I'm sorry for the mis-spelling. But, I wish to know what is the religion that the thread title name is the primary lord? This is an honest question and I really need the answer. Thanks family!
YAHWEH is used in the Old Testament as a name for God. So it probably applies in Judaism and Christianity.
Thanks Bill. I'll keep watching this thread and see who else comes up with what. I'll ass-u-me (assume) your answer as correct for now.
YHVH is an abbreviation for the real name of god (which was lost when the romans destroyed the second temple, like in raiders of the lost ark), used by the priests of the ancient hebrews. the real name of god is two-hundred some characters long. the word jahova is derived from YHVH, but it is a christian word, only applied recently (well, 16th century or so, there is no letter J in the hebrew alphabet). it's usually translated as "the lord". In hebrew it is Yud-Hey-Vuv-Hey (sp? it's been a while), and is supposed to be unpronoucable. however, the hebrew word for love, Aleph-hey-vuv-hey is almost the same. The letter yud, in the name of god, is usually seens a messanger letter, symbolizing gods word on earth (because it is the only letter that is raised, like an aposterophe ( ' ) . the letter aleph is usually not pronounced, and is used as a place holder. so Yhvh can be seen as meaning god's love expressed on earth. /end rant. so to answer your question: the jews. (but not in quite the same way you think of god as a word).
Matt, what context? the Tetragrammaton is usually pronounce Adonai when reading the Torah and Ha Shem (the Name) in spoken conversation and non scripture writings. Jah- Jehova and others are Xtian.
I'm NOT a religeous man at all. I have my own relationship with what I consider to be the one true God, and we get along just fine. But that name came to me as the one who told me to organize a Food Drive recently. Since it has/will help several people, I figure it's what MY lord wanted me to do. So, I was simply looking for the etimology of the name. (One of my few hobbies is the origin ^^^ of words.)
Hey Matt, on a freezing november night in england, you've no idea how appealing the idea of Vegas is! What's the temperature there? Here it's -3 c. Luckily, I've got a good fire going. But there's folks sleeping out on the streets tonight I know....I thank the Universe/Goddess/God for my own good fortune. The food thing sounds really cool! I do it ma way - ya do it ya way........:H
In Hebrew tradition, the letters YHVH designated the name of God, which was not to be pronounced except by priests on special occasions, because it was so sacred and powerful. The name Yahweh,Jehovah, etc., are attempts by non-Jews to make the unpronounceable pronounceable.
Yahweh is the name (well, YHVH in hebrew cause it doesn't have vowels) for God in Judaism. It's also used in Gnosticism, which is what you may have been thinking of. In Gnosticism, yahweh is the "blind god" who created the world and opposes knowledge, represented by Lucifer ("Bringer of Light"). In many respects it's like modern Satanism, but without the worship-of-self aspect. Gnosticism loves the light of knowledge. It's a bit more complex than that, but that's a summary.
Yes, to the answers above. For much more, see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahweh and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah. Fascinating, Matt... You claim to have your own relationship with the one true God, and this God of the Bible also claims to be the one true God, over and over... and now you hear His Name... Fascinating... Maybe you ARE a religious man, after all
