What is God's real name?

Answer 1

The christian god's name

in Hebrew is "YHWH" (no vowels). This is commonly mistranslated into "Jehova" but is sometimes more or less correctly translated into "Yahweh"

Answer 2

God is God, the Creator. He is one and only one God with no partner, no associate, no son, and no companion. The name may vary from one language to another. God name in Arabic and Quran is Allah. Refer to the question below for information on the 99 names and attributes of God as mentioned in Quran, Muslims holy book.

Answer 3

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

Two guesses are Yahweh (Jews deny) and Jehovah, the most common translation (though felt to be a misreading by all Jews, and thoroughly offensive to Jews when pronounced out loud.).

Further info:

Going with the most well known of the names, the shortened form of the name 'Jehovah' (or JAH) is kept intact in expressions such as "Alleluia" or "Hallelujah!" which means : Praise JAH ! or Praise ye the LORD.(Psalms 104:35)(Revelation 19:1-6)KJV, NASB, and at Psalms 68:4 where it says: "Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him"KJV. (Psalms 83:18) It is also preserved in the records of many people who's identification contained part of God's name, such as: 'Abijah' meaning 'My Father Is Jehovah', Hodiahmeaning "Dignity Is Jah", Hoshaiah means 'Saved by Jah', Jedidiah means 'Beloved of Jah',Ananiah means 'Jah Has Answered Me'.

Another thought:

The pronunciation of the vowels has been lost, so Jews put the vowels from another word for god (Lord) onto this name, in order to remind themselves to pronounce it as "Lord".

The first Christians to study Hebrew in the middle ages didn't understand this custom, and they just pronounced the consonants of the Name along with the vowels for lord. Any insertion of vowels is purely a guess. Jews today still replace this word with the Hebrew word for "Lord".

Furthermore, spelling out the name with vowels, or saying the name out loud is quite offensive to traditional (and some non-traditional) Jews.

In Christian translations of the Hebrew Bible, the reader can tell when the word Lord refers to the true name of God, because "LORD" is written in small capital letters.

Answer 4

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

The pronunciation of the vowels has been lost, so Jews put the vowels from another word for god (Lord) onto this name, in order to remind themselves to pronounce it as "Lord".

The first Christians to study Hebrew in the middle ages didn't understand this custom, and they just pronounced the consonants of the Name along with the vowels for lord.

Any insertion of vowels is purely a guess. Jews today still replace this word with the Hebrew word for "Lord".

Furthermore, spelling out the name with vowels, or saying the name out loud is quite offensive to traditional (and some non-traditional) Jews.

In Christian translations of the Hebrew Bible, the reader can tell when the word Lord refers to the true name of God, because "LORD" is written in small capital letters.

Answer 5

If you are talking about God the father then His proper name in Elohim. If you are talking about Christ then Jehovah is His proper name though he does go my other names such as The Mighty One, King of Kings, etc.

Another Answer:

There are many Sacred Names for the God Family and the member most often speaking to man is the Logos or Word who became the Son of God in the NT. Elohim is often called a 'Majestic Plural' in that it refers to the God Family - more than one member. John 1:1-3 explains who they are. As to Jehovah:

The O.T. was preserved over the centuries and consisted of only consonants with some 'semi-consonants' used to pronounce certain long vowels. The exact pronounciation of the words was only preserved by oral usage which were passed down generation to generation.

Vowel sounds began to written down around the 6-7th Centuries A.D. 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 O.T.. Then it was declared that the tetragrammaton, YHWH, the name of the Creator, was too sacred to even 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 Encclopedia, 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 A.D. ("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.

Answer 6

Another answer from our community:

Referring to The Bible.

Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Exo_3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

Deu 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:

Isa_9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

the Old Testament was not given the name of god

Mat_1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his NAME JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Joh_1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

name not names

Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the NAME of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

Joh_10:30 I and my Father are one.

Act_2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the NAME of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Peter got the revelation of who Jesus is

Act_4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

so in ending I say the name of God is Jesus Christ.

Answer 7

In a way, yes. Scholars reading the Hebrew scriptures and the archaeological data say that in late monarchic times the national God of Judah was a syncretism of gods known to the Hebrews as Yahweh(early Hebrew:YHWH, late Hebrew: YHVH) and 'Elohim. The original meaning of the first name, Yahweh/YHWH, is unclear and there are many worthwhile suggestions, but it is likely to have meant 'He blows'. The second name, 'Elohim, is the Hebrew plural for 'god' but when used in a singular context or with a singular verb can also be regarded as singular and is the proper name God. So in part, God's real name actually is God.

Answer 8

No.

Answer 9

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