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----__TOC__{{topics}}* In [[Exodus 3:15Judaism]], the name "Yahweh" is considered so [[holy]] that it is taboo to speak it except at the most solemn ceremonies. [[Christian]]s are generally more lenient about vocalizing the name.
{{opinions}}The word "Yahweh" is also sometimes referred to as the ''Tetragrammaton''. Tetragrammaton is a [[Greek]] word meaning "four letters" and so this term is used because "Yahweh" is spelt in [[Hebrew]] with four letters: yod, he, waw, and he.
==Main article==God Himself referred to himself as Yahweh in the Old Testament: "This [YHWH] is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations." ([[Exodus 3:15]])
Jehovah (also transliterated Yahweh) is the personal name of [[God]], occuring over 6,000 times in the [[Bible]]. In Hebrew tradition, the name has become so [[holy]] that it is taboo to pronounce it except at the most solemn ceremonies. [[Christian]]s are generally more lenient on its pronounciation. The name is also known as the ''Tetragrammaton'' ([[Greek]]: word with four letters), because it is spelt in [[Hebrew]] with four letters: yod, he, waw, and he. God Himself says: "This [YHWH] is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations." ([[Exodus 3:15]]){{stub}}
Category:Trinity
{{quote | text=Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God, Yahweh is one. ([[Deuteronomy 6:4]])}}
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topic_name = Yahweh / Tetragrammaton |
subtopics = [[Exodus 3:15]]
* Songs - [[Yawheh (song)|Yahweh by U2]] |
opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}
* [[Jehovah (EBD)|Easton's Bible Dictionary entry on Jehovah]] |
}}
''Synopsis:'Yahweh''' Jehovah (from the Hebrew YHWH; also sometimes falsely transliterated Yahweh'''Jehovah''') is the personal name of [[God]], occuring over 6,000 times in the [[Bible]]. God Himself says: "This [YHWH] is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations." ([[Exodus 3:15]])
The [[Masoretic text]] of the [[Old Testament]] shows Hebrew words with the vowels of the words [[adonai]] or [[elohim]] and this lead to the mis-transliteration of Jehovah (EBD)|Easton's Bible Dictionary entry on Jehovahin the [[19th century]]. The original vocals are known from the the ancient Greek translation the [[Septuagint]].
==Quotes==
==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahweh Wikipedia - Yahweh]
* [http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/Yahweh Yahweh article on Wikinfo]
{{returnto}} [[Christianity]] -> [[God]] -> [[Names of God]][[Category:Trinity]]
