The greater number see the wisdom of using Jehovah's name since no one knows the ancient way to say it do you?

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Answer 1

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

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Answer 2

No one knows the original pronunication in Ancient Hebrew.

But yes, I do use the English translation Jehovah.

It's the same thing as saying Jehova` in Spanish and Yahweh in Hebrew.

Simply a translation from the original YHWH :0)

*Yes, knowing God's name is important to us- "Those that call upon the NAME of Jehovah will be saved." God tells us His personal name for a reason- He wants us to use it. Lord, God and Father are all impersonal titles. Would you call your best friend by their title? Mr or Mrs so and so? Or do you call them by their first name, or even a nickname? It demonstrates a personal relationship with another person when you use their name.*

Bedeyah: You have serious issues. You really need to get over this obsession of yours. JEHOVAH IS YAHWEH IN ENGLISH! DEAL WITH IT! IF YOU ARE SO UPSET ABOUT IT, THEN WHY ARE YOU BOTHERING TO USE YAHWEH? THAT IS NOT THE CORRECT PRONUNCIATION EITHER! You better only use YHWH, since that is the closest to the original!

How is Bill short for William? Where did the B come from? Shouldn't it be Billiam then? Or then maybe only Will should be an acceptable nickname for William.

And how is Jim short for James? Bob for Robert? And you better not say Jesus' name either, since that is also an ENGLISH TRANSLATION of a Hebrew name. You might want to avoid Isaiah, Joshua and Zechariah too!

I hope you see how unreasonable your "logic" is, and I use that term very loosely. My goodness- GROW UP!

Answer 3

How do we even know the pronunciation was constant during the Biblical period? Did Moses pronounce it the same as David or latter Jesus? Were there regional dialects?

Working out some ancient Hebrew pronunciation is not important. It is however important to use the name, however it is pronounced in your language.

Interestingly the name Jesus was pronounced very different in the original Greek of the NT to our English. Whats more it was pronounced very different in Hebrew to Greek or English. So when early Christians like the apostle Paul preached about Jesus in Greek they would have pronounced his name differently to how Mary and Joseph would have said it in Hebrew. No one says "don't use the name 'Jesus' because that is not how he would have said it", but some have used a similar argument with the name 'Jehovah'. Pronounciation is not really important, using a personal name is.

God's personal name YHWH is found over 6000 times in the OT, it is used more frequently than any other noun in that corpus of text. Whether is was originally Yahweh or Yehowah or Yahowah does not matter, what does matter is that we use the form common in our langauge. The most common form in English is 'Jehovah'.

Psalm 86
There is none like you among the gods, O Jehovah,
Neither are there any works like yours.
 9 All the nations whom you have made will themselves come,
And they will bow down before you, O Jehovah,
And will give glory to your name.
10 For you are great and are doing wondrous things;
You are God, you alone.
11 Instruct me, O Jehovah, about your way.
I shall walk in your truth.
Unify my heart to fear your name.
12 I laud you, O Jehovah my God, with all my heart,
And I will glorify your name to time indefinite,

Answer 4

Actually, that's igmorance speaking. Using Hebrew as a model, since the original spelling was in that language, (Yod, Heh, Vaw, Heh) it would be closer to say "Yahweh" or even "Yahveh" than Jehovah, which was made up by European academics. It probably was never actually pronounced at all, since Jews believe that it is too prideful to speak God's name and always substitute a euphemism when it comes up in the text, like 'Adonai' (my Lord). The word is actually derived from the Hebrew verb root that means 'to be', which reminds us of the bible verse from Exodus, "I am that I am."

Answer 5

There is only One True and Living God. However, at times Jesus is speaking of himself as God the Son, and sometimes he's showing his position as God the Father.

Like the woman who touched the hem of his garment and was made whole. Notice, Jesus callled her Daughter, spelled with a capital "D" showing linage. It is only used twice in the Bible. Jesus at this moment in time wasnt not showing his "Son"ship, but his "Father"ship. For she could only be the "D"aughter, if he was the Father.


