Topics  The Name of God
Hebrew Names of God in the Bible
By Jeff A. Benner
In our modern culture a title defines the position, or character, of an individual while a name is nothing but an identifier with no meaning. In Hebrew all names are words with meaning and represent the character of the individual. Using English as an example my name, from an Hebraic perspective, could be Jeff, father, husband, son or manager. The first column is the name in Hebrew, the second is an English transliteration, the third is its literal translation and the fourth is a Biblical reference with the name.
| אל | | El | mighty one | Genesis 14:19 |
| אלוה | | Elo'ah | power | Deuteronomy 32:15 |
| אלהים | | Elohiym | powers | Genesis 1:1 |
| יהוה | | Yehu | he exists | Genesis 4:1 |
| אהוה | | Ehyeh | I exist | Exodus 3:14 |
| אדוני | | Adonai | lords | Genesis 18:27 |
| אחד | | Ehhad | one | Zechariah 14:9 |
| מלך | | Melekh | king | Psalm 47:6 |
| אב | | Av | father | Isaiah 64:8 |
| מושיע | | Moshi'ah | deliverer | Isaiah 45:15 |
| רוח | | Ru'ahh | wind | Genesis 1:2 |
| בורא | | Borey | creator | Isaiah 40:28 |
| באל | | Ba'al | master | Isaiah 54:5 |
| עושה | | Oseh | maker | Isaiah 54:5 |
| קנא | | Qana | jealous | Exodus 34:14 |
| אל שדי | | El Shaddai | mighty breasts | Genesis 17:1 |
| אדוני יהוה | | Adonai Yehu | Adonai of Yehu | Genesis 15:2 |
| יהוה אלהים | | Yehu Elohiym | Yehu of Elohiym | Genesis 2:4 |
| יהוה יראה | | Yehu Yireh | Yehu sees | Genesis 22:14 |
| יהוה נסי | | Yehu Nisi | Yehu is my standard | Exodus 17:15 |
| יהוה שלום | | Yehu Shalom | Yehu is completeness | Judges 6:24 |
| יהוה צדקנו | | Yehu Tsid'qanu | Yehu is our righteousness | Jeremiah 23:6 |
| יהוה צבאות | | Yehu Tseva'ot | Yehu of the armies | 1 Samuel 1:3 |
| אלהים צבאות | | Elohiym Tseva'ot | Elohiym of the armies | Psalm 80:7 |
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