Why do people keep calling The LORD 'Yahweh'?

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shyamuraix said:
This name is mentioned nowhere in the Hebrew scriptures, neither is it in the language of Ancient Hebrew.

Based on my research, it is Yiddish, and Yahweh is NOT The LORD of the Old Testament.

Any thoughts?
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I have no idea: I Do not use Yahweh or Jehovah or any of the other names. I just say Lord and God because nobody knows how to pronounce the YHWH in the original text.
 
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shyamuraix said:
This name is mentioned nowhere in the Hebrew scriptures, neither is it in the language of Ancient Hebrew.

Based on my research, it is Yiddish, and Yahweh is NOT The LORD of the Old Testament.

Any thoughts?
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I’m sorry to disappoint you but the name Yahweh most certainly is in the Old Testament. In fact it occurs there more than 6,000 times. Given that the total number of verses in the OT is a little over 27,000, that means that, on the average, the name Yahweh is found once in every four or five verses. The English spelling “Yahweh” is relatively recent. Going back a few centuries, the name was conventionally written and pronounced in Engllsh as “Jehovah.”

However, Bible translators have almost always avoided transliterating the name into their own alphabets, out of respect for Jewish sensibilities. The name was never spoken out loud. Instead, translators commonly use the expression “the Lord.” I believe that custom dates back as far as the Septuagint, which used the Greek word kyrios.

In 1966 the publishers of the Jerusalem Bible, first in French and later in many other languages including English, departed from that rule and used the name Yahweh throughout. The first English edition appeared in 1966. The latest edition, the Revised New Jerusalem Bible, published in about 2017, has switched instead to the older practice of replacing it with the term “the Lord.”

Here’s the “Yahweh” page at Bible Hub:

https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3068.htm
 
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Exo 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.

God's name reveals his characteristics and blessings to mankind.

Which the name of Jehovah represents physical salvation and physical blessings on earth.

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.

Rom 14:11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
Rom 14:12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Php 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
Php 2:11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Eph 1:21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come.

Which the name of Jesus represents spiritual salvation and spiritual blessings.

The name Jesus is the name above all names even in the world to come.

And the name of Jesus is above the name of Jehovah for it reveals God's character and blessings on a higher level.

Why do people use any Old Testament name of God.

Will you dishonor God by using another name than Jesus.

Will you revert back to the Old Testament with blessings that are inferior to spiritual salvation.

Joh 5:43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

The name of the Father is Jesus.

Heb 1:4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

The Son inherited the name Jesus.

Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

The Holy Ghost comes in the name of Jesus.

Jesus is the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

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.

The name is singular and those are titles.

Jesus is the name.

That is why Jews, Gentiles, and Samaritans were baptized in the name of Jesus in the book of Acts.

Col 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

If everything we do in word and tongue do all in the name of Jesus why would we use the titles.

Jesus is God's name in the New Testament and not an Old Testament name.
 
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A correction to my first post. I missed the five-minute editing deadline.

The year 1966 refers to the first English edition. The first French edition in one-volume form had appeared several years earlier, in the late fifties.
 

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43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
 
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I always got a kick out of people who insert words from different dialects and languages just to sound more spiritual. These are often the people who think prayer time was always a teaching/correcting time.

"Oh Lord Yeshua, forgive Aaron56 for using the Greek word for your name and not the proper name you are referred to in heaven and in some Republican National Conventions. Now, we ask you to bless our food, Lord Yeshua. For only you, Lord Yeshua, are the Savior conservatives. And no matter that my wife is estranged from me and my children do not speak to me any more, let them know that it was their fault I became angry with them for mixing two types of material in one garment... as you word states. In your holy name, again, it's Yeshua, and in the glory of the dozens of 10 Commandments plaques that adorn the walls of my home, Amen."
 
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shyamuraix said:
This name is mentioned nowhere in the Hebrew scriptures, neither is it in the language of Ancient Hebrew.

Based on my research, it is Yiddish, and Yahweh is NOT The LORD of the Old Testament.

Any thoughts?
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My understanding is that "God" translates as Elohim in Gen. 1:1-2:4,
and "Yahweh" translates as Lord in Gen. 2:5 and the rest of the OT.
 