This phrase "from him which is, and which was, and which is to come" identifies and describes, Jesus, as the Eternal One.

For the name of God in Hebrew, is Yahweh, and means "I Am," the Self-Existing One, and in this statement is a parsing of that verb. "I am he who is, and he who was, and he who is to come," thus he is the Eternal, Self-Existing One – The Almighty.

Which brings us to a term referred to as the Tetragrammaton.

The “Tetragrammaton” is four Hebrew letters YHWH, pronounced as (Yod, He, Waw He) that corresponds to YHWH and are transliterated IAUE or Yahweh.

Yahweh is the name of the Almighty that people commonly call "The LORD" or "God".

The reason we see "LORD" and "God" in our Bibles is because of a Jewish tradition that the name Yahweh was not be spoken for fear that the name be blasphemed. However, the scriptures declare and express, loud and clear that His name should be exalted and even the third commandment forbids this practice.

In some Preface of other English translations of the Bible, they will admit why they change His name. And, nearly all will cite tradition and familiarity as the reason.

This, I believe is wrong!

Sometimes people pronounce the tetragrammaton
as "Jehovah".

But Jehovah could “never” be the right pronunciation. Some who take on the title of Christianity, especially Jehovah's witnesses, use this name for the Heavenly Father.

However, every scholar and every reference book I have ever checked on the use of the word "Jehovah" (including Jehovah's witness tracts themselves) has said that this is not
the way you pronounce His name?

I have to ask the question! Why Do It Then?

First of all, it is impossible because of the fact that the Hebrew language has no "J" sound!

According to the Encyclopaedia Brittanica, 1991 under the heading "Yahweh" here is how this name came into being:

The Masoretes, who from about the 6th to the 10th century worked to reproduce the original text of the Hebrew Bible, replaced the vowels of the name YHWH with the vowel signs of the Hebrew word Adonai or Elohim.

Thus the artificial name Jehovah (YeHoWaH) came into being."

So we see here one of many confirmations that the name Jehovah is not really His name at all! But it is an artificial name that was invented by man.

Does man have the right to change the name of the One who created him? I think not! But that is exactly what has happened.

Now, lets look a little deeper into this name Jehovah.

Notice that many Hebrew names contain the first part of Yahweh's name, which is Yah.

This is true in the name Isa-YAH (Hebrew: YeshaYAH), which means "Yah is Salvation".

Also in Jeremi-Yah (Hebrew: YermeYAH), Obad(iah) Zechar(iah) and so on.

Then, taking this same method, let's apply it using the name Je-hovah with Jeh being the first part of His name. And you will see, that none of this adds up, when it comes to the
names of these prophets.

Isaiah's name isn't IsaJEH

Jeremiahs name isn’t Jeremi-Jeh

Obadiah name isn’t Obad-Jeh

Zechariah name isn’t Zechar- Jeh

Besides the Hovah part of Je-hovah means RUIN and
MISCHIEF in Hebrew according to Strong's Concordance # 1942 and 93.

Now, the original name for Jesus is Yeshua / Yahshua (Yay-shoo-ah or Yah-shoo-ah).

For he is the Yah, not the Jeh of Yahweh… Yah (Jesus) = Yahshua / Yeshua = God is Salvation.

Remember when they required as sign from him and he told them; Destroy this temple (referring to his body) and in three days I will raise it up. (Notice) he did not say that God would raise it up. And he didnt say, the Father would raise it up. He said "I Will" raise it up.

