What is the name of the Jewish god?

Question

I need to find this out because my sister just can't remember.

Answer 1

The exact original pronunciation is unknown, but it is generally assumed to have been pronounced similar to "Yahweh" or "Yehowah". The divine name of the Judeo-Christian Almighty God is represented by Hebrew characters rendered into English as "YHWH", and translated to English lingual tendencies as "Jehovah".

The four Hebrew characters corresponding to the letters "YHWH" are well-recognized as the biblical personal name of Almighty God, and are universally designated as "the Tetragrammaton" or "the Tetragram".

For centuries, most Jews have superstitiously refrained from pronouncing aloud any form of the divine Name. They base that superstition on the third of the Ten Commandments given to Moses:
(Exodus 20:7) You must not take up the name of Jehovah your God in a worthless way
http://watchtower.org/e/bible/ex/chapter_020.htm?bk=Ex;chp=20;vs=7;citation#bk7

Over the centuries, that Jewish superstition has expanded to also forbid writing or engraving any form of "YHWH", even when simply copying from one of the nearly 7000 occurences in the Hebrew Scriptures. In recent centuries, some superstitious Jews have even forbade unabbreviated EUPHEMISMS for "YHWH"; capitalized terms such as "Tetragrammaton" and (amazingly) even "the Name" are forbidden by such superstitions.

More recently, the Jewish superstition has ballooned out of all reasonableness by also forbidding respectful impersonal TERMS referring to the Almighty; thus many Jews insist upon writing "G-d" or "G~d" rather than "God". They may even refrain from capitalizing impersonal terms such as "Creator" and "Almighty".

Naturally, the religious and superstitious practices of a person are between him and his Creator. However, in recent decades these superstitious Jews have worked to impose their superstitious sensibilities beyond their religious communities, and onto the entire populace. Thus, although "YHWH' is unanimously recognized as the personal name of God, few today use any form of it in their writings and conversation.

Interestingly, Christendom has largely joined with superstitious Jews in suppressing the use of "Yahweh" and "Jehovah". However, it seems that Christiandom's anti-YHWH bias largely devolves from their hatred of Jehovah's Witnesses, the religion almost single-handedly responsible for the growing public recognition that the Almighty God of Judaism and Christianity actually does a personal name.

It seems that too many are more interested in coddling superstition than in allowing intellectual honesty and respect for the Almighty.

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/na/
http://watchtower.org/e/20040122/


Interestingly, Encyclopaedia Judaica says that “the avoidance of pronouncing the name YHWH ... was caused by a misunderstanding of the Third Commandment.”
http://www.jehovantodistajat.fi/e/20040122/article_02.htm

(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

Answer 2

"In the Old Testament various names for God are used. YHWH is the most celebrated of these; the Hebrews considered the name ineffable and, in reading, substituted the name Adonai [my Lord]. The ineffable name, or tetragrammaton [Gr.,=four-letter form], is of unknown origin; the reconstruction Jehovah was based on a mistake, and the form Yahweh is not now regarded as reliable. The name Jah occurring in names such as Elijah is a form of YHWH. The most common name for God in the Old Testament is Elohim, a plural form, but used as a singular when speaking of God. The name El, not connected with Elohim, is also used, especially in proper names, e.g., Elijah. The name Shaddai, used with other words and in names (e.g., Zurishaddai), appears rarely. Of these names only Adonai has a satisfactory etymology. It is generally not possible to tell from English translations of the Bible what was the exact form of the name of God in the original."

Answer 3

The name of God is always presented as four Consonants, Yod, Heth, Vov and Heth. The pronunciation of the name of God has been lost due to the superstition of the Jews based on extra-biblical writings, but if you insert the vowels from the name "Joshua" (Yeshua), you get Yehuvah. The JWs like "Jehovah" even though there isn't a "J" sound in Hebrew.

OK, that's about all I know on the subject.

Answer 4

The early Hebrews (Jews) had various words for God.

