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Can anyone tell me what God's 'real' name is?
I'm serious. I've heard He has a name and we are forbidden to say it and only a very few people know His name. I think if I'd talk to Him using His real name, maybe He'd listen. Serious answers, please.
22 Answers
- goringLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Our Creator described as" Ani Who" in Hebrew language means" I Am He". The Key to His name is given as a description from the Greek language in the book of the New Testament in Heb 13:8.
Moses knew His Name but the important thing was to have a personal communication with Him.
In the book of Genesis of the Holy Bible our Creator revealed Himself as "Elohim"
The Word "El" is a singular noun in Hebrew which means "The Power."Hence in the book of Genesis Elohim revealed Himself as our Creator; In the Book of the New testament He revealed Himself as Savior(Yeshuah) Healer of the Soul and Redeemer..Thus whosoever received and believed Yeshuah has forgiveness of Sin and have Eternal Life in His Presence.
The (Shema) Jewish confession of faith indicates our Creator,s Name as four letters. These letters are really 3 words.However since they are not Understood as the meaning of the letters,in the statement of the confession these Hebrew letters are substituted by the word Adonai (a plural noun meaning" the Lords").However the nature of our Creator is revealed , not as an absolute Unity but as a Compound Unity of existence as indicated at the End in the Word (Echod) Thus our Creator exists in Spiritual dimension which is not Understood by Humans.
Note;
In the Hebrew language there is no verb to Be. The verb to be, in Hebrew is implied.
Source(s): Book of Genesis of the Old Testament New Testament of the Holy Bible Hebrew Language Name meaning me own little soul - Anonymous1 decade ago
If you mean the God of Christians and Jews, His real name is YHVH. This name is often rendered as "Yahweh" or (less correctly) "Jehovah". But nobody knows for sure what vowel sounds are supposed to go between the letters Y H V H ... You can find a great article on His name in Wikipedia, just type in YHVH, YHWH, or Tetragrammaton. (Tetragrammaton is Greek for "four letters", as in the four letters of God's name.)
- SusanLv 51 decade ago
Why, yes, but it's no big secret, it's a Hebrew word meaning "I am." Yahweh. The Jews don't like to say it in common use, and it has three letters in Hebrew, so when they write it they leave out the middle letter. It's a respect thing, and it's probably a good idea.
Exodus 3:13-14 Moses said to God, "Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me 'What is his name?' Then what shall I tell them?" God said to Moses, "I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.'"
He'll hear you anyway, no matter which name you use.
- 1 decade ago
God pronounced his own name, repeating it in the hearing of Moses. God even wrote his name with his own "finger.'' God's name appears eight times in the original Ten Commandments. (Exodus 20:1-17) Thus God himself has revealed his name to man both verbally and in writing. It consists of four letters, called the Tetragrammaton, which are read from right to left in Hebrew and can be represented in many modern languages as YHWH (Yahweh) or JHVH (Jehovah). The name is a form of a Hebrew verb ha·wah', meaning "to become," and actually signifies "He Causes to Become." It appears almost 7,000 times in the original Hebrew text.
In modern day english it is 'Jehovah'.
(The Hebrew word 'Elohim' simply means 'God' . It is not God's name. Likewise neither is 'Adho·nai', which means 'Sovereign Lord'. 'Yeshuah' is the Hebrew form of 'Jesus', it has nothing to do with God's name.)
With regard to prayer, your idea for using God's personal name is valid, as 'God' is just a title and the bible says there are many gods; even humans are called gods.
(1 Corinthians 8:5)
And Romans 10:13 reads: "For everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved."
According to the bible, humans cannot pray to God directly. He is too holy to be spoken to by imperfect humans, therefore people must pray through Jesus, 'in Jesus name.'
John 14:13,14: " Also, whatever it is you ask in my name, I will do this, in order that the Father may be glorified in connection with the Son. If you ask anything in my name, I will do it."
gotquestions.org: "Saying “in Jesus’ name” at the end of a prayer is not a magic formula. If what we ask for or say in prayer is not for God’s glory and according to His will, saying “in Jesus’ name” is meaningless. It is not the words in the prayer that matter, but the purpose behind the prayer. Praying for things that are in agreement with God’s will is the essence of praying in Jesus’ name."
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- Life goes on...Lv 61 decade ago
We are also forbidden to write it. I'll go with I'm God's answer, Chuck!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
God said to Moses, I AM THAT I AM: Or I AM [exodus 3:14