What does it mean to say Allah or yahweh or jehovah?

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What does it mean to say Allah or yahweh or jehovah?
it's obviuos to know god,rite? did jesus speak english in his time to use god in english?no.he natural tongue was arramic rite? if im not wrong.what word could be if you translate the god from eng to aramic language?what sound would be lk? don't hide it its (ilah).at the same time in hebrow language the god which is english called to hebrow (eloha) which mean the allaha.if you like it or not.cuz these names are middle eastern word why christians in west explains these by thier theology. there were never been holy spirits or prophets in west .what the hell is yahweh or jehovah means? are these words english?no .hebrow?no.aranic?no.arabic?no... could it be? or at least these words are jebbrish language.oh forgot to mention allaha,hey people are you good in english?wel u would say yes.what does it mean (THE) in english? add to god (the+god)which is refering to the perticular the god back to arabic(al)islike (the) and (ilah) means (god) (al+ilah=allah)(the+god=the god)jehovah?yahweh?

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moon god?hahlo it loks funny the god is moon god indeed if u ethiest you will say that!!

Answer 1

There is not an easy answer to this question. As I understand it Arabic is is a relatively new language and Allah is the term for God. The ancient generic term for God was El and I would suspect that Allah is derived from El rather than Jah. I believe that Yahweh is an exclusive Hebrew term. (Jehovah is an English attempt at transliteration and Yahweh is a more refined attempt)

Yahweh was not used in common speech, and even in religious declarations was substituted by Adonai, hence the Biblical translation LORD. Yahweh is the thrice holy God (implying that you can not get anything more holy) Even references to God that are direct are given remoteness so it is the voice of God that walked in the garden and the angel that spoke out of the bush to Moses.

Moses was told that the forefather's were unaware of the holy name, however, the text reckons that they were which could mean that the ancient oral traditions were revised as the scriptures were being compiled.

El, i understand, was actually a pagan deity but the term meant God rather I suppose in the same way as biro means a ball point pen and hoover a vacuum cleaner.

The main problem is that we do not have a concept of a God with a personal name and are rather sketchy on holiness. The best that we have been able to do is to give God a capital letter.

The Lord Jesus gave us the idea of a God that was personal to us, Hallowed Father. The apostle develops it and declares we cry Abba, this is common in many languages, ba ba Chinese, papa, English and other European languages.

There is only one recorded instance where the Lord did not address God as Father and that was on the cross where he used Eloi . You see the name of God is holy, and he would not have uttered it in such a place of death and cursing, not until his work was complete and sin was paid for, then he presented his offering and said "Father into your hands I commit my spirit"

Jesus is the latinised form of Joshua or if you prefer Yeshua which means Yah saves ( should it be Yahshua?)

Yahweh as well as holiness also carries with it a concept of salvation, of deliverance, of preservance.

Both Allah and Yahweh carry the idea of hope and promise. There can only be one God who is the one God and both names carry this concept. In view of this reasoning both must be the same, however, I don't think their theologies quite agree. In the bible which has been corrupted according the the proponets of the Quran Isaiah declares
"As the rain and snow come down from the heavens
and do not return without watering the earth,
making it produce grain
giving seed for sowing and bread to eat,
so it is with my words issuing from my mouth;
it will not return to me empty
without accomplishing my purpose
and succeeding in the task for which I sent it"

To my mind that does not give much room for corruption nor for the new to usurp the old.

There again the Quran states something like has God acquired a son? And there are lots of curses on those who say so and then the idea of a whole pantheon is introduced of aunts and uncles and cousins and whatever and riduculed for God is one and uniquily one.

Yet the psalmist declares 'You are my son.' he said to me
'this day I became your father....'

Therefore I would suggest that God is used unless out of deference Allah or another term is used whenever refering about God, and it is not necessary to use Yahweh or Jehovah.