Answer 6

Which name and in what language? :)

* Yahweh - LORD (Jehovah)

*Adonai - Lord, Master
*El Shaddai - The All-Sufficient One
*El Olam - The Everlasting God
*El Elyon - The Most High God
*Elohim - Creator
*Jehovah-jireh - The Lord Will Provide
*Jehovah-shalom - The Lord is Peace
*Jehovah-sabaoth - The Lord of Hosts
*Jehovah-mekoddishkem - the Lord Who Sanctifies You
*Jehovah-tsidkenu - the Lord Our Righteousness
*Jehovah-shammah - the Lord is There
*Jehovah-raah - The Lord My Shepherd
* I AM


just a few... hope that helps! :)

Answer 7

reading from the Jehovah's Witnesses Official Web Site.....


Why They Left It Out
When J. M. Powis Smith and Edgar J. Goodspeed produced a modern translation of the Bible in 1935, readers found that LORD and GOD had been used in most places as a substitution for God's name. The reason was explained in a preface: "In this translation we have followed the orthodox Jewish tradition and substituted 'the Lord' for the name 'Yahweh' and the phrase 'the Lord God' for the phrase 'the Lord Yahweh.' In all cases where 'Lord' or 'God' represents an original 'Yahweh' small capitals are employed."

Then, in an unusual reversal of the tradition of the Jews who read YHWH but pronounced it "Lord," the preface says: "Anyone, therefore, who desires to retain the flavor of the original text has but to read 'Yahweh' wherever he sees LORD or GOD"!

On reading this, the question immediately comes to mind: If reading "Yahweh" instead of "LORD" retains the "flavor of the original text," why did the translators not use "Yahweh" in their translation? Why did they, in their own word, 'substitute' the word "LORD" for God's name and thus mask the flavor of the original text?

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This is from your own web site but you neglect to mention any of this. Stop deceiving!!!!

Why don't you stop your lies and tell the truth?

again I post my rebuttal to you......


First of all how can Jah be an abbr of Jehovah, that would be Jeh not Jah or Hallelujah would be Hallelujeh if his name is supposed to be Jehovah? . Furthermore there is no "J" in the Hebrew alphabet so his name definitely could not be Jehovah. Lastly the Tetragrammaton is YHWH and this could not mean Jehovah, god, God, lord or Lord.

Futhremore... How is Prime Minister Ehud Omert's name pronounced in Isreal at this time, and how is it pronounced in the United States? EHUD OMERT no need to transliterate his name so why transliterate the most important name in the universe? THIS IS ABSOLUTE DECEPTION!!!!
HIS NAME IS YAHWEH!


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Answer 8

Isn't it a waste of time, after all it is not as though God came down and said his name was Yeswah, or something like that. That only happens in the movies.

Answer 9

AS I said a moment ago, I am not a Sacred Namer. I think that gets us into legalism and causes seperation among Believers based on interpretations we do not have the answers to. Yahweh, Yaveh, Yahua, Yahova, Yah, Yahaushuah, Jehova, Yeshua, Jesus, God, Lord, Messiah, Father, Abba, etc. are all equal. The name you use does not make your prayers holier and does not make you an "enlightened" person. It is from the heart, and that is where relationship with the Creator and your honor of Him happens.

Answer 10

Three things that I can think of right off...(1)God wants us to know his name, that is why he had it put into the Bible in the first place...

Exodus 3:15: "Then God said once more to Moses:
“This is what you are to say to the sons of Israel, ‘Jehovah the God of YOUR forefathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, has sent me to YOU.’ This is my name to time indefinite, and this is the memorial of me to generation after generation."

Ezekiel 38:23: " And I shall certainly magnify myself and sanctify myself and make myself known before the eyes of many nations; and they will have to know that I am Jehovah.’"

(2)And Jesus taught us to pray for the sanctification of God's name...
Matthew 6:9: "“YOU must pray, then, this way:
“‘Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified."

John 17:6: "“I have made your name manifest to the men you gave me out of the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have observed your word"

Acts 15:14: "Sym′e·on has related thoroughly how God for the first time turned his attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his name."

So regardless of the fact that we may pronounce it differently, we are wise to learn all we can about the One who carries that great name...

(3) John 17:3: "This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ."