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The Compound Names of Jehovah/YahwehJehovah (or Yahweh) is the unique, personal name of God, and speaks of Him as the holy, eternal, unchangeable, self-existent One who hates sin but provides redemption. God, referring to this name, revealed Himself as the I AM in His encounter with Moses in Exodus 3:14 - "I AM WHO I AM" (the same reference Jesus used to identify Himself in John 8:57-58). This name also emphasizes God as a covernant keeper. The words "LORD" or "GOD" (written in all uppercase letters) in English Bibles have been, in every case, translated from the word Jehovah (or Yahweh) in the original Hebrew text of Scripture. According to A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (Oxford, 1907, with corrections 1972), this name for God is used 6,823 times in the Old Testament. Beginning
with a few singular and plural forms of the root word, Jehovah,
below are many of the Old Testament compound
names of God. The following
descriptions were adapted from GraceNotes
Issue 13 (January 2000) by Jim
Stephens, and from Names
of God, a page within Dennis
Schmidt's Bible Papers (October
1991).
Jehovah
- Adon : Singular form. LORD (of
lord). To judge or rule.
It's meanings include that of master
and owner as
well as lord. The O.T. uses this form 334 times. Jehovah
- Adonai : Plural form. LORD (of
lords). To judge or rule as
Sovereign. It's meaning includes
that of master
or owner as
well as lord. The O.T. uses this form 439 times. It
emphasizes God as almighty ruler
with everything subject to him and man as his servant. "But you, O
Sovereign LORD, deal well with me for your name's sake
... " Psalms
109:21 Jehovah
- El :
Singular form - LORD (God). The O.T. uses this form some
250 times. See the compound meanings of El
- below. "Into your hands I
commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of
truth." Psalms 31:5 Jehovah
- Elohim :
Uni-Plural form (3 in 1) - LORD (Gods); Strong
or mighty and object
of fear. The O.T. uses this form
over 2700 times. The compound
emphasizes God as: creator,
governing man, having authority over man, and redeeming
man. " ... When the LORD
God made the earth and the heavens." Genesis 2:4 El - Gmulot
: The God of Retribution.
It emphasizes God as One that
avenges. "For the LORD is a
God of retribution; He will repay in full." Jeremiah
51:56 El - Olam
: Everlasting
God. Olam means age
or hidden. It
emphasizes God of eternity or
of the ages.
God controls time. "Do you not know?
Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the
Creator of the ends of the earth ... and His
understanding no one can fathom." Isaiah 40:28 El - Roi :
The God of Sight.
It emphasizes God as One who keeps
watch. "She gave this name
to the LORD who spoke to her: 'You are the
God who sees me,' for she said, 'I
have now seen the One who sees me.'
" Genesis 16:13 El - Shaddai
: God Almighty.
Their are two roots
for the word: first- to be powerful,
and second- nourisher and sustainer.
The O.T. uses this form 48 times. "When Abram was
ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said,
'I am God Almighty (El-Shaddai); walk before me and be
blameless.' " Genesis 17:1 Jehovah
- Jireh : I
AM The Lord Who will Provide -
Genesis 22:1-19. "So
Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to
this day it is said, 'On the mountain of the LORD it will
be provided.' " Genesis 22:14 Jehovah
- Shammah : I
AM The Lord Who is Present. Ezekiel
received this revelation when God showed him future
blessing. Jehovah
- Elyon : I
AM The LORD Most High. God is the
exalted and sovereign One. "I will give thanks
to the LORD because of His righteousness and will sing
praise to the name of the LORD Most High." Psalms
7:17 Jehovah
- Makeh : I
AM The LORD Who Smites. God
punishes sin. "I will not look on
you with pity or spare you; I will repay you in
accordance with your conduct and the destestable
practices among you. Then you will know that it is I the
LORD who strikes the blow (smites)." Ezekiel 7:9 Jehovah
- M'kaddesh : I
AM The LORD Who Sanctifies. God makes
holy or sets apart. "Consecrate
yourselves and be holy because I am the LORD your God.
Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the LORD, who makes
you holy (or who sanctifies you)." Leviticus 20:7-8 Jehovah
- Saboath : I
AM The LORD of Hosts. Hosts meaning
angelic armies.
"Year after year
this man went up from his town to worship and sacrifice
to the LORD Almighty at Shiloh." 1 Samuel 1:3 Jehovah
- Yeshua : I
AM The LORD Who Saves. Yeshua (Jesus)
means salvation. "The LORD is my
strength and my song; He has become my salvation."
Psalm 118:14 "For my eyes have
seen Your salvation,
which you have prepared in the sight of all people, a
light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to
Your people Israel." Luke 2:30-32 |
