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Terminology: [h=1]Holman Bible Dictionary[/h][h=2]Abba[/h](ab' buh) is the Aramaic word for “father” used by Jesus to speak of His own intimate relationship with God, a relationship that others can enter through faith.Old Testament Although abba does not occur in the Old Testament, its Hebrew associate ab occurs frequently. Ab usually refers to a human father. On occasion the Old Testament speaks of God in the role of Father to Israel ( Exodus 4:22; Deuteronomy 32:6; Isaiah 45:9-11;Malachi 2:10 ) or to Israel's king (2 Samuel 7:14; Psalm 2:7; Psalm 89:26-27 ).
New Testament The idea of God's intimate relationship to humanity is a distinct feature of Jesus' teaching. God relates to believers as a father relates to his child. Some would translate Abba as “Daddy” to convey the close, personal meaning of the world. Even when “Father” in the New Testament translates the more formal Greek word pater, the idea ofabba is certainly in the background. Jesus addressed God as Abba in prayer ( Mark 14:36 ) and taught His disciples to pray in the same terms (Luke 11:1-2 ). Jesus' claim of intimate relationship with God offended many of His opponents because they considered Abba to be overly familiar in addressing God. But Jesus' usage established the pattern for the church's view of God and each believer's relationship with Him. Paul used Abba to describe God's adoption of believers as His children ( Romans 8:15 ) and the change in the believer's status with God that results (Galatians 4:6-7 ).

[h=2]Amen[/h]is a transliteration of a Hebrew word signifying something as certain, sure and valid, truthful and faithful. It is sometimes translated, “so be it.” In the Old Testament it is used to show the acceptance of the validity of a curse or an oath (Numbers 5:22; Deuteronomy 27:15-26; Jeremiah 11:5 ), to indicate acceptance of a good message (Jeremiah 28:6 ), and to join in a doxology in a worship setting to affirm what has been said or prayed (1 Chronicles 16:36; Nehemiah 8:6; Psalm 106:48 ). “Amen” may confirm what already is, or it may indicate a hope for something desired. In Jewish prayer, “amen” comes at the end as an affirmative response to a statement or wish made by others, and is so used in the New Testament epistles (Romans 1:25; Romans 11:36; Romans 15:33; 1 Corinthians 16:24; Galatians 1:5; Ephesians 3:21; Philippians 4:20 ). Paul ended some of his letters with “amen” (1 Thessalonians 5:28; 2 Thessalonians 3:18 ).In the gospels, Jesus used “amen” to affirm the truth of His own statements. English translations often use “verily,” “truly,” “I tell you the truth” to translate Jesus' amen. He never said it at the end of a statement, but always at the beginning: “Amen, I say to you” (Matthew 5:18; Matthew 16:28; Mark 8:12; Mark 11:23; Luke 4:24; Luke 21:32;John 1:51; John 5:19 ). In John's Gospel, Jesus said “Amen, amen.” That Jesus prefaced His own words with “amen” is especially important, for He affirmed that the kingdom of God is bound up with His own person and emphasized the authority of what He said.
Jesus is called “The Amen” in Revelation 3:14 , meaning that He Himself is the reliable and true witness of God. Perhaps the writer had in mind Isaiah 65:16 where the Hebrew says “God of Amen.”
Roger L. Omanson





[h=2]El[/h](ehl) One of several words for God found in biblical Hebrew and the name of the high god among the Canaanites. The word is common to Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic, yet the origin and root from which the word was derived is obscure. “El” is a general term that expresses majesty or power.Biblical Usage “El” occurs 238 times in the Old Testament, most frequently in Psalms and Job. The normal biblical usage is as a simple noun for deity. “El” is a synonym for the more frequent noun for God: Elohim. “El” refers to the God of Israel and in other passages to one of the pagan gods. In some instances, qualifying words are associated with “El” in order to distinguish which god is being addressed. Exodus 34:14 is an example of the expression “other god”; Psalm 44:20 and Psalm 81:9 are translated “strange god.”
“El” was frequently combined with nouns or adjectives to express the name for God with reference to particular attributes or characteristics of His being. El Shaddai, “God Almighty,” appears in Genesis 17:1 . El-elohe-Israel, in Genesis 33:20 , was used to distinguish the God of Israel from all others. El Elyon, inGenesis 14:18 and Psalm 78:35 , was written to suggest the exalted nature of God. El Gibbor (Isaiah 9:6;Jeremiah 32:18 ) has been interpreted as a portrayal of God as a mighty warrior. El Roi, the God who sees, is found only in Genesis 16:13 . See Canaan.


[h=2]El-Elohe-Israel[/h](ehl-ihl oh'-ihss' ray ehl) Divine name meaning, “God, the God of Israel.” The name Jacob gave altar he set up in land he bought near Shechem (Genesis 33:20 ). See Patriarchs.

[h=2]El-Berith[/h](el-behr' ihth) Name of god meaning, “god of the covenant.” A god worshiped in a temple at Shechem. It had a stronghold or citadel guarding it. There the citizens of Shechem sought protection when Abimelech attacked them, but Abimelech set the citadel on fire (Judges 9:46-49 ). KJV translates “god Berith.
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[/h][h=2]El-Bethel[/h](ehl-behth' uhl) Place name meaning, “god of the house of El (god).” Either Bethel or place in or near Bethel, where Jacob built an altar to God as memorial to his previous visit to Bethel, when he had seen a vision of God (Genesis 35:7; compare Genesis 28:10-19 ). Apparently the name used for God was used as a place name. See God of the Fathers .


Strong's Concordance
nephesh: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion
Original Word: נָ֫פֶשׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: nephesh
Phonetic Spelling: (neh'-fesh)
Short Definition: soul
[h=2]Rapha[/h](ray'fuh) Personal name meaning, “He has healed.” 1. Fifth son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:2 ). The parallel in Genesis 46:21 gives the name Naaman. 2. KJV form of Raphah ( 1 Chronicles 8:37 ).

[h=2]Reverence[/h]Respect or honor paid to a worthy object. In Scripture, reverence is paid: to father and mother (Leviticus 19:3; Hebrews 12:9 ); to God (1Kings 18:3,1 Kings 18:12; Hebrews 12:28 ); to God's sanctuary (Leviticus 19:30; Leviticus 26:2 ); and to God's commandments (Psalm 119:48 ). The failure to revere God (Deuteronomy 32:51 ) and the act of revering other gods (Judges 6:10 ) have dire consequences. Reverence for Christ is expressed in mutual submission within the Christian community (Ephesians 5:21 ). Christian persecution takes on new meaning as suffering becomes an opportunity for revering Christ (1 Peter 3:14-15 ).


Strong's Concordance
ruach: breath, wind, spirit
Original Word: ר֫וּחַ
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: ruach
Phonetic Spelling: (roo'-akh)
Short Definition: spirit









 

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YHWH/Yahweh/Yahuwah the power and might of the Most High is amazing!

Isayah 42:8, "I am YHWH, that is MY NAME; and My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."

Isaiah 42:8Text Analysis
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[TR]
[TD="class: top, width: 17%"]Str[/TD]
[TD="class: top, width: 20%"]Translit[/TD]
[TD="class: top, width: 20%"]Hebrew[/TD]
[TD="class: top, width: 25%"]English[/TD]
[TD="class: top, width: 18%"]Morph[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]589 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]’ă-nî[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]אֲנִ֥י[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]I [am][/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Pro[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]3068 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]Yah-weh[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]יְהוָ֖ה[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]the LORD[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Noun[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]1931 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"][/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]ה֣וּא[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]that[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Pro[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]8034 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]šə-mî;[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]שְׁמִ֑י[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"][is] my name[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Noun[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]3519 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]ū-ḵə-ḇō-w-ḏî[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]וּכְבוֹדִי֙[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]and my glory[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Noun[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]312 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]lə-’a-ḥêr[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]לְאַחֵ֣ר[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]to another[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Adj[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]3808 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]lō-[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]לֹֽא־[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]not[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Adv[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]5414 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]’et-tên,[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]אֶתֵּ֔ן[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]do give[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Verb[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]8416 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]ū-ṯə-hil-lā-ṯî[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]neither my praise[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Noun[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]6456 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]lap-pə-sî-lîm.[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]לַפְּסִילִֽים׃[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]to graven[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Noun[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
 
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[h=2]Yhwh[/h]God's name in Hebrew known by the technical term “Tetragrammaton” (Greek, meaning four letters), these are the four consonants which make up the divine name (Exodus 3:15; found more than 6,000 times in the Old Testament). The written Hebrew language did not include vowels, only the consonants were used; thus readers supplied the vowels as they read (this is true even today in Hebrew newspapers). Reverence for the divine name led to the practice of avoiding its use lest one run afoul of Commandments such as Exodus 20:7 or Leviticus 24:16 . In time it was thought that the divine name was too holy to pronounce at all. Thus the practice arose of using the word Adonai : “Lord.” Many translations of the Bible followed this practice. In most English translations YHWH is recognizable where the word LORD appears in all caps. See God; I Am; Jehovah; Lord .In the course of the centuries the actual pronunciation of YHWH was lost. In the Middle Ages Jewish scholars developed a system of symbols placed under and beside the onsonants to indicate the vowels. YHWH appeared with the vowels from “Adonai” as a device to remind them to say “Adonai” in their reading of the text. A latinized form of this was pronounced “Jehovah,” but it was actually not a real word at all. From the study of the structure of the Hebrew language most scholars today believe that YHWH was probably pronounced Yahweh (Yah' weh ).
Mark Fountain​


 
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YHWH/Yahweh/Yahuwah the power and might of the Most High is amazing!

Isayah 42:8, "I am YHWH, that is MY NAME; and My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."

Isaiah 42:8Text Analysis
[TABLE="class: maintext"]
[TR]
[TD="class: top"]Str[/TD]
[TD="class: top, width: 20%"]Translit[/TD]
[TD="class: top, width: 20%"]Hebrew[/TD]
[TD="class: top, width: 25%"]English[/TD]
[TD="class: top, width: 18%"]Morph[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]589 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]’ă-nî[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]אֲנִ֥י[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]I [am][/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Pro[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]3068 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]Yah-weh[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]יְהוָ֖ה[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]the LORD[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Noun[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]1931 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"][/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]ה֣וּא[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]that[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Pro[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]8034 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]šə-mî;[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]שְׁמִ֑י[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"][is] my name[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Noun[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]3519 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]ū-ḵə-ḇō-w-ḏî[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]וּכְבוֹדִי֙[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]and my glory[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Noun[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]312 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]lə-’a-ḥêr[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]לְאַחֵ֣ר[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]to another[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Adj[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]3808 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]lō-[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]לֹֽא־[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]not[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Adv[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]5414 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]’et-tên,[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]אֶתֵּ֔ן[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]do give[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Verb[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]8416 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]ū-ṯə-hil-lā-ṯî[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]neither my praise[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Noun[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]6456 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]lap-pə-sî-lîm.[/TD]
[TD="class: hebrew2"]לַפְּסִילִֽים׃[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]to graven[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]Noun[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
This very difficult for others to understand meanings because we are not a scholar like you. Thank you!
 

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Yhwh

God's name in Hebrew known by the technical term “Tetragrammaton” (Greek, meaning four letters), these are the four consonants which make up the divine name (Exodus 3:15; found more than 6,000 times in the Old Testament). The written Hebrew language did not include vowels, only the consonants were used; thus readers supplied the vowels as they read (this is true even today in Hebrew newspapers). Reverence for the divine name led to the practice of avoiding its use lest one run afoul of Commandments such as Exodus 20:7 or Leviticus 24:16 . In time it was thought that the divine name was too holy to pronounce at all. Thus the practice arose of using the word Adonai : “Lord.” Many translations of the Bible followed this practice. In most English translations YHWH is recognizable where the word LORD appears in all caps. See God; I Am; Jehovah; Lord .In the course of the centuries the actual pronunciation of YHWH was lost. In the Middle Ages Jewish scholars developed a system of symbols placed under and beside the onsonants to indicate the vowels. YHWH appeared with the vowels from “Adonai” as a device to remind them to say “Adonai” in their reading of the text. A latinized form of this was pronounced “Jehovah,” but it was actually not a real word at all. From the study of the structure of the Hebrew language most scholars today believe that YHWH was probably pronounced Yahweh (Yah' weh ).
Mark Fountain​


I love that truth, but I have to point out, this part:

Yhwh
Reverence for the divine name led to the practice of avoiding its use lest one run afoul of Commandments such as Exodus 20:7 or Leviticus 24:16
Some possibly did that, but according to Yah Himself hey caused people to forget His name:


Yeremyah 23:26-27, "How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Yes, they are prophets of the deceit of their own minds; Who devise; plan and scheme, to cause My people to forget My Name through their dreams, which they tell every man to his neighbor, just as their fathers have forgotten My Name for Baal."

The Jewish Encyclopedia of 1901, Volume 11, page 353
SIMEON THE JUST: High priest. He is identical either with Simeon I. (310-291 or 300-271 b.c.), son of Onias I., and grandson of Jaddua, or with Simeon II. (219-199 b.c.), son of Onias II... After Simeon's death men ceased to utter the tetragrammaton aloud (Yoma 30b; Tosef Sotah. xiii.).

The Jewish Encyclopedia Volume 9, pages 162-163
The restriction upon communicating the Name proper probably originated in Oriental etiquette; in the East even a teacher was not called by name. For naming his master Elisha, Gehazi was punished with leprosy (II Kings viii. 5; Sanh. 100a). After the death of the high priest Simeon the Righteous, forty years prior to the destruction of the Temple, the priests ceased to pronounce the Name (Yoma 39b). From that time the pronunciation of the Name was prohibited. "Whoever pronounces the Name forfeits his portion in the future world" (Sanhedrin xi. 1). Hananiah ben Teradion was punished for teaching his disciples the pronunciation of the Name (`Ab. Zarah 17b).

Yeremyah 11:21, "Therefore this is what Yahweh says concerning the men of Anathoth who seek your life, saying; Do not prophesy in the Name of Yahweh, or you will die by our hand!"

Psalm 116:13, "We will take the cup of salvation, and we will call upon Your Name, O Yahweh."

Micahyah (Micah) 4:5, "For all people walk each in the name of his god, but we will walk in the Name of Yahweh our Father forever and ever."
 

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This very difficult for others to understand meanings because we are not a scholar like you. Thank you!
Im not a "scholar" sister, just a simple man who seeks Yah and not my comfort.

Psalm 40:16, "May all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You! May those who love Your Salvation always say: May Yahweh be magnified!"
 

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I thought this was cool too regarding the names here

Here He says to Moses this,

Exodus 6:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.


In Abrabram

Gen 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

In Isaac

Gen 28:3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

In Jacob

Gen 35:11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;


Gen 48:3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

And again

Exodus 6:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.


So He was known by the name of God Almighty but was not known of them by his name JEHOVAH
 

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Most people completely miss this....

1 Kings 22:5-7, "And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Inquire first for the word of the Lord.” Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.” But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here another prophet of the Lord of whom we may inquire?” ESV

1 Kings 22:5-7, "And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day. Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might inquire of him?" KJV

It will make sense here:

1 Kings 22:5-7, "Then Yahshaphat said to the king of Israyl; But inquire this day for the counsel and advice of Yahweh (#H3068 - YHWH). So the king of Israyl assembled together the prophets--about four hundred men, and asked them; Shall I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain? They all answered him: Go up! The Lord (#H136 - Adonay), will deliver it into the hands of the king! But Yahshaphat asked; Is there no longer a prophet of Yahweh (#H3068 - YHWH) here, so we may inquire of Him?"
 

Hizikyah

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I thought this was cool too regarding the names here

Here He says to Moses this,

Exodus 6:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.


In Abrabram

Gen 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

In Isaac

Gen 28:3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

In Jacob

Gen 35:11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;


Gen 48:3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

And again

Exodus 6:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.


So He was known by the name of God Almighty but was not known of them by his name JEHOVAH
Most translations have that as a mistranslation (I was not) rather than (was I not),

Exodus 6:3Parallel Verses
New International Version
I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself fully known to them.

New Living Translation
I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El-Shaddai--'God Almighty'--but I did not reveal my name, Yahweh, to them.

English Standard Version
I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself known to them.

New American Standard Bible
and I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name, LORD, I did not make Myself known to them.

King James Bible
And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.

a misunderstanding of a negative affirmation cool to see some one get it right!;

Exodus 6:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAHwas I not known to them.

Exodus 6:3, "I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Yaaqob as Yl Shaddai; (Almighty Strength), but by MY NAME YAHWEH, was I not known to them?"

"was I not"


Abraham prayed with the name YHWH and it was even used when Adam and Eve were alive:

Genesis 4:26, "And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. It was then that the Name of Yahweh began to be invoked again."

Genesis 12:8, "And he went from there to the hill east of Beth El, and he pitched his tent there; Beth El was to the west of him, and Ai was to the east. There he built an altar to Yahweh, and there he prayed with the Name of Yahweh."