What does Jehovah mean?

Question

Before looking into any references, what does Jehovah mean to you? Now, look at a Strong's Concordance, and tell me what you think this word means now?

A couple of websites in case you want to look more into it is:

http://www.eliyah.com/jhovah.htm
http://www.ynca.com/Mini%20Studies/ishisnam.htm

(Just highlight the links (one at a time), copy, and paste them into the www address box.

This is what my husband wrote: "Look up Hovah and Jah or Yah. YHWH. Yah is a shortend form of Yahweh. Jah is the greek transliteration of Yah since they don’t have a Y in greek and no J in Hebrew. Combine it with the word Hovah and what do you get?"

Also look at this website:

http://www.alanhorvath.com/bibletools_yhwh.php

Answer 1

its a really terrible transliteration of what people thing the name of G-d is. nobody knows what it should really sound like, but jehovah is about as far away from the real pronunciation as you can get.

Answer 2

Its a name.

Answer 3

The use of a specified phrase so that you can establish with a exact God or faith is an historic pagan train relationship again centuries. A phrase is itself has not more energy than any of the "mantras" or mystical phrases of the jap religions. The phrase "Jehovah" contains with it no extraordinary or mystical value. Confirmation of this may also be see in the truth that "Jehovah" as a designation for God the Father does no longer seem even as soon as within the New Testament. The many appearances of this within the New World Translation of the New Testament (produced through the Watchtower Society) has no old or manuscript foundation whatever. It is definitely and thoroughly an invention through the Watchtower Society. Furthermore, the usage of the phrase "Jehovah" is a precise embarrassment to the Watchtower Society in that it represents a linguistic mistake: the phrase is a outcome of a mistransliteration of the phrase "Yahweh" (that's, "the ceaselessly current One") plus the phrase the historic Hebrews utilized in its location, "Adonai" or Lord. The historic Hebrew scribes have been worried that they could by some means misuse the title of God and for that reason even inadvertently violate the Third Commandment. As a precaution, they located the 4 consonants for the title of God (YHWH) within the textual content of the Scripture as they copied it however integrated the vowels of phrase for "Lord" which they could talk in its location. This jumble of consonants of 1 phrase and the vowels of the opposite ended in the semblance and use of the phrase "Jehovah." Consider additionally the numerous different names and titles for God discovered within the Scriptures. The Bible does NOT instruct that we will be able to be recognized with God since of the usage of any exact phrase or title. We are recognized with God after we are reconciled to Him by way of the dying of His Son. John one million:12, Revelation three:20 (see Born-Again).

Answer 4

The personal name of the only true God. His own self-designation. Jehovah is the Creator and, rightfully, the Sovereign Ruler of the universe. “Jehovah” is translated from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton, which means “He Causes to Become.” These four Hebrew letters are represented in many languages by the letters JHVH or YHWH.

Answer 5

The original-language expression of "Jehovah" is called "the Tetragrammaton" and is acceptably rendered into Roman letters as "YHWH" and occasionally as "YHVH". No vowels were used in the original Hebrew manuscripts because Hebrew vowel points were not invented until centuries after the manuscripts were written. There is no "code", these letters are simply the consonants of the Hebrew name (probably "Yehowah" or perhaps "Yahweh").

Regarding the name "Jehovah", it is true that the Almighty did not say, "Listen, thousands of years from now when a new language called English comes along, they can pronounce my name as 'Jehovah' and that's fine."

Instead, like with any and every personal name, different languages TRANSLATE personal names to fit their lingual tendencies. George becomes "Hor-hey" in Spanish or "Gay-org" in German and no one gets upset.

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/e/na/

Answer 6

Lord, if u want another good resource try esword.com. It gives you ever verse in king james and lets you click on any word and it will give u the greek or hebrew meaning.

Answer 7

Jehovah, The name of God, meaning: "He cause to become or I shall prove to be"

Strong's: 3068 Yhovah yeh-ho-vaw' from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God:--Jehovah, the Lord.

Jehovah is the Eternal God, the only true God, The God of the Jews, the Lord God.

Jehovah is the name that is to held sacred or holy according to Jesus' model prayer.

It is the name Jehovah glorified in John chapter 12.

It is the name of the one true God, Jesus said we must come to know. John 17:3.

Answer 8

Jehovah literally translate to God.It is a Hebraic name for God the Father.It can also translate in Yahweh.It is most commonly used in compliance with other terms such as "Jehovah JIreh,Jehovah Shalom,and several other names in which each denotes a particular aspect of God.

Answer 9

It is the Hebrew name for Jesus. This is what it means to me. What does the Strong's Concordance say?

Answer 10

He causes to become