why does it say Jehovah is God's name in the dictionary?

Question

When you say don't use God's name in vain, does that really mean G** D*** It. Or is God a title and Jehovah his name?

Answer 1

Because it is!

Read Psalm 83:18 and see for yourself.

God's name (Jehovah) appears more than 7,000 times in the original King James Version of the Bible. It has been removed as of late due to controversy and people seeking fame for themselves.

But really, God's name is Jehovah. Doesn't it make sense for him to have a name. We pray for his name to be sanctified. But if we didn't even know it or acknowledge it, wouldn't our prayers be in vain? Yep.

So now you know.

Go to: www.watchtower.org to find out more about our wonderful grand creator Jehovah God!

Answer 2

translations issues combined with some belief that the sacred name of God is not to be uttered.

The Tetragrammaton (Greek: τετραγράμματον; "word with four letters") is the usual reference to the Hebrew name for God, which is spelled (in the Hebrew alphabet): י‎ (yodh) ה‎ (heh) ו‎ (vav) ה‎ (heh) or יהוה‎ (reading right to left = YHVH, or with the Biblical Hebrew pronunciation, YHWH). It is the distinctive personal name of the God of Israel.

The "J" in "Jehovah" is a result of Martin Luther's rendering of the Biblical Hebrew name יְהֹוָה‎ in his German translation of the Masoretic Text first published in 1534.

Due to the fluid position of the letters J and I in English before the 17th century Luther's convention fit with earlier English transcriptions and thus was retained in early English translations. The Encyclopedia Americana states:

The form of J was unknown in any alphabet until the 14th century. Either symbol (J,I) used initially generally had the consonantal sound of Y as in year. Gradually, the two symbols (J,l) were differentiated, the J usually acquiring consonantal force and thus becoming regarded as a consonant, and the I becoming a vowel. It was not until 1630 that the differentiation became general in England.

The editors of the Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon state that יְהֹוָה‎ occurs 6518 times in the Masoretic Text. While יְהוָֹה‎ occurs 6518 times in the Masoretic Text that underlies all editions of the King James Bible, JEHOVAH [in all capitals letters] only occurs 4 times in current editions of the King James Bible: Exodus 6:3 and Psalm 83:18 and Isaiah 12:2 and Isaiah 26:4 (and three more times in place-names). (The King James Bible which is commonly sold in bookstores is an 18th century spelling and punctuation revision of the King James Bible of 1611) Instead of YHWH or Jehovah, the expression "The Lord" (with the word "Lord" in all capital letters) has commonly been used in most English-language Bible translations.

Today the English transcription "Jehovah" is used by many English speaking Protestant Christians and also by Jehovah's Witnesses,[1] however, most modern scholars believe that the English transcription "Jehovah" does not accurately represent God's name in the English language, although there is much scholarly debate on the relevance of "Yehovah", "Y'hovah", "Yehowah", or similar pronunciations.

Some, but not all modern scholars believe that the original pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton may have been lost somewhere in the first millennium, when the Jewish people stopped saying the Name, out of fear of violating the commandment "You shall not take the name of YHWH your God in vain" (Exodus 20:7).

It's funny that this 'do not take the name in vain' was later abducted by some prissy moralists to stop people swearing like many of the earlier doctrine was 'adapted' to make the moralists feel better about themselves. This has caused much needless suffering in humans.

Answer 3

God is a title. There are many gods, in fact, any thing can become a "God" if we or someone wants it to be. Like your "belly" can become your god, if that is all you live for. But Jehovah is his name, and we can find that in Ps. 83:18 in most Bibles. Jehovah is the Hebrew name of God. Jehovah wanted people to know his name, or he would of not identified himself to people in the Bible. Jesus would not have taught people to pray "sanctify Gods name" and we can't sanctify his name if we don't use it. You, I, and most people, like to be called by their name, and God is no different.

Answer 4

It depends on the mentality of the Editor. As they are/(s)he is Christian Jehovah is Written as God's name.

Besides God is a common noun and Jehovah is a proper noun. So God can't be anyone's name. Think about the Hindu God. He has many names like Krishna, Vishnu and so on.

Answer 5

Jehovah is God's name, and if you misuse his name that is called Blasphemy and deserves to be punished. that is part of the 10 commandments of thous shalt not take the Lord your God in vain. So anybody that does that and does not ask for forgivness, they are storing up wrath for them on Judgement day.

Answer 6

The first name that God told Moses about was Hayah.
Hayah is a Hebrew word meaning I AM.
The second name that God told Moses about was YHWH means Lord.
When Hebrew scribes copied the Bible's ancient manuscripts, they inserted the vowels a-o-a (from adonay) above God's name, YHWH.
Using our letters (rather than Hebrew letters) the result would have looked something like this... YaHoWaH
And now you know why our old Bible translations (such as KJV and ASV) use Jehovah as a possible representation of God's personal name.
God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM (hayah) has sent me to you.'" Ex 3.14
Moreover God said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: 'The LORD (YHWH) God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.'" Ex 3.15

Answer 7

He is the IAM. And they called Him YAHWEH in the Bible later simplified as JEhovah. And dont blaspheme,lie and use God's name in Vain.

Answer 8

There is nothing little about God. His name is Jehovah and it says it in the Bible. We are to refer to Him as God.

Answer 9

YHWH means 'Lord' the same way 'Terry' means 'man'.

You can not take a name and make it the same as a title.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Ex 3:15And God saith again unto Moses, `Thus dost thou say unto the sons of Israel, Jehovah, God of your fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you; this [is] My name -- to the age, and this My memorial, to generation -- generation.

American Standard Version (ASV)

15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name forever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.


Strong's Hebrew Lexicon Search Results

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

1961 hayah haw-yaw a primitive root (Compare 1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass

"I am" is a poor translation of Ex 3:14.

Answer 10

Jehovah is the English form of God's name. Just as Yeshua is Jesus' English form.

It means don't speak ill of God in any way....PERIOD.