Aaron56 said:
I always got a kick out of people who insert words from different dialects and languages just to sound more spiritual. These are often the people who think prayer time was always a teaching/correcting time.

"Oh Lord Yeshua, forgive Aaron56 for using the Greek word for your name and not the proper name you are referred to in heaven and in some Republican National Conventions. Now, we ask you to bless our food, Lord Yeshua. For only you, Lord Yeshua, are the Savior conservatives. And no matter that my wife is estranged from me and my children do not speak to me any more, let them know that it was their fault I became angry with them for mixing two types of material in one garment... as you word states. In your holy name, again, it's Yeshua, and in the glory of the dozens of 10 Commandments plaques that adorn the walls of my home, Amen."
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Have you considered spelling your own name "Aharon," matching the Hebrew form? "Aaron," cutting out the h, originated as the Greek form, like "Iesous" for both Yehoshua and Yeshua.
 
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GWH said:
My understanding is that "God" translates as Elohim in Gen. 1:1-2:4,
and "Yahweh" translates as Lord in Gen. 2:5 and the rest of the OT.
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not talking about Elohim, im talking about YEHOVAH.

If you know about Concordances, every word has a number. Elohim is H430..

YEHOVAH/The LORD is H3068
 
GWH said:
My understanding is that "God" translates as Elohim in Gen. 1:1-2:4,
and "Yahweh" translates as Lord in Gen. 2:5 and the rest of the OT.
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There is no such word as 'yahweh' in the whole Old Testament.

There is THE LORD.. which is YEHOVAH.
tablet123 said:
Exo 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.

God's name reveals his characteristics and blessings to mankind.

Which the name of Jehovah represents physical salvation and physical blessings on earth.

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.

Rom 14:11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
Rom 14:12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Php 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
Php 2:11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Eph 1:21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come.

Which the name of Jesus represents spiritual salvation and spiritual blessings.

The name Jesus is the name above all names even in the world to come.

And the name of Jesus is above the name of Jehovah for it reveals God's character and blessings on a higher level.

Why do people use any Old Testament name of God.

Will you dishonor God by using another name than Jesus.

Will you revert back to the Old Testament with blessings that are inferior to spiritual salvation.

Joh 5:43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

The name of the Father is Jesus.

Heb 1:4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

The Son inherited the name Jesus.

Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

The Holy Ghost comes in the name of Jesus.

Jesus is the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

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.

The name is singular and those are titles.

Jesus is the name.

That is why Jews, Gentiles, and Samaritans were baptized in the name of Jesus in the book of Acts.

Col 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

If everything we do in word and tongue do all in the name of Jesus why would we use the titles.

Jesus is God's name in the New Testament and not an Old Testament name.
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that's cool, but not really my question.

The question is.. Why do people refer to The LORD has yahweh?

Who is a pagan ancient near east deity..
 
BartholomewB said:
@shyamuraix, you can read the 1966 Jerusalem Bible here, at Internet Archve. The name Yahweh appears for the first time in Gen 2:4.

archive.org

The Jerusalem Bible 1966 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

The Jerusalem Bible 1966 DoubledayGeneral EditorALEXANDER JONES, L.S.S., S.T.L., I.C.B.
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why would i do that? every scholar uses the oldest versions, not the newer ones.

I use the KJV, which like I said has Strongs Concordance to it that links every original Hebrew and Greek word that it was translated from the Masoretic and LXX manuscripts..

So if the original Masoretic manuscript translates LORD from the Hebrew word 'YEHOVAH', and KV is 1611.. why would u go to the 1966 version for affirmation?

Doesn't make sense..
 
BartholomewB said:
I’m sorry to disappoint you but the name Yahweh most certainly is in the Old Testament. In fact it occurs there more than 6,000 times. Given that the total number of verses in the OT is a little over 27,000, that means that, on the average, the name Yahweh is found once in every four or five verses. The English spelling “Yahweh” is relatively recent. Going back a few centuries, the name was conventionally written and pronounced in Engllsh as “Jehovah.”

However, Bible translators have almost always avoided transliterating the name into their own alphabets, out of respect for Jewish sensibilities. The name was never spoken out loud. Instead, translators commonly use the expression “the Lord.” I believe that custom dates back as far as the Septuagint, which used the Greek word kyrios.

