Why do people keep calling The LORD 'Yahweh'?
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WELCOME shyamuraix!
Respectfully, and personally, I sincerely doubt that God cares WHAT we call HIM..... only that we DO call HIM! The differences may well be cultural, or possibly regional linguistics, but in the end the most important aspect is not the NAME we ascribe to our God, it is that we accept HIM as creator and HIS Son as Savior.
Larry
That's cool bro, I love Psalms. It's what got me into The Word.
However, in this context, in it's original Hebrew, the word LORD is YEHOVAH, and Lord is Adonay.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3068/kjv/wlc/0-1/ (YEHOVAH)
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h136/kjv/wlc/0-1/ (ADONAY)
my bad, i mistakenly said the english word for JESUS CHRIST is Rabbi, what i meant to say is the Greek translation of Lord to English is Rabbi..
Great points shyamuraix! Especially Rabbi (Master or teacher) As to how David and Moses would have pronounced it, let's remember that in every language there are regional differences in pronunciation. For instance, English is a common language here and in the United Kingdom, yet many words meaning exactly the same, spelled exactly the same, are pronounced quite differently. Even here in the States a New Yorker would pronounce any number of words FAR differently than someone from Georgia, and in Wisconsin... oy vey!
Larry
If you look at the link I gave at the foot of my post #4, you’ll see that H3068 is also Strong’s number for Yahweh or Yahveh.
Jehovah, Yehovah, Yahweh, Yahveh ― they’re all alternative transliterations of the same Hebrew name יְהוָֹה
how can there be different translations, if the original is YEHOVAH?
lol.. so people have created this new translation of 'yahweh' to Yehovah.
If my name is Robert, and some people call me Bob, but some people call me Bubba..
My original name is still Robert.. regardless of what they call me. This is my point..
Yes brother, but im not talking about English..
Despite being Asian, my native language IS English as well. and I speak 3 languages, although that's irrelevant.. Hahaha.
My point here is, why are they calling The LORD (YEHOVAH), Yahweh, when it is clearly 2 different deities..
There are TOO many historical books written by Ancient Near East scholars regarding this 'yahweh' who is a Storm 'god' from the area..
Also Ancient Near East studies is part of the syllabus when it comes to Old Testament studies.. They have to learn it, due to how it's corollary to the beginning and introduction of the Hebrew Bible.
In etymology, all languages have a root, and to study a meaning of a word, we go backwards, not forwards..
It goes Hebrew -> Greek -> Latin -> English.
Where is Yiddish come from?
The importance is YHVH in Hebrew original letters, the very personal name of almighty God.
All the others, such as elohim, God, lord, are general terms. Such as calling someone boss, instead his real name Smith.
The importance is YHVH in Hebrew original letters, the very personal name of almighty God.
All the others, such as elohim, God, lord, are general terms. Such as calling someone boss, instead his real name Smith.
Yiddish comes from Khazarian Jews, who are basically a nomadic mongolian/turkish tribe from the Russian Steppes who converted to Judaism. There are books written on this subject.
Judaism is Orthodox Judaism, which uses the Talmud as their main text, not the Old Testament Torah. This is important..
And ur RIGHT, YEHOVAH is the name used in Genesis 2 when it's first introduced as The LORD who made Adam.
The LORD also introduces himself as YEHOVAH to Moses in Exodus 6:3
yes, Robert, rob, bob, Bobby.... all the same.
Anthony, Tony, Antonio.... all the same.
William, will, bill, same too.
In Latin, English world.
ur missing the point.
it's not the same in this case, if Robert and Bobby are 2 different people.
My point here is YEHOVAH AND YAHWEH ARE 2 DIFFERENT DEITIES.
but a lot of Christians and those who teach Scripture are SAYING ITS THE SAME.
It is ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Go read up about it or look into it.. This is not a matter of my OPINION, it's acknowledged fact and researched information..
Right, so if you were to write a letter to your Boss..
You don't start with
"Dear Boss.."
Right?
You would start with :
"Dear Mr. Robert.."
They're not translations, they're transliterations. They are different people's attempts to reproduce the name in the Roman alphabet.
Hebrew is not written in the Roman alphabet. It's written in the Hebrew alphabet.
that's what you've been taught.
Here you go :
H3068 - yᵊhōvâ - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (KJV)
H3068 - יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'; from ; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord. Compare , .
www.blueletterbible.org
go and look at the Lexicon, and there's a button to press where a man will read out the pronounciation..
Then tell me they are the same
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you're still not getting the point Bart.
I know the difference between translations and transliterations.
My question is, why are people referring to The LORD of the Old Testament as 'yahweh', and why are modern Christians who study scripture referring to God as 'yahweh', when the God of Jesus Christ our Lord, is 'YEHOVAH', being The LORD of the Old Testament.
To answer your question, I will post this segment from a documentary by Former Hebrew Roots member Matt Powell.
To put this portion of the video in context, I should mention that the second and the forth preachers interviewed are false prophets. You'll recognize the 4th by the guy who wears his hand on his head like a hat.
Just ask if you are interested in the rest of the documentary.
I think it's important because many cults have sprung up that are leading into Judaism and to renounce the Lord Jesus.
shyamuraix, You have my deep admiration my friend! I have a tough enough time with English (and 2 years of Spanish eons ago), but find it unfathomable to speak three! Well done!!
Respectfully I disagree that they must be 2 different deities. Over time MANY cultures have assimilated aspects of individual faiths into the practice of their own. I honestly believe such cultural differences, and regional pronunciations have resulted in these misinterpretations.
While root etymology HELPS define what a word may have ORIGINALLY meant, cultural vernacular sometimes negates such roots. For example, here in the States the word 'groovy' means good, even fabulous, while the etymological root bears absolutely NO resemblance to that definition. Words and their usage change, evolve and are culturally appropriated all the time, in every culture and has been such through the ages. But, as in all things, only God knows the full truth. We can only speculate making the best educated conclusions we are able.
Be well my friend, and again, I'm in awe of your linguistic agility!
Larry