When you are addressing God, and callling on his name, to seek his presence to make petition then a tem of reverence is required

Answer 2

The ancient Hebrews believed it was forbidden for any man to speak the name of God. They settled on initials to represent the name YHWH. That has been converted into a sound by using the term Yahweh. Jehovah is the English equivalent...or as close as they could come. Allah is the Muslim way of referring to God.

You know, I just don't get it. They is an ultimate force behind the universe and its creation. It would stand to reasons that different cultures and different languages would have different terms to express that power. Instead of accepting that different cultures have different names for the same Power, people fight about who is right.

I don't think God cares very much, as long as He is honored and we live moral, ethical lives. How can anyone respect and love God, who he has never seen, when he cannot respect and love his fellow man who is right there beside him. That is a loose translation from the Bible.

Get a life...quit picking each other to pieces...God made each and every one of us.

Answer 3

In Arabic its Allah - In Hebrew its YHVH (no vowels) its pronounced as Yahweh - English its Jehovah
If you care to read The Old Testament - Think its in Exodus, It is the name God gave himself.
The English Bible has been re-written many times and gradually Jehovah was replaced by the word God!
Most people use the Title not the name as we do with the Queen!

So Muslims, Jews and Christians should realise they are all worshipping the same God.
He's not going to like it when He comes back and finds His children fighting!!!!

Answer 4

Allah or Yahweh or Jehovah? They are the names given to God by Islam, Judaism and a Christian sect Jehovah's Witnesses, I think.

Do you think that God is pleased to be addressed in such a familliar and offhand way, when George Bush is 'Mr President' and Tony Blair is 'Prime Minister'?

Sorry I answered, you're using this page to preach and ridicule. those trying to help you! Why don't you find an 'Arabic' page somewhere else, because you can't write, using English.

Answer 5

In the west, many say Yahweh as the Hebrew name literally translates as YHWH because they didn't use vowels. In order to make it more acceptable it became Yahweh. Now the accepted version is Jehovah. All it means is you're using God's personal name. God is a title and Jehovah is His name. It's just like we all prefer for people to use our names not our titles. There's no difference.

Answer 6

They all mean God. Jesus was a Jew, and the Jews revered the holy name of God and usually knew him by the word 'I AM' Jesus referred to God as his Father in Heaven and our Father in heaven . This would imply that there were two Gods! But not so Jesus said 'When you see me you see the Father' In otherwords Jesus was God made manifest in the flesh. In Aramaic Jesus Is Yeshuah. All things are possible with God. He is everywhere. It is what he means to you personally and not what he is called that really matters.Christianity branched off from Judiasm The prophets were real people just as Mohammad (Blessed be his name)was a real person. Hope this helps, there is so much that one can say.

Answer 7

The term "Allah" simply means "the [one] god", implying a single Almighty deity reminiscient of the Judeo-Christian "Yahweh" / "Jehovah". However, it is significant that "Allah" is clearly NOT a personal name, while the Hebrew Tetragrammaton clearly *IS* a personal name for Almighty God.

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". Faithful men of the Holy Scriptures used both "God" and a form of "Jehovah" when they referred to and addressed the Almighty. However, the term "Allah" seems intended specifically to reject Judeo-Christian spiritual heritage.

If we want a familiar and close relationship, 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
http://watchtower.org/e/na/

Answer 8

Back to basics... Monoteisme (worshipping single God) and Polyteisme (worshipping more than a single God).

For Islam, we called our God Allah, and He also got 99 names as cited in the Holy Koran but Allah is the highest name among all of 'em. But, we never being told to call our God as Yahweh or Jehovah and we never being told to believe in Trinity Concept.

Answer 9

Allah is not the same as Jehovah and Yahweh. Yahweh is Hebrew for God's name, Jehovah. Allah is just a title, not a name; it just means God. But, Jehovah, on the other hand, isn't a title, but God's name.

Answer 10

God is a title , it's not his name. When they translated the bible, Jehovah is as close as they could get to figuring out how to say his name.