Category: 1ci1 – Names of God

Names of God let us know who we are to be communicating with. They let us know of God’s attributes and that we are in relationship with the living God.

Names of God in the Bible

Hebrew, יהוה, Lord, God, YHWH, אֵל, ale, אֱלֹהִ֑ים, ’ĕ·lō·hîm, אֲדֹנָ֣י, ’ă·ḏō·nāy, אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה, אֲשֶׁ֣ר, אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה, I am, ’eh·yeh; ’ă·šer-’eh·yeh, שַׁדַּ֔י, Almighty,sufficient, šad·day, צָבָא, Hosts, Armies, ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ, Greek, θεός, theos, κύριος, kurios, εἰμί, eimi, Ἰησοῦς, Jesus, Iésous, Χριστός, Christ, Annionted, khris-tos', πνεύματος, ἁγίου, Holy Spirit, Holy, Spirit, pneumatos, hagiou, πατήρ, Father, pat-ayr', Joshua, Iesous, Yeshua, Joshua, Yahshua, יְהוֹשֻׁעַ Arabic, :يسوع, Yasū', al-Masih, Names for God in the Bible, David Reese, mythoughts, thoughtsofgod, thoughts of God

To Whom am I to pray? To whom am I to communicate? With whom am I to commune? Islam prays to الله Allāh, Judeo Christians to YHWH/God, Christians to Jesus, Hinduism to Shiva, Brahma, and Indra, The list of names used to address God is longer than the total number of languages which have existed. […]

Shaddai: Sufficient or Almighty

Shaddai (Sufficient/Almighty, Hebrew šad·day, שַׁדָּי) Occurs along with El, Occurs independently as a name of God, (see Job) LXX sometimes παντοκράτωρ the word as ("He who is sufficient") thoughtsofgod mythougths, thoughts of God

    Shaddai (Sufficient/Almighty, Hebrew šad·day, שַׁדָּי) Occurs along with El, Occurs independently as a name of God, (see Job) LXX., sometimes παντοκράτωρ the word as (“He who is sufficient”)

Ehyeh: I AM – אהיה

Ehyeh (I AM, Hebrew: אהיה) plural Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh (I Am that I Am) God is Past, Present, and Future Ehyeh denotes God's potency in the present and future, "I will be because I will be" mythoguhts thoughtsofgod thoughts of God

  Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh (I Am that I Am) God is Past, Present, and Future Ehyeh denotes God’s potency in the present and future, “I will be because I will be”

Adonai: Lord or Master

Adonai (Lord/Master, ad-o-noy', אֲדֹנָי) The singular form means “master, owner.” implying Authority, Provider Adonai ( = "Lord"), The MT has replaced the tetragrammaton (יהוה‎) YHWH with Lord, mythoughts, thoughtsofgod, thoughts of God

    Adonai (Lord/Master, ad-o-noy’, אֲדֹנָי) plural The singular form means “master, owner.” implying Authority, Provider Adonai ( = “Lord”), The MT has replaced the tetragrammaton (יהוה‎) YHWH with Lord

Elohim (God) אלהים

Elohim (God) Hebrew: אלהים The plural form of EL, meaning “strong one.” creative work of all sovereignty over all denotes multiplied power, Almighty often read instead of YHWH YHWH is sometimes written with Elohim's vowels Eloah אלה, Elohim’s root is a feminine noun, meaning goddess

Elohim (God) (Hebrew: אלהים) The plural form of EL, meaning “strong one.” creative work of all sovereignty over all denotes multiplied power, Almighty often read instead of YHWH YHWH is sometimes written with Elohim’s vowels  Eloah אלה, Elohim’s root is a feminine noun, meaning goddess