His Name is Yahweh?

Question

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jehovah is wrong?

Answer 1

At one time it seemed that the Hebrew name “Yahweh” was the best approximation of the divine name's true pronunciation. More recent scholarship, however, increasingly argues toward an intermediate long "o" or "u" sound in the middle, such as "Yahoweh". In either case, just as the Hebrew name “Yeshua” (or “Yehoshua”) is translated into “Jesus” in English, it is quite acceptable to translate the Hebrew name “Yahweh” as “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

Answer 2

Originally, the Hebrew Scriptures had no vowels. The scribes who copied the Scriptures through the centuries, the Masoretes, added in vowels at a much later date. Devout Jews will not speak the name of God aloud, so to protect against this, the Masoretes put the vowels from the Hebrew word "adonai"--meaning "Lord"--into the consonants for Yahweh, YHWH. German has no "Y" and the "W" makes a "V" sound...so by the middle ages when the printing press came out in Europe the name had become JHVH. There is some debate about why the first syllable is "Je" instead of "Ja" in "Jehovah"...but with the vowels from "adonai" you have JaHoVaH. It is an incorrect pronunciation. It may not seem like a big deal to some, but some of us are interested in trying to find out what the original author of each part of the Bible was saying to his culture and time, so that we might better understand what the Bible says to us today. Wanting to know the correct pronunciation of YHWH is just a natural offshoot of this desire for the truth. Thanks for reading this and have a great weekend:)

Answer 3

While I'm not a linguist, J, I and Y are closely related letters of the English version of the Roman alphabet, as are U. V, and W. Which particular letter is used for a particular sound changes over the course of the development of the written language. Pronunciations also evolve over time. To a linguist, Yahweh is patently the same word as Jehovah, even though it may be pronounced and spelled differently.

As for the vowels, ancient Hebrew script never contained them. You read from consonants only (as with a number of present day Semitic languages).

Answer 4

God has many names in the bible. Yahweh is just one of them. There are at least dozens. They all point to a different aspect of His charactor. (example: El Shaddai=God All-Powerfull, El Sholem=God of Peace, etc, ect). The name Jehovah does not exactly exist in the bible. It is an english transiteration of the hebrew consonents of YHWH (I think thats right) from which we get the name Yahweh. Now since the Jewish people did not pronounce the name itself, no one knows exactly how its to be prounounced. They never included the vowels when writing it. So what the english translators did when first translating it was to substitute the vowels in the hebrew name for God in ELOHIM to the Tetragramaton (YHWH) and this formed the name Jevohah. The hebrew language does not contain the letters or sound of the J or V but when the english translators translated they substituted the J and V into it to get the pronunciation of JEHOVAH instead of YAHWEH. So, however it was originally pronuounced we KNOW it could not have been JEHOVAH since hebrew does not contain those letters. Oh, and by the way when Mosed asked God what His name really was, God replied, I AM THAT I AM that is my Name forever" So if you want to get as close as you can to what the "true" name of God is, I AM is as close as your going to get. (And interestingly, Jesus himself claimed to be I AM several times in John chapter 8 when His enemies were demanding to know who He thought He was to be talking to them in the way He was talking to them.) well, hope that helps.----theBerean

Answer 5

You have a problem with translations of languages. Yhwh is the Hebrew, Yahweh is the same word with the vowels taken from the hebrew word for "Lord", Jehovah is a transliteration into English. But Who you are refering to is in the heart. Same as Christ is the Greek form of the Hebrew "Messiah".

Answer 6

His name is YHVH or JHVH, probably pronounced Yehveh in Hebrew. Jehovah was originally written (rather, transcribed in their alphabet with similar phoenetics) in Greek (except that 'J' was pronounced like a Y) and then into latin with the alphabet we have now.

The JW's make a huge deal about writing every OT prophet's name correctly (they write Yoel instead of Joel, and in some languages Yeremiah instead of Jeremiah), yet they don't care one whit about saying "God's personal name" correctly.

The funny part is that to them, the use of God's personal name is critical to their theology. I would think that if Joel and Jeremiah deserve that large respect of having their name be correctly written in every language, then 'Yehveh' (Jehovah) and 'Yeshua' (Jesus) certainly should... Gives you an idea who they consider more important I guess.

