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Jehovah (/ dʒ ɪ ˈ h oʊ v ə /) is a Latinization of the Hebrew יְהֹוָה Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.
We have to remember what the name stands for itself. YHWH, Jehovah, LORD, etc. all point to the nature of God. That he’s not changing, that he keeps his promises, and that he wants to live in relationship with us.
Here is a list of 15 Jehovah names of God and their meaning in the Bible. I’ve included scripture references from the Old Testament and the New Testament that give further insight into the meaning of each name.
It evolved over time through changes in both traditions and translations of God's Word. Jehovah (ja-ho-vah) is one of several names found for the Lord in Scripture, such as Adonai and Yahweh.
"Jehovah" is the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible and one of the seven names of God in Judaism. It was familiarized in the English-speaking world by William Tyndale and other settler English Protestant renditions of scripture such as the Geneva Bible and the King James Version.
Jehovah is the Creator and God of all the earth. The prophets Abraham, Moses, and Jesus worshipped him. A Hebrew verb is the basis for Yahweh, YHWH, and Jehovah.
The Bible is packed with other names and titles for God, but for our purposes in this chapter, let’s look at just one more—Jehovah-Shammah, The Lord Who Is There. You’ll find it in very last verse of the book of Ezekiel.
The very special and significant name Jehovah was used to reveal God as the true, supreme and eternal One. Read more about what Jehovah means and where it is used in Scripture.
In conclusion, it is highly unlikely that “Jehovah” is the correct pronunciation of YHWH. Further, it is far more important to know God through faith in Jesus Christ, than it is to know the correct pronunciation of His name in Hebrew.
Jehovah, artificial Latinized rendering of the name of the God of Israel. The name arose among Christians in the Middle Ages through the combination of the consonants YHWH (JHVH) with the vowels of Adonai (“My Lord”).