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1 | Why the actual word "God"? | Bible general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 27230 | ||
Dear Nolan, Thanks for the website. I still wonder where the word "God", in English ever came from. I wonder what is the first use, in English, and who used it? I think we are using God's name in vain, if we are not still using it the way He said was His name,(i.e. "I Am"). What do you think? But then again His name (YHVH) is unappreciable, including unpronounceable according to the Hebrew dictionaries I have looked at. The Jews at the website you referred me to said we should never try to pronounce or call on His name. This is interesting to me because God says He is the God of love, but some feel we shouldn't pronounce His name and I wonder how that is love? Thanks for your time, Love Fountain |
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2 | Why the actual word "God"? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 27233 | ||
god Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German got (god) Date: before 12th century Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary) |
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3 | Why the actual word "God"? | Bible general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 27238 | ||
Dear Kalos, Thanks for this info and the prior info regarding the Oxford Unabridged. Regarding "akin to Old High German got(god)", do you think or know if "got(god)" has anything to do with the "J's"(Jehovah or Jesus) we now read in our English Bibles? I believe I have heard that the J's came from German also? Coincidence? What do you know? Thanks, Love Fountain |
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4 | Why the actual word "God"? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 27240 | ||
Love Fountain: Good to hear from you. You ask: "What do you know?" Quite honestly, I don't know the answers to your questions in this post. As Mark Twain said, "Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects." This is one of many subjects about which I know little or nothing. :-) I'm glad that you find the Webster's info and the recommendation of the Oxford Unabridged Dictionary to be helpful. Grace to you, kalos |
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