2007-11-05 23:18:36 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-11-06 01:33:28 · answer #1 · answered by . 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
God's name is Jehovah (an English form of the Hebrew Tetragrammaton)
Many religious followings, including Catholics and Orthodox Christians have been using the name Jehovah during the last two centuries. King-James-Only Movement Christians believe that Jehovah is the correct name that English-speaking people shall use for God. Jehovah's Witnesses have been using the name throughout the world (transliterated into the given native language) as the most commonly spoken English pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton. Latter-day Saints believe that Jehovah was the name of the pre-mortal Jesus Christ, and that he is a distinct being from God the Father, whom Latter-day Saints sometimes refer to as Elohim.
2007-11-05 23:33:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
There is an ancient Hebrew verb Yahweh which doesn't translate too well into English. It means to exist by one's own devices - with the implication that it only applies to God. When Abraham encountered God in the burning bush, God used the word to say who he was.
In early Hebrew scripture, two different words are used to describe God, Yahweh (I exist) and Elohim (god - also used to describe other religion's gods). Yahweh was considered too sacred a word for a human to speak so when reading from scripture, the lector would say Elohim instead.
The Hebrew alphabet has no vowels. Later writing used didactic marks to represent vowels and these were latterly added to the earlier scriptures. When encountering the word Yahweh, vowels were added for the word Elohim.
In the 19th century, scholars with access to early Hebrew scriptures, were confused by the mixture of consonants for Yahweh and vowels for Elohim and tried to pronounce the mixture as Jehovah. This schoolboy howler lives on in a few Victorian hymns and the name of an American religion founded when the word was current.
2007-11-05 23:34:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Jehovah is one of the name of God in hebrew.
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2007-11-06 00:23:05 · answer #4 · answered by Vitor 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Jehovah is the name of God Almighty. read ps 83 verse 18 in the king james bible. that is not another name for Jesus Christ who is the son. by the way, the question should read. Who is Jehovah? not who was Jehovah?
2007-11-05 23:24:32 · answer #5 · answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Psalms 83:18 " That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah,
You alone are the Most High over all the earth"
2007-11-06 01:15:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
Jehovah is a mispronunciation of the name Yahweh. Yahweh was a Jewish tribal god.
2007-11-06 04:04:32 · answer #7 · answered by claret 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He is God The Lord. no, Jesus did not reject God! Whoever placed that answer is wrong, very wrong.
Jehovah is also translated as YAHWEH. Both of these names are the same word. The vowels for Lord, were transcribed into the vowel less word for God found in the original Hebrew.
It means the One who is, The I AM. the name that transcends all description.
2007-11-05 23:38:41 · answer #8 · answered by Stargazer 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The name is in error, it is not God's name. It was coined in Spain by a catholic monk by the name of Raymundus Martini in The 12Th century and didn't find its way into the bible until the 15th century so it never was there, they inserted it adding to the scriptures.The scholars of today and translators are removing it as the catholic church is trying to do. they missed it in a few spots.
2007-11-05 23:39:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Ps83:18 saids that is Gods name.
2007-11-05 23:25:53 · answer #10 · answered by debbri48 4 · 5⤊ 2⤋
No one is to stone anyone until I blow this whistle! Do you understand?
Even, and I want to make this absolutely clear, even if they do say 'Jehovah'.
2007-11-05 23:24:16 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