name of God. You can chant any name of God from any religion but this mantra is like taking the elevator apposed to the stairs. For more information go to www.stephen-knapp.com

Answer 10

His name is "I AM"