can you explain?thanks?

Question

hi, I do not profess any religion ,but I believe in the existance of a God. I have been reading many posts and in many answers
I see the word God in this way G-d , would you explain why?

Answer 1

In Judaism, the name of God is more than a distinguishing title. It represents the Jewish conception of the divine nature, and of the relation of God to the Jewish people. In awe at the sacredness of the names of God, and as a means of showing respect and reverence for them, the scribes of sacred texts took pause before copying them, and used terms of reverence so as to keep the true name of God concealed. The various names of God in Judaism represent God as he is known, as well as the divine aspects which are attributed to him.

The numerous names of God have been a source of debate amongst biblical scholars — some have advanced the variety as proof that the Torah has many authors (see documentary hypothesis), while others declare that the different aspects of God have different names, depending on the role God is playing, the context in which he is referred to and the specific aspects which are emphasized


The most important and most often written name of God in Judaism is the Tetragrammaton, the four-letter name of God. This name is first mentioned in the book of Genesis and is usually translated as 'the LORD'. Because Judaism forbids pronouncing the name outside the Temple in Jerusalem (see below), the correct pronunciation of this name has been lost—the original Hebrew texts only included consonants. Some scholars conject that it was pronounced "Yahweh", but some suggest that it never had a pronunciation (which is extremely unlikely given that it is found as an element in numerous Hebrew names). The Hebrew letters are named Yod-Heh-Vav-Heh: יהוה; note that Hebrew is written from right to left, rather than left to right as in English. In English it is written as YHWH, YHVH, or JHVH depending on the transliteration convention that is used. The Tetragrammaton was written in contrasting Paleo-Hebrew characters in some of the oldest surviving square Aramaic Hebrew texts, and it is speculated that it was, even at that period, read as Adonai, "My Lord", when encountered.

In appearance, YHWH is the third person singular imperfect of the verb "to be", meaning, therefore, "He is". This explanation agrees with the meaning of the name given in Exodus 3:14, where God is represented as speaking, and hence as using the first person — "I am." It stems from the Hebrew conception of monotheism that God exists by himself, the uncreated Creator who doesn't depend on anything or anyone else; therefore I am who I am.

God is presented as a living God, as contrasted with the lifeless gods of the heathen: God is presented as the source and author of life (compare 1 Kings 18; Isaiah 41:26–29, 44:6–20; Jeremiah 10:10, 14; Genesis 2:7; and so forth)

The name YHWH is often reconstructed as Yahweh or oftentimes Jehovah in the English language. The name Yahweh is likely to be the origin of the Yao of Gnosticism. A few also think it might be cognate to Yaw of Ugaritic texts. If the Hehs in the Tetragrammaton are seen as sacred augmentation similar to those in Abraham (from Abram) and Sarah (from Sarai), then the association becomes clearer. Though the final Heh in Yahweh would not necessarily have been pronounced in classical Hebrew, the medial Heh would have almost certainly been pronounced. Other possible vocalisations include a mappik in the final Heh, rendering it pronounced — most likely with a gliding Patah (a-sound) before it.

The prohibition of blasphemy, for which capital punishment is prescribed in Jewish law, refers only to the Tetragrammaton.

Answer 2

Mostly Jews write God in that fashion. In the old testament the name of God was so Holy to the Jews that they left out the vowels when they wrote it in the hebrew. That way no one could speak the name of God. It was just too Holy to be spoken. That's why some people pronoun the name of God Jehovah and some pronoun it JHWH(pronounced Yaweh). I've also heard it pronounced JA. Since the vowels were left out, nobody knows the real pronounciation. The Jews when they write the name God in english they leave out the vowel 'O' and it is written G-d.

Answer 3

Stop right there. If you take away the idea that a gOd exists, the whole religion system of whatever flavour, falls apart at the seams SO don't worry about how it is spelled, worry about being rather childish and even foolish to even consider that a supernatural paranormal entity exists. There is NO reason to do so. None. Get it?

Answer 4

Essentially, the [true] name of God cannot be spoken or written in the Jewish religion, as it has been since the olden times... It signifies reverence and deep respect for the Almighty Creator.

Peace be with you.

Answer 5

Ignorance

Answer 6

there's a style of motives for the difficulty of achieving finished non secular mastery. First, the famous responsibilities and household initiatives of the conventional guy or woman, esp if one is married and helping a family individuals, do not enable the time and power to pursue his faith or non secular prowess to the optimal point. Secondly, the super quantity of scriptures,historic texts(some tremendously much 2500yrs previous) take countless time and attempt to understand. It subsequently takes super concentration and a variety of of different a protracted time for an straightforward guy or woman to become nicely-versed. except you're specially proficient or an incarnation. Thirdly, the infinite non secular wars over the previous 2 millennia, alongside with those over the previous centuries have discouraged numerous human beings to become incredibly severe approximately pursuing any faith. the share of mankind who've 'muddied the waters', turning out to be extremists or practiced deviant forms of the religion, is small and function not motivated the prevalent public. with the help of the time one is 40, he could attain an perfect point of spirituality, else he could have been passionate sufficient and has not have been given what it takes;nevertheless one might desire to persevere, if he harbours some ideals. merely like gaining knowledge of a language, e.g English, to its optimal point, one has to coach it diligently on an known basis. even with the undeniable fact that, the prevalent public human beings now are unlikely to attain enlightenment at a youthful age, given the famous distractions in on an known basis existence. except one is prepared to sacrifice each thing in existence, make long journeys taking walks, retreat to the mountains and meditate heavily for 5-10yrs to attain a non secular top. confident the sacrifices are the suitable, however the outcomes might income society on a extensive scale, merely through fact the few super non secular prophets,saints and yogis have achieved.

Answer 7

People of certain superstitions think it is disrespectful to write out god, so according to their mythology it is better to write g-d. weird I know, but it's that simple.

Answer 8

It is just someone who does not know the correct spelling for 'God'.

Answer 9

I don't no ...But don't let it confuse you...God bless all...