Why not God but Jehovah?

Answer 1

Well, yes and no. There is no letter "J" in Hebrew; therefore Jehovah is grammatically incorrect. In Hebrew it is Yahweh, which in English translates to

Jehovah. God's name is written in Hebrew with the letters YHVH/YHWH depending on how you vocalize the third letter.

Answer:

Two guesses are Yahweh (Orthodox Jews deny) and Jehovah, a common misreading. Many Bibles do include the name Jehovah as God's name. (Psalms 83:18 - KJI)

Other Bibles such as American Standard, and the NWT include this name as the name of God.

Answer:

According to translators, the Hebrew letters YHVH/YHWH transliterate to a modern rendering of something like Yahweh, or Jehovah. Many people have different opinions regarding the name, and use of the name of God.

Neither of them are grammatically incorrect; as with any word when translated, it will can change in pronunciation, even just a little bit.

The religious sect called "Jehovah's Witnesses" says yes, though it depends which Abrahamic religion you ask.

Answer:

Simply put, yes. It is God's name. Almost every religion recognizes this, however, not all of them choose to use his name. Some believe that the name is never to be said, such as Jews; whereas others like the Catholic/Christian Church may sometimes believe that the name is unnecessary. And other religions, such as

Christian Pentecostals and JWs believe that the name does belong to God, and that we should use it daily. But remember to always do your own research before ever making a final decision.

Answer:

God's name is written in Hebrew with the letters YHVH/YHWH depending on how you vocalize the third letter.

Two guesses are Yahweh (Orthodox Jews deny) and Jehovah, the accepted English translation.

Jewish answer:

Jews (Orthox and non-Orthodox alike) never use those spellings ("Jehovah," or "Yahweh").

God's name in the Torah is יהוה (YHWH in Hebrew, not in English). Other names which refer to God (such as Elohim) are more generic and can in certain contexts actually refer to such authorities as judges (Exodus ch.21-22).

Over the course of the exile, the exact pronunciation of God's name יהוה has been lost. (The usual transliterations, Jehovah or Yahweh, are according to Jewish tradition inaccurate renditions based on a misunderstanding of the the way יהוה is printed in such vocalized texts as Hebrew prayerbooks and printed Tanakhs.)

The name of God is not pronounceable for us, partly due to to a religious prohibition for Jews (Talmud, Sanhedrin ch.11), and partly due to the fact that the way in which it is pronounced has been lost to history. While the Temple in Jerusalem still stood, only the Kohen Gadol would pronounce the name of God (יהוה) and only one day a year. The remainder of the time, less explicit names of God, including Adonai or Elohim, were used; and that is what we do today also. And in English, we use English words (or the idiomatic "Hashem," which refers to God but is not an actual name).

Answer 2

No. In fact the name 'Jehovah' is not, in the strictest sense, mentioned in The Bible but is an Anglicised version of the name 'YahWeh' the name God himself identified with as he spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai. 'YahWeh' means 'I am who I am', or simply 'I am'. In the Old Testament, YahWeh is the name by which God is written about, although Jews deem his name so holy that it is never uttered aloud (except at certain Jewish festivals, and only then by the priest or rabbi). Instead words such as 'adonai' (meaning 'Lord') is uttered instead. In modern Old Testaments where you see the word LORD (in capitals) it is a replacement of YahWeh of the Hebrew Bible.

Christians believe that Jesus, however, is the human personification and incarnation of God the Father. Therefore, although he is regarded as God (as 'Son') he is not God the Father, and hence not Yahweh. That said, however, Jesus did make it very clear in his teaching that both he and the Father (along with the Holy Spirit) are all part of the Godhead as on several occasions he referred to himself as 'I am' and in John's gospel on several occasions makes statements such as 'I AM the Light of the world', 'I AM the good shepherd' etc echoing the great I AM of the Father on Mount Sinai.

Answer 3

In the book of psalms 83:18 you will find that it clearly says that god's name is Jehovah. However, just as you and i and every human being have titles mr, miss, mrs, or perhaps doctor, God also has many titles, such as the almighty one, king of kings, holy one etc which describe his name, just as Queen Elizabeth has queen before her name, describing that she is the queen. The name Jehovah means 'he causes to become' or 'proves to be', meaning that whatever god needs to do to carry out his purposes, he will indeed do.

Answer 4

Everyone has names. Animals, cities and even stars have names. Almighty God has revealed his personal name in the Bible, more times than all the other titles combined. Apparently he wants us to feel comfortable with it.

Also, Jesus said that we should "Hallow (or make holy) God's name". How can you 'hallow' God's name, if you're ashamed to speak it?

Many versions of the bible use a personal game for God. The commonly accepted transliteration in English of that name is Jehovah, though some prefer the Hebrew variant Yahweh.

A great English hymn sung for many years was "Guide me oh thou great Jehovah". The words have been changed in the last 30 years to "Guide me oh thou great Redeemer"

Many argue that Jehovah is an English name made up in the 13th century and not God's original name. The counter argument to that is that there is no way that the name "Jesus" was the Son of God's original name- it is also an English transliterations and so consistency is needed. If Jesus is used then so should Jehovah.

ANSWER 2: In order to have a personal relationship with someone getting to know their name would be the first step to starting that friendship. The reason why God is identified as Jehovah is because he wants us to have a close relationship with him. Many people think that 'God' or 'Lord' or 'Almighty' is God's name, but Jehovah is the name that God wants us to know him by. Psalm 83:18 says, "May people know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the most high over all the Earth."

Answer 5

No. Here is a brief evolution of the term 'Jehovah.

The Hebrew Bible was preserved over the centuries and consisted of only consonants with some 'semi-consonants' used to pronounce certain long vowels. The exact pronunciation of the words was only preserved by oral usage which were passed down generation to generation.

Vowel sounds began to written down around the 7-10th Centuries CE via the then Jewish scholars called the Masoretes. They created symbols to correspond to the oral traditions and added these to the text of the Hebrew Bible.

The tetragrammaton, YHWH, the name of the Creator, was too sacred to be pronounced by Jews. The Jews substituted 'Adonai' or even at times, 'Elohim.' This practiced was in place before the Masoretes began to substituting - some say prior to the time of Herod.So now, when the Masoretes encounter the word YHWH, they inserted the vowel points for Adonai or Elohim for the reader to pronounce these instead.

The Original vowel points for YHWH are not found in the text and are no longer known for sure.According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, the Catholic Church via Pope Leo X's confessor Peter Galatin, who did not have a complete understanding of the Hebrew language and text, took the consonants of YHWH and combined them with the vowel points of Adonai and made up the form JEHOVAH...'It is found in Raymond Martin's 'Pugio Fidei,' written in 1270 CE ("Jehovah," Vol VII, p 88).

Each new translation, especially what are considered to be more direct to the translation, meaning they do not enhance or add to the original, like the NKJV will always strive to present as accurate a translation as possible. As the history of this word is shown above, Jehovah is man's interpretation of or restrictions for pronouncing one of God's names. Therefore, it was decided to use the more accurate term.

William Tyndale used the name a few times and it was used 4 times in the King James Bible. This version became popular in the English speaking world and still is. In addition a popular hymn used the name. It used to be "Guide me O though great Jehovah, pilgrim through this barren land. I am weak but thou are mighty, hold me with thy powerful hand" However, in the 1970s this was replaced with "Guide me O though great Redeemer"

Answer 6

Yahweh (early Hebrew: YHWH), sometimes translated into English as 'Jehovah', was the most important god in the Israelite and Judahite pantheons. After the adoption of monotheism, he became the one God of the Jews and is now also the God of Christians and Muslims. So, God's name could be considered to be Jehovah, in English.
There is no letter "J" in Hebrew so Jehovah is grammatically impossible in Hebrew, but of course this is an English name, not Hebrew.