The Divine Names of God The Father

His attributes are revealed in his Holy Names:

 

A prayer of David:

I Chronicles 29:10 - 15, ¹⁰Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. ¹¹Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. ¹²Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. ¹³Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. ¹⁴But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. ¹⁵For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.

 

Psalm 24    A Psalm of David.

¹The earth is the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

           ²For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

           ³Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?

           ⁴He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

           ⁵He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

           ⁶This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob.

⁷Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

           ⁸Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

           ⁹Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

           ¹⁰ Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory.

  

 

Jesus prayed to the Father on behalf of his disciples:

John 17:25,26, ^25, O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.²⁶And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

 

What does it mean, “I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it:”?

From the Greek: –íïìá onoma on'-om-ah; A “name” (authority, character):—called,

 

  

Young's Concordance 

Young's Concordance gives a proper and detailed account of the different original Hebrew words which refer to the Almighty and which our modern Bible translations render as 'God' or 'gods'.

1. "EL" - Mighty One - 225 times. e.g. Gen. 14:20, "Blessed be the Most High EL".

2. "YAHVEH" (His Personal Name) - 248 times. e.g. Isa. 40:10, "The Lord YAHVEH will come with a strong hand."

3. "Tzur" - A Rock - once. e.g. lsa. 44:8, "Yes, there is no Tzur, I know not any.".

4. "Elah" - An object of Worship - 88 times. e.g. Ezra 5:11, "We are the servants of Elah of heaven".

5. "Elohim" - Object of Worship - 2222 times. (Note: Plural used in Hebrew to denote plenitude of might). e.g. "EL" - Mighty One - 225 times. e.g. Gen. 14:20, "Blessed be the Most High EL". Gen. 1:1, "In the beginning Elohim created."

6 "Eloah" - An object of Worship - 55 times. e.g. Deut. 32:17, "They sacrificed unto devils, not to Eloah".

7. "Theos" Greek - Object of Worship - 1 274 times. e.g. Matt. 1:23, "They will call Him (the Messiah) Emmanuel, a Name which means 'Theos is with us' ".

 

 

 

 

The Divine Names And Titles Of God

 

A Study of the names of God and His attributes, authority, and character.

 

  

EL, is God and is essentially the Almighty. EL is Elohim in all His strength and power. It is rendered God as Elohim, but El is God the Omnipotent. Elohim is God the Creator putting His omnipotence into operation. Eloah is God who wills and orders all, and Who is to be the one object of the worship of His people.

El is the God Who knows all and that performeth all things for his people (Ps.57;2) and in whom all the Divine attributes are concentrated.

 

 The Hebrew definitions described in Strong’s Concordance of The Bible: are shown.

  ìàÅ eòl ale strength; mighty; Almighty —God, great, mighty one, power.

 

Psalm 57:2, ²I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

       Elohim, Genesis 1:1 íéä”GàÁ eõloòhŒòym el-o-heem'  

Plural; (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; exceeding, God,(very) great, judges, mighty. Genesis 1:1, 

Genesis 1:1, ¹In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

 

     Eloah, Deuteronomy 32:15 - 17, d—BìàÁ d—GàÁ eõloòahh el-o'-ah, el-o'-ah :—God,

  ELOAH is Elohim, Who is to be worshipped. Eloah is God in connection with His Will rather than His power. The first occurrence with this name with

  worship (Deut. 32: 15-16) Eloah is essentially “the living God” in contrast to inanimate idols.                                                                       

 Deuteronomy 32:15 - 17, ¹⁵But Jeshurun waxed fat,. . . then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

 ¹⁶They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.

 

Elyon, first occurs in Genesis 14: , and is with El (El Elyon) and is rendered “the most high God. It is El and Elohim not as the powerful Creator, but

       as “the possessor of heaven and earth”. Elyon, is the Dispenser of God’s blessings to the earth; the blessings proceeding from a Priest Who is a King upon His throne (Gen. 14.18-22, Zach. 6:13).

      Genesis 14: 18-22, ¹⁸And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. ¹⁹And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: ²⁰And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. ²¹And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. ²²And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,

       Zechariah 6:13, ¹³Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

 

    Shaddai, Genesis 17.1, écžLÛ shadday shad-dah'ee the Almighty:—Almighty.

         SHADDAI, is in every instance translated “Almighty”, it is God not as the source of strength, but of grace; not as Creator, but as the Giver. Shaddai is the All-bountiful. This title does not refer to His creative power, but to His power to supply all the needs of His people. Its first occurrence is in Gen. 17.1 and is used to show Abraham that He Who called him out to walk alone before Him could supply all his needs.

        Genesis 17:1, ¹And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

 

         Shaddai is also the title used in II Cor. 6:18, where we are called to “come out” in separation from the world.

         II Corinthins 6:15-18, ¹⁶And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. ¹⁷Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, ¹⁸And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

 

      Adon, is one of three titles (Adon, Adoni and Adonim), all generally rendered “Lord”, but each has its own peculiar usage and association. They all denote headship in various aspects. They have to do with God as “over-lord”.

 

         ADON is the Lord as Ruler in the earth.

 

         ADONAI is the Lord in His relationship to the earth: and as carrying out His purpose of blessing in the earth. It is almost equivalent to Jehovah.

 

         ADONIM is the plural of Adon, and a higher degree as owner, and proprietor.

 

        Adon;           is the Lord as overlord or ruler

        Adonai;        is the Lord as owner.

        Adonim;       is the Lord as blesser.

         

        The names of God:

 

         God = Elohim

         God = Jehovah (in combination with Adonai “Lord”)

         God = Jehovah in the Primitive Text, altered by Sopherim to Elohim as in the Printed text.

         God = El

         God = Eloah

         Lord = Jehovah

         The Lord = Jah

         Lord = Jehovah = Primitive Text Sopherin to Adonai

         Lord = Adonai

         LORD = Adonim

         Almighty = Shaddai

         Most High = Elyon

         The combinations are indicated as follows:

        Adonai Jehovah = Lord God

        Jehovah Elohim = Lord God

        Elyon El = Most High GOD

        El Shaddai = GOD ALMIGHTY

          The Companion Bible : Appendixes 4:1-10

 

  

THE JEHOVAH TITLES

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Yah-Hovah, originally YHVH before the use of verbs in Hebrew. Or Yud-hey var hey.

Many translations of the Holy Bible translate this name in some instances as Yahweh [Our God Of Covenant]

(Basic English 1963 - Ex. 6:2,3, 6; Ps.83:18 Isa. 12:2; Isa. 26:4)

Psalm 83:18,

 ¹⁸ That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

 y^ehoòvaòh yeh-ho-vaw' self Existent or eternal; Jehovah,the Lord.

       

Jehovah the Eternal, the Immutable One. He Who Was, and Is, and Is To Come. The Divine definition is given in (Gen 21:33).He is the God of Israel;

and the God of those who are redeemed, and are thus now “in Christ”. Jehovah is our God ! Jehovah = Lord God = Adonai Jehovah.

y^ehoòvaòh yeh-ho-vaw' self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, the Lord

Genesis 21:33, ³³And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.

³⁴And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines’ land  many days

 

JAH

Psalm 68:4,

 ⁴   Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.

        H3050 dé ̂ yaòhh yaw    Contracted for H3068, and meaning the same; Jah, the sacred name:—Jah, the Lord, most vehement. Cp. names in “-iah,” “-jah.”

H3068  äå̂äÊ銠 y^ehoòvaòh  yeh-ho-vaw'

From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.

The Jehovah Title

 

The name Jehovah is combined with other words which form what are known as “The Jehovah Titles”. Some are as follows in the

order in which they occur in the Hebrew Canon. Many others are shown throughout the Bible and used as names of the Israelites.

 

Jehovah - Jireh Jehovah will see, and provide (Gen. 22:14).

yeh-ho-vaw' yir-eh' ; Jehovah will see (to it); Jehovah-Jireh, a symbolical name for Mt. Moriah : . Genesis. 22:14 ¹⁴And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

 

Jehovah Ropheka, Jehovah that healeth thee, or Divine health ( Ex. 15:26).

raòphaòh raw-faw',raw-faw' to cure: heal, thoroughly make whole. Exodus 15:26,

²⁶ .... If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.   

 

Jehovah Nissi Jehovah my banner. (Ex. 17:15 ). Exodus 17:15

yeh-ho-vaw' nis-see' Jehovah (is) my banner; Jehovah-Nissi, Exodus 17:15,

 ^{1 5}And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:

 

  Jehovah Mekaddishkem Jehovah that doth sanctify you. (Ex 31:13; Lev. 20:8; . 21:8; 22:32; Ezek. 20:12 ) qaòdash kaw-dash' clean (ceremonially or morally):— consecrate, dedicate, holy, purify, sanctify. Exodus 31:13,

¹³Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.

 

Jehovah Shalom Jehovah (sends) peace. and completeness (Judg. 6:24).

yeh-ho-vaw' shaw-lome' Jehovah (is) peace; Jehovah-Shalom

Judges 6:24 ²⁴Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah

of the A-biez-rites.

 

 Jehovah ZeBaoth Jehovah of hosts (I Sam. 1:3a; and frequently).

tsebaòaòh tsaw-baw', tseb-aw-aw' The Lord of hosts. I Samuel 1:3a I Samuel 1:3a,

³And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh.

 

Jehovah Zidkenu Jehovah our righteousness. (Jer. 23:6; 33:16 ).also:

 ÷ãžöÈ, tsedeq tseh'-dek the right just (-ice), right (-eous)

Jeremiah 23:6,

⁶In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

 

Jehovah Shammah Jehovah is there. ( Ezek. 48:35).   shaòm shawm there then; there. Ezekiel. 48:35^,

³⁵It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.

 

Jehovah Elyon Jehovah most high (Ps. 7:17; 47:2; 97:8).

€elyoòn,  el-yone'  an elevation, lofty; the Supreme:—(Most) high.

Psalm 7:17,

¹⁷I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.

 

Jehovah Roi Jehovah my Shepard ( Ps. 23