Does YHWH mean LORD?

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Answer 1

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ְיהָוֹה
yehōwāh: A noun meaning God. The word refers to the proper name of the God of Israel, particularly the name by which He revealed Himself to Moses (Exo_6:2-3). The divine name has traditionally not been pronounced, primarily out of respect for its sacredness (cf. Exo_20:7; Deu_28:58). Until the Renaissance, it was written without vowels in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, being rendered as YHWH. However, since that time, the vowels of another word, ’aḏōnāy (H136), have been supplied in hopes of reconstructing the pronunciation. Although the exact derivation of the name is uncertain, most scholars agree that its primary meaning should be understood in the context of God's existence, namely, that He is the "I AM THAT I AM" (Exo_3:14), the One who was, who is, and who always will be (cf. Rev_11:17).

Older translations of the Bible and many newer ones employ the practice of rendering the divine name in capital letters, so as to distinguish it from other Hebrew words. It is most often rendered as LORD (Gen_4:1; Deu_6:18; Psa_18:31 [32]; Jer_33:2; Jon_1:9) but also as GOD (Gen_6:5; 2Sa_12:22) or JEHOVAH (Psa_83:18 [19]; Isa_26:4). The frequent appearance of this name in relation to God's redemptive work underscores its tremendous importance (Lev_26:45; Psa_19:14 [15]). Also, it is sometimes compounded with another word to describe the character of the Lord in greater detail (see Gen_22:14; Exo_17:15; Jdg_6:24).

Answer 2

Yes and no. For Jews, YHWH is a way of writing the unuterable name of god, according to the Torah. This is sometimes pronounced "Yahweh," but that's not entirely correct — the Torah doesn't specify what the four letters actually mean, or even is they're an acronym for something else. So yeah, only to the extend that G-d is always a "Lord" in other contexts.

Answer 3

YHWH or JHVH means JEHOVAH in King James Version....Exodos 6:3

Answer 4

YHWH means Jehovah God

Answer 5

Sort of... YHWH means Yahweh, which means Jehovah. We refer to God as Lord, Jehovah, Yahweh... there are many descriptive titles that we say when we refer to or speak to God.

Answer 6

It is often translated to mean Lord. Other translations use Jehovah, but there is no letter "J" in Hebrew.

The word is His personal name and it would be disrespectful to use it. Just as we don't greet Queen Elizabeth by calling her "Lizzy" we also show respect to God by calling Him by any of His other names -- HaShem, El Elyon, El Shaddai. We use many names for God, each denoting different attributes.
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Answer 7

It is strange that people who say God's name could not be Jehovah because there is no "J" in Hebrew have no problem saying Jeremiah, John, Jesus or Josiah. Why is that.

Answer 8

No but read from right to left, as the Hebrew language is written it means "Jehovah" which is the most commonly used name of God.

Answer 9

It is actually YHVH. The V sometimes makes the W sound. It is yode hav vauv hav. So you can write YHVH = Yahweh.

LORD God is Yahweh Elohim. Elohim is ALHYM Hebrew letters.

Answer 10

It is a name. It's not a word, per se, it's the sacred name of G-d. Jews believe we are not to write it or say it.

Thank you for asking this question (twice) where dozens of people will write it out on a yahoo answers forum--not entirely appropriate use of the name!