If I were YHVH, I would either absolutely want to be called by my name (in that case Yehveh, not Jehovah), or else I don't care what people call me as long as it's respectful and the people know who they are talking to. Father, God, Eternal King, etc. would all be fine for me...

Answer 7

From the book, "Om Shalom" by Satyaraja dasa(Steven Rosen)

Satyaraja Dasa: What are some of the other, authentic names for God as found in the Bible?

Rabbi Shimmel: One of the most prominent is Elohim (“The Almighty”), which occurs about 3,350 times. This is related to the Semitic El (“Divinity”). El can be found in the word Israel. El Eliyon is another related name. These can be found throughout the Bible... all substitutes for the Tetragrammaton... YHWH. Another name, used less frequently, is El Shaddai. Of course, in everyday parlance, we usually say HaShem... this is the commonly used name. HaShem merely means “the Name.”
But, you see, the Tetragrammaton, YHWH, this represents the actual name. It is known as the shem hameforash, or “the explicit name.” This is the one that is honored by the mystics. Each of the four Hebrew letters—yad, hay, vav, and hay—is said to reveal various aspects of the highest reality.

Satyaraja Dasa: There are Indian scholars who have had some thoughts on this. Yadavayah, they say. Another name for Krishna. They say this could be the name... it has the appropriate letters.

Rabbi Shimmel: [laughter] They took their best shot.

Satyaraja Dasa: [laughter] Gross speculation. Ser-iously, though. There is a correlation that can be made between the Hare Krishna maha-mantra and the Tetragrammaton. It may be considered speculative, but there is definitely at least an abstract connection, a correlative feature. The maha-mantra is made up of four connecting names: “Hare Krishna” and “Hare Rama.” Of these four, three are different: you have “Hare,” “Krishna,” and “Rama.” Now, in the Tetragrammaton, you have four letters: the “yad,” the “hay,” the “vav,” and the “hay.” Now of these four letters, three are different: you have the “hay,” the “yad,” and the “vav.” Furthermore, according to Kabbalah, the “hay” is considered feminine. Correct?

Rabbi Shimmel: Yes, that's true.

Satyaraja Dasa: So also is “Hare” considered feminine, since it refers to mother Hara—Radharani. What's more, in the Tetragrammaton, “yad” is considered masculine and “vav” is an extension of “yad.” Is this correct?

Rabbi Shimmel: Yes. And I see what you're getting at.

Satyaraja Dasa: Right. Krishna is masculine and Rama is His expansion. So this seems to be quite coincidental...

Rabbi Shimmel: This is the first. I mean that's quite an interesting way of looking at it...

The above is the conversation was between,
Satyaraja Dasa (Steven J. Rosen), the initiator of these talks, comes from a Jewish background and has been studying Krishna consciousness—academically and as a practitioner—for the last seventeen years.

Rabbi Jacob N. Shimmel, a halakhic scholar originally hailing from Prague, Czechoslovakia. A rabbi for over twenty years, and Founder and Director of the Talmud and Torah Beth Rabbinical Association,

Answer 8

Yahweh is literally "praise He" Jesus was born jewish and spoke a combination of Hebrew and Aramaic. Jesus was the name he was given however Yahshua is how His name is pronouced in Hebrew.

Names like Messiah and Yahweh are like King or Prince. not actual first names or names His close followers or diciples would have called him. The king of the jews was a roman coined phrase meant to sting the jewish leaders.

Answer 9

Yes, Jehovah is wrong. God's name is YWH or Yahweh. The Jews considered the name of God so holy to even utter so they removed the vowels as a sign of their reverence for God's name.
Jesus name in Hebrew is Jehoshua or God saves.
Have a blessed and peaceful day

Answer 10

no, Jehovah is the most common and associated name for God. Although it is not Hebrew it has become the most accepted name for God Almighty.

Even Jesus is not really his name, Hebrew is Yahshewa (not spelled right). but anyway, the world associated Jehovah only begotten son as Jesus. So Jehovah name, as Jesus taught person how to pray Hollowed be thy name !!!!