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1 | Jehovah's name | Bible general | Rolff | 241379 | ||
I was singing in church today and began to wonder if Jehovah (KJV) and Yahweh in the song was equal to the YHWH of the Hebrew language. Is this a made up word because God is too holy to use his name, or is this God's name in the text of Scripture? |
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2 | Jehovah's name | Bible general | EdB | 241380 | ||
The name Jehovah is made up. Most scholars contribute it to Tyndale. It is believed he took the tetragram YHWH and added the vowels from the Greek word for God "Adonai". The Latin influence of pronunciation of Y becomes J and W to V |
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3 | Theos - Adonai | Bible general | Rolff | 241385 | ||
The name for God in the Greek NT is Theos. Does the LXX use Adonai? You have answered my question, but I will sleep better with this one footnote answered. | ||||||
4 | Theos - Adonai | Bible general | EdB | 241386 | ||
I'm sorry my answer yesterday was totally off, I really don't know where it came from. My Apology!!!! YHWH (Yodh He Waw He)made up of Hebrew letters and is the term used for God approx 6800 times in original manuscripts. The error in my original answer was on the origin of the word Adonai which means LORD in Hebrew not Latin or Greek. However both the Greeks and Roman had gods named similarily. Adonis and Adonia. Tyndale it is believed took the word YHWH which modern Jews do not speak and combined it with vowels of the word Adonai (Lord). The word Adonai was commonly used when speaking of God. The problem with contributing Jehovah to Tyndale is some Masoretic text did vowel point the YHWH to make it appear as Ye ho vah but it was still pronounced Adonai (Lord or Master). In any case the word Jehovah as we pronounce it first showed up in English in the Tyndales Bible and as such Tyndale is said to have made the word. Again sorry if I made you lose any sleep. :-) |
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5 | Theos - Adonai | Bible general | Rolff | 241388 | ||
I can read Greek with helps, and can pick up YHWH in the Hebrew text. Your comments now make much sense. It was an AhHa moment in church on Sunday. Thanks. |
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