Search results
- EL. Translated God. (mighty, strong, prominent) used 250 times in the Old Testament; Genesis 7.1 The Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, for I consider you godly among this generation.
- ELOHIM. Translated God (a plural noun, more than two, used with singular verbs, the dual form Eloah is used in Job); Elohim occurs 2,570 times in the OT, 32 times in Gen.
- EL SHADDAI. Translated God Almighty or “God All Sufficient.” 48 times in the OT, 31 times in Job. The Septuagint uses Greek “ikanos” meaning “all-sufficient” or “self-sufficient.”
- ADONAI. Translated Lord in our English Bibles (Capitol letter ‘L ‘, lower case, ‘ord’) (Adonai is plural, the sing. is “adon”). “Master” or “Lord” 300 times in the OT always plural when referring to God, when sing.
- Advocate. Without the sacrifice of Jesus, we could not stand justified before the Father. Jesus acts as our Advocate and comes to our defense through His blood, which has paid for our sins.
- Almighty. God reigns over all of creation, the One Who brought it into being and the One Who makes all things new. Knowing that our heavenly Father is the Almighty God should reassure us that He is more than capable of overcoming every temptation and evil in the world.
- Alpha. Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet and signifies the beginning of all things. God existed before the world began, and it was He Who brought it into being.
- Amen. We typically end our prayers with “Amen.” It affirms what we have just said in our individual or corporate prayers; it can be translated as “truly,” or “so be it.”
- Names of God in The Bible
- "Jehovah" Names of God
- YHWH Lord: The Personal Name of God
- Other Names of God in Scripture
- Names of God in Prophecy
- Names That God called Himself
- Why Are The Names of God Important?
The Bible contains various names for God, each of which represents a unique way through which God reveals Himself to humanity. The most used names for God throughout Scripture are: Elohim, Adonai, El Roi, El Shaddai, Jehovah Jireh, Jehovah Rapha, Jehovah Shalom, Yahweh, YHWH, and LORD. These names are not just mere titles or labels, but they are a ...
Many names of God include Jehovah, a Yahweh variant translated into English as LORD. These are: Jehovah Jireh: The LORD our provider (Genesis 22:14) "So Abraham called the name of that place, "The LORD will provide"; as it is said to this day, "On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided." Jehovah Rapha: The LORD our Healer (Exodus 15:26) "Saying...
The "personal name of God", the Tetragrammaton (YHWH), unlike titles such as "God" is considered to be a distinct, personal name by which God revealed Himself to Moses and the earliest place in Scripture where God gives us his name is found in Exodus 3:13-15, in response to Moses asking who he should tell the Israelites who has sent him: Moses said...
Abba Father: For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” (Romans 8:15). Adonai: Adonai is a Hebrew word that translates as "Lord" of "Lord Master" from its derivation "sovereignty." In 1 Samuel 24:8, when David has the chance to take the...
In the prophecies regarding Jesus, he’s given many names. Wonderful Counselor. Mighty God. Everlasting Father. Prince of Peace: "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6). Ruler of Israel: “But...
El-Shaddai, God Almighty: When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai —‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life (Genesis 17:1, NLT). The Good Shepherd: “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep (John 10:11). Physician: But when he heard it, he said,...
If you don't know all the names of God, does that make you a bad Christian? Of course not. There are hundreds of names and titles for God scattered throughout Scripture. Even some of the most mature Christians in the faith may not know all of them. But we should learn the names of God because they help us to know his character more. Let's say we ar...
- Danielle Bernock
- El Shaddai in the Bible. The most common translation of this name is “God Almighty,” but other interpretations of Shaddai include overpowerer, all-sufficient, or God of the mountain.
- Jehovah Jireh in the Bible. One of the more well-known names of God, this name means “the Lord Will Provide,” but the Hebrew word Jireh also means “see to it”, “experience”, and “perceive.”
- Jehovah Nissi Meaning. This name means “the Lord is Our Banner” and was only used once in the Bible by Moses when the Israelites defeated the Amalekites.
- Jehovah Tsidkenu Meaning. Because we are sinners, there is no way that we can be made right with God on our own strength or works. That is why the spotless lamb, God’s Son Jesus Christ, needed to die for our sins so that “the Lord Our Righteousness” could make us right with God.
YahWeh - Jehovah - I AM. Of all the Bible names of God, this is His personal name He gives to Moses out of the burning bush in Exodus 3:14 - "God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’
Oct 7, 2014 · What does the name Yahweh mean? 1. The name Yahweh means that God is eternal. John 8:58 says: “You are not yet fifty years old,” the Jews said to him, “and you have seen Abraham! “I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” (emphasis mine). Jesus used the name to refer to his preexistence, his eternality.
People also ask
What does the Bible say about names?
What does God's name mean in the Bible?
Is God the only God in the Bible?
What does the Bible say about God?
What does the Hebrew Bible say about God?
Why does God have so many names?
Many Bible verses show God’s power to heal sicknesses and to raise the dead back to life (Psalms 41:3; 107:20; 146:8; 147:3; Isaiah 53:5). YHWH Jirah: Most English Bibles translate the meaning of this name clearly in the text of the one place it’s used: “The-LORD-Will-Provide” (Genesis 22:14).
