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Yahweh [a] was an ancient Levantine deity worshiped in Israel and Judah as the primary deity of the polytheistic religion of Yahwism. [4] [5] Though no consensus exists regarding the deity's origins, [6] scholars generally contend that he is associated with Seir, Edom, Paran and Teman, [7] and later with Canaan.
It is also used very occasionally in Hebrew texts to refer to God (e.g. Psalm 136:3.) [37] Deuteronomy 10:17 has the proper name Yahweh alongside the superlative constructions "God of gods" (elōhê ha-elōhîm, literally, "the gods of gods") and "Lord of lords" (adōnê ha-adōnîm, "the lords of lords": כִּי יְהוָה ...
A footnote to Exodus 3:14 states: "I am sounds like the Hebrew name Yahweh traditionally transliterated as Jehovah." The New International Version (1978, revised 2011). Footnote to Exodus 3:15, "The Hebrew for L ORD sounds like and may be related to the Hebrew for I AM in verse 14."
Due to its role in Iron Age Yahwism, some suggest they were embodiments of Yahweh himself. Evidence for the latter includes pro-Yahwist kings like Jehu not destroying Asherah poles, despite violently suppressing non-Yahwist cults. [15] In addition, the Yahwist inscription of Kuntillet ʿAjrud in the Sinai Peninsula pairs Yahweh with Asherah ...
The hataf segol does not revert to a shewa because doing so could lead to confusion with the vowels in Adonai. Genesis 15:2: יֱהוִה Yĕhwih [72] Just as above, this uses the vowels from Elohim, but like the second version, the dot (holam) on the first he is omitted as redundant. 1 Kings 2:26: יְהֹוִה Yǝhōwih [73]
Brian P. Irwin argues that "Baal" in northern Israelite traditions is a form of Yahweh that was rejected as foreign by the prophets. In southern Israelite traditions, "Baal" was a god that was worshipped in Jerusalem. His worshippers saw him as compatible or identical with Yahweh and honored him with human sacrifices and fragrant meal offerings.
In place of their Θεός, he sometimes used "Yahweh", sometimes "Elohim". [218] Instead of a transliteration such as "Yahweh" or "Jehovah", the South Africa-based publishing company "Institute for Scriptural Research" produced in 1993 its The Scriptures, the first to use the Tetragrammaton in its Hebrew letters in the midst of its English text.
The early supporters of this faction are widely regarded as monolatrists rather than monotheists; [28] believing Yahweh was the only god worthy of Israelite worship, not that Yahweh was the only god in existence—a noticeable departure from the traditional beliefs of the Israelites nonetheless. [29]