administrator, Bureaucrats, bureaucrats, editor, emailconfirmed, Administrators
11,529
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See {{quote | text=Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God, Yahweh is one. ([[Deuteronomy 6:4]])}}{{Infobox_Contents | 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]] |}} '''Yahweh''' (sometimes falsely transliterated ''Yahweh'Jehovah''' ) is the personal name of [[God]], occuring over 6,000 times in the [[Bible]]. In [[Judaism]], the name "Yahweh" is considered so [[holy]] that it is another spelling or pronunciation for taboo to speak it except at the most solemn ceremonies. [[Christian]]s are generally more lenient about vocalizing the name. The word "Yahweh" is also sometimes referred to as the ''JehovahTetragrammaton''. 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. 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 in the [[19th century]]. The original vocals are known from the the ancient Greek translation the [[Septuagint]]. 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]]) {{stub}} ==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]]
Category:Trinity
