Question:
God's name rendered in english is Jehovah. (Psalms 83:18)?
Gingerbread Man
2006-05-18 06:17:37 UTC
I am not baptised in any religion but I do have this question for christians:

Don't you think Psalm 83:18 KJV is valid when it states in print the name of God is JEHOVAH?

If not, then what else in the bible do you choose not to be vaild either?

If you think the KJV is not accurate then what proof do you have that your choosing of bible is accurate either?

Why was God's name taken out of the Holy scriptures?

In the Lord's prayer, Jesus said, "Our Father, Hallowed be your name." What is that name then?
Eleven answers:
anonymous
2006-05-18 06:41:21 UTC
God's name is not God that is his title.



You title may be Mr, Miss, Mrs or even Dr. but you still have a name.



Jehovah is God's name in english language like my name Peter is Pedro is Spain or Pierre in France all are valid.

But, knowing God’s name Jehovah means learning what that name represents and worshiping the God who possesses it - The True God. His name fittingly means, "He Causes to Become".



Jehovah in Psalms 83:18 proves how people really are blinded to bible facts they turn to the teachings of church leaders rather than the bible.

It is no different today than it was 2000 years ago.



To have a close relationship with a friend you use their name and call them by name. Thus if Jehovah God is your friend then use His name. Use God's name Jehovah in prayer in the same way you would use the name of a personal good friend of yours. All false gods have their names but only the True God can be called Jehovah because only Jehovah has the universal right to the name meaning, "He Causes to Become" when you call on Jehovah you are making the distinction.



Romans 10:13 For everyone who calls on the name of God will be saved.
Daniel
2006-05-18 07:17:29 UTC
The Hebrew language has no letter "J", so at the very least the spelling is wrong. Of course, that doesn't stop the common spelling of Jerusalem rather than Yerushaliym.



The original 1611 Authorized Version was printed entirely without the letter "J". The 1769 revision of the KJV is what almost every KJV user has did insert the letter "J" as well as reversing the use of the characters "v" and "u" and other spelling changes. So in the case of this verse the spelling of The Name starts with an "I" in the 1611 printing. This is closer to the Yod of the Hebrew which is normally transliterated as "Y". Of course Germanic languages still pronounce the "J" as a "Y" sound. (Carl Jung is pronounced as "Carl Yung" for example.)



Judaism teaches that The Name is far too holy ("hallowed" even) to be pronounced. So when encountering the 4 Letter Name we substitute another word. In mundane usage we say "HaShem" instead, which is Hebrew for "The Name". It is believed that 2000 years ago, while the Temple still stood The Name was actually pronounced by the High Priest once a year on Yom Kippur.



The 4 Letter Name was vowel pointed by the Masorites which renders a similar pronounciation (with a "Y" at the beginning) to the KJV usage above. But the Masorites used the vowel points from the word Ado-nai and inserted them into the 4 Letter Name. So that pronounciation is known to be incorrect. On the other hand, some have claimed that the Masorites did vowel point correctly and then put out the story that they used the wrong vowels to keep people from attempting to pronounce The Name.



Others have used the verse "If My people who are called by My Name...." to prove another pronounciation. "Yehudah" (Judah in the KJV) is spelled with the 4 Letter Name with a Daleth ("D") inserted as the 2nd to the last letter. Therefore the claim is made that The Name would be pronounced the same as Yehudah minus the "D" sound.



But this is all speculation and because of the command "Thou shalt not take The Name of the L-RD thy G-d in vain" attempts at pronouncing The Name are frowned upon. (To put it mildly.) The tradition when printing Scripture has been to show where The Name is either by printing "HaShem" in the English translation, (this is the method Artscroll uses), or by printing L-RD in all uppercase (this is the method used by the KJV and many others).



So, treat The Name with reverence if you really feel that you must say it. Realize that if you reveal The Name to the unbeliever they will just turn around and then use The Name to curse you with or to make profane jokes. This would bring them under a worse judgement than they are already under. And this is one of the many reasons given as to why The Name is no longer pronounced.
anonymous
2016-05-20 14:04:50 UTC
Forms of the divine name in different languages, indicating international acceptance of the form Jehovah Awabakal - Yehóa Bugotu - Jihova Cantonese - Yehwowah Danish - Jehova Dutch - Jehovah Efik - Jehovah English - Jehovah Fijian - Jiova Finnish - Jehova French - Jéhovah Futuna - Ihova German - Jehova Hungarian - Jehova Igbo - Jehova Italian - Geova Japanese - Ehoba Maori - Ihowa Motu - Iehova Mwala-Malu - Jihova Narrinyeri - Jehovah Nembe - Jihova Petats - Jihouva Polish - Jehowa Portuguese - Jeová Romanian - Iehova Samoan - Ieova Sotho - Jehova Spanish - Jehová Swahili - Yehova Swedish - Jehova Tahitian - Iehova Tagalog - Jehova Tongan - Jihova Venda - Yehova Xhosa - uYehova Yoruba - Jehofah Zulu - uJehova
bond_adambond
2006-05-18 06:29:40 UTC
KJV is actually the closest translation we have. Education is a preferred concept for understanding one language idea as compared to our language. The Jewish thought the name of God, YAHWEH or Jehovah, to be SO holy that they would not even speak it. When Jesus gave the prayer you mentioned He was identifying man kinds relationship,"Our Father," With Gods' Holiness. Jesus spent most every moment of His ministry proclaiming a personal friendship with God.Gods name is God.
anonymous
2006-05-18 06:23:56 UTC
All Mighty God has many names.



I prefer to call Him: Yahveh Elohim, the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob.



Let the Triumph of Light Influence You as You drive in your car as you focus on your stomach.



There appears to be no thing on the fence.
anonymous
2006-05-18 06:27:27 UTC
I believe God said that He is that great consciousness ("I am"). All these other things seem to me to be titles or ways of addressing God. If we address our secular leaders as , Mr President, His Excellency, Your Honor, etc. we still aren't saying their names.
wmp55
2006-05-18 06:18:53 UTC
I don't have time to worry about such things. I have a career and a family.
anonymous
2006-05-18 06:20:17 UTC
Why answer?



Anyways, I guess so but how accurate is the translation??
Bliss
2006-05-18 06:20:13 UTC
Excellent point.
good tree
2006-05-18 06:22:32 UTC
god has many names
zaki1968
2006-05-18 06:20:29 UTC
Elohim, Allah, Eli


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