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The names of God that, once written, cannot be erased because of their holiness [ 5] are the Tetragrammaton, Adonai, El, Elohim, [ n 1] Shaddai, Tzevaot; some also include I Am that I Am. [ 1] In addition, the name Jah —because it forms part of the Tetragrammaton—is similarly protected. [ 6] The tanna Jose ben Halafta considered "Tzevaot" a ...
Satnam, meaning 'True Name'; some are of the opinion that this is a name for God in itself, others believe that this is an adjective used to describe the Gurmantar, Waheguru. Waheguru, meaning 'Wonderful Teacher bringing light to remove darkness'; this name is considered the greatest among Sikhs, and it is known as Gurmantar, 'the Guru's Word'.
The essential uses of the name of God the Father in the New Testament are Theos (θεός the Greek term for God), Kyrios (i.e. Lord in Greek) and Patēr (πατήρ i.e. Father in Greek). [ 1][ 15] The Aramaic word "Abba" (אבא), meaning "Father" is used by Jesus in Mark 14:36 and also appears in Romans 8:15 and Galatians 4:6.
Robert Kysar reports that God is referred to as Father 64 times in the first three Gospels and 120 times in the fourth Gospel. [ 12] Outside of the Gospels he is called the Father of mercies (2 Corinthians 1:3), the Father of glory (Ephesians 1:17), the Father of mercies (the Father of spirits (Hebrews 12:9)), the Father of lights (James 1:17 ...
Shem HaMephorash ( Hebrew: שֵׁם הַמְּפֹרָשׁ Šēm hamMəfōrāš, also Shem ha-Mephorash ), meaning "the explicit name," was originally a Tannaitic term for the Tetragrammaton. [ 1] In Kabbalah, it may refer to a name of God composed of either 4, 12, 22, 42, or 72 letters (or triads of letters), the latter version being the most ...
By Ann Spangler, The Names of God Bible restores the transliterations of ancient names—such as Yahweh, El Shadday, El Elyon, and Adonay—to help the reader better understand the rich meaning of God's names that are found in the original Hebrew and Aramaic text. New American Bible: NAB Modern English 1970, 1986 (revised NT), 1991 (revised Psalms)
List. Wise One, concealer, "the One who is many". Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss 18, [14] O˛rvar-Odds saga 19ff. [15] Gylfaginning, Grímnismál (54), Óðins nǫfn (4). The root svaf- is an Indo-European cognate to words meaning sleep ( Greek hypnos; Latin sopor, sopio, somnus; etc.) [19] The old Nordic Odin stems from the original name, Vodin ...
Jehovah ( / dʒɪˈhoʊvə /) is a Latinization of the Hebrew יְהֹוָה Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament. [ 2][ 3][ 4] The Tetragrammaton יהוה is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God's name ...