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Isaiah 7:14 is a verse in the seventh chapter of the Book of Isaiah in which the prophet Isaiah, addressing king Ahaz of Judah, promises that God will destroy the king's enemies before a child born to an almah is weaned. The Hebrew word עַלְמָה ‘almāh means a "young woman of childbearing age", but it was translated into Koine ...
The names of God that, once written, cannot be erased because of their holiness [ 5] are the Tetragrammaton, Adonai, El, Elohim, [ n 1] Shaddai, Tzevaot; some also include I Am that I Am. [ 1] In addition, the name Jah —because it forms part of the Tetragrammaton—is similarly protected. [ 6] The tanna Jose ben Halafta considered "Tzevaot" a ...
Isaiah is a masculine name of biblical origin. It comes from the Hebrew: יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, Yəšaʿyāhū, Yeshayahu, meaning "Yahweh is salvation." The best known Isaiah is a prophet, in the Book of Isaiah. In Ruthenia, the name Isaiah pervaded from Greek, in the form of Isaija, as well as in the abbreviated form Isaj, which in the ...
Yahweh[ a] was an ancient Levantine deity, the national god of the Israelite kingdoms of Israel and Judah, [ 4] and later the god of Judaism and its other descendant Abrahamic religions. Though no consensus exists regarding the deity's origins, [ 5] scholars generally contend that Yahweh is associated with Seir, Edom, Paran and Teman, [ 6] and ...
Isaiah ( UK: / aɪˈzaɪ.ə / or US: / aɪˈzeɪ.ə /; [ 4][ 5] Hebrew: יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, Yəšaʿyāhū, " Yahweh is salvation"; [ 6] also known as Isaias[ 7] or Esaias[ 8] from Greek: Ἠσαΐας) was the 8th-century BC Israelite prophet after whom the Book of Isaiah is named. [ 9][ 10] The text of the Book of Isaiah refers to ...
John (/ ˈ dʒ ɒ n / JON) is a common male name in the English language ultimately of Hebrew origin. The English form is from Middle English Ion, Ihon, Jon, Jan (mid-12c.), itself from Old French Jan, Jean, Jehan (Modern French Jean), [2] from Medieval Latin Johannes, altered form of Late Latin Ioannes, [2] or the Middle English personal name is directly from Medieval Latin, [3] which is from ...
Janet is a feminine given name meaning "God is gracious" or "gift from God". It is the feminine form of John. It is a variation of the French proper noun Jeannette, Spanish proper noun Juanita, Russian Жанет (Zhanet), Circassian Джэнэт (Dzhenet), and Hungarian Zsanett. It is also the diminutive of Jeanne or Jane .
The Hebrew name is a Jewish practice rooted in the practices of early Jewish communities and Judaism. [ 4] This Hebrew name is used for religious purposes, such as when the child is called to read the Torah at their b'nei mitzvah. The baby's name is traditionally announced during the brit milah (circumcision ceremony) for male babies, typically ...