Hebrew Names for God

Elohim: God the Creator
Abba: Father
Jehovah Raah: The Lord is my Shepherd
Elohim Yakol: The God who is Able
Elohim-Kedoshim: Holy God
Cether: My Hiding Place
El-Nasa': A Forgiving God
El Shaddai: The Almighty
Maowz-Dal: A Defense for the Helpless
Olam Zerowa: The Everlasting Arms
El Deah: A God of Knowledge
El Elyon:The Most High
Gelah Raz: Revealer of Mysteries
Elohim-Ma arakah Yisrael: God of the Armies of Israel
Jehovah-Rapha: The God who Heals
'Attiyq Yowm: The Ancient of Days
El Chuwl: The God who gave you Birth
Jehovah Jireh: The Lord will Provide
El Roi: The God Who Sees
Jehovah-Shaphat: The Lord Our Judge
Jehovah: The Self-Existent One
Elohim-Yachal: The God of Hope
Adonai: Lord
Jehovah Ori: The Lord is My Light
El Hakabodh: The God of Glory
Jehovah-Bore: The Lord Creator
Jehovah-Shalom: The Lord is Peace
Rumn Ro'sh: The One who Lifts My Head
El Shimchah Giyl: God My Exceeding Joy
Melek Kabowd: King of Glory
Jehovah-Ga'ah: The Lord Thy Redeemer
Elohim Bashamayin: God in Heaven
Some words like Elohim were used as a form of praise.
Other words like Yawah

Answer 5

God, Yahweh, Elohim

Answer 6

The familiar name for God is "El" (plural: "Elohim"), which is Hebrew for "God". The formal name is "YHWH" (or "JHVH", depending on how you translitterate the Hebrew letters). Christians have two basic ways of pronouncing it. Jews have a tradition of not pronouncing it at all. They just say "Adonai" ("Lord").

Answer 7

Jehova

Answer 8

Yahwen
Jehovah

They usually just call him god

Answer 9

Hashem
Adoshem
Adonai
Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh
El
Elohim
Elyon
Shaddai
Shalom
Shekhinah
Yah
Yahweh (YHWH)

Also:
* Ehiyeh sh'Ehiyeh — "I Am That I Am": a modern Hebrew version of "Ehyeh asher Ehyeh".
* Elohei Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak ve Elohei Ya`aqov — "God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob".
* El ha-Gibbor — "God the hero" or "God the strong one".
* Emet — "Truth".
* E'in Sof — "endless, infinite", Kabbalistic name of God.
* Ro'eh Yisra'el — "Shepherd of Israel".
* Ha-Kaddosh, Baruch Hu — "The Holy One, Blessed be He".
* Kaddosh Israel — "Holy One of Israel".
* Melech ha-Melachim — "The King of Kings" or Melech Malchei ha-Melachim "King of Kings of Kings", to express superiority to the earthly rulers title.
* Makom or Hamakom — literally "the place", meaning "The Omnipresent"; see Tzimtzum.
* Magen Avraham — "Shield of Abraham".
* YHWH-Yireh (Yahweh-Yireh) — "The Lord will provide" (Genesis 22:13, 14).
* YHWH-Rapha" — "The Lord that healeth" (Exodus 15:26).
* YHWH-Niss"i (Yahweh-Nissi) — "The Lord our Banner" (Exodus 17:8-15).
* YHWH-Shalom — "The Lord our Peace" (Judges 6:24).
* YHWH-Ra-ah — "The Lord my Shepherd" (Psalms 23:1).
* YHWH-Tsidkenu — "The Lord our Righteousness" (Jeremiah 23:6).
* YHWH-Shammah — "The Lord is present" (Ezekiel 48:35).
* Tzur Israel — "Rock of Israel".
* Ha Shem — "The Name"

Answer 10

God. The jewish god is God. Jews believe in the same god as Christians do, but they don't believe that Christ is the savior. Some jews believe in him, but they don't believe that he died for our sins.