In 1966 the publishers of the Jerusalem Bible, first in French and later in many other languages including English, departed from that rule and used the name Yahweh throughout. The first English edition appeared in 1966. The latest edition, the Revised New Jerusalem Bible, published in about 2017, has switched instead to the older practice of replacing it with the term “the Lord.”

Here’s the “Yahweh” page at Bible Hub:

https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3068.htm
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you have not studied this enough.

people have been studying theology and there are Old and New Testament scholars who go to universities and take degrees on the subject..

NO ONE USES THE JERUSALEM BIBLE FOR REFERENCE OR FOR STUDY OR SCRUTINY.. lol.

So you're really far off the point.

The closest thing TO the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts is the KJV, which like I said, has a concordance that leads back to the original word it is translated from, whether it be Hebrew or Greek.

U are probably American, and i think this is an American thing.. Because most Christians who are BORN INTO IT, learn everything from Church.. which to me is the worst place. LOL.
 
BartholomewB said:
I’m sorry to disappoint you but the name Yahweh most certainly is in the Old Testament. In fact it occurs there more than 6,000 times. Given that the total number of verses in the OT is a little over 27,000, that means that, on the average, the name Yahweh is found once in every four or five verses. The English spelling “Yahweh” is relatively recent. Going back a few centuries, the name was conventionally written and pronounced in Engllsh as “Jehovah.”

However, Bible translators have almost always avoided transliterating the name into their own alphabets, out of respect for Jewish sensibilities. The name was never spoken out loud. Instead, translators commonly use the expression “the Lord.” I believe that custom dates back as far as the Septuagint, which used the Greek word kyrios.

In 1966 the publishers of the Jerusalem Bible, first in French and later in many other languages including English, departed from that rule and used the name Yahweh throughout. The first English edition appeared in 1966. The latest edition, the Revised New Jerusalem Bible, published in about 2017, has switched instead to the older practice of replacing it with the term “the Lord.”

Here’s the “Yahweh” page at Bible Hub:

https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3068.htm
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this is also not a question of spelling.

yahweh and Yehovah are completely different phonetically, and 2 completely different words from 2 completely different languages, 1 being Hebrew, and the other being Yiddish.

2 different continents from where these languages come from too.
 
tablet123 said:
Exo 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.

God's name reveals his characteristics and blessings to mankind.

Which the name of Jehovah represents physical salvation and physical blessings on earth.

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.

Rom 14:11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
Rom 14:12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Php 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
Php 2:11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Eph 1:21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come.

Which the name of Jesus represents spiritual salvation and spiritual blessings.

The name Jesus is the name above all names even in the world to come.

And the name of Jesus is above the name of Jehovah for it reveals God's character and blessings on a higher level.

Why do people use any Old Testament name of God.

Will you dishonor God by using another name than Jesus.

Will you revert back to the Old Testament with blessings that are inferior to spiritual salvation.

Joh 5:43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

The name of the Father is Jesus.

Heb 1:4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

The Son inherited the name Jesus.

Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

The Holy Ghost comes in the name of Jesus.

Jesus is the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

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.

The name is singular and those are titles.

Jesus is the name.

That is why Jews, Gentiles, and Samaritans were baptized in the name of Jesus in the book of Acts.

Col 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

If everything we do in word and tongue do all in the name of Jesus why would we use the titles.

Jesus is God's name in the New Testament and not an Old Testament name.
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Amen, but JESUS is a transliteration of an English word, which is a transliteration of a Greek word, which in its original form prior to translation is YEHOSHUA.

Like I said, it's a combination of Yehovah + Yasha.

There is no YahWeh here..
 
Komentaja said:
I have no idea: I Do not use Yahweh or Jehovah or any of the other names. I just say Lord and God because nobody knows how to pronounce the YHWH in the original text.
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if no one knows how to pronounce it, then how did Moses and David pronounce it? since they most likely spoke Hebrew..

It's YEH-HO-VAH.

This isn't complicated or new..

My question is, where did this yahweh come from? it is nowhere in the Hebrew manuscripts.


Even the english word Lord for Jesus Christ is translated from Hebrew which in its original form is 'Rabbi' a.k.a Master.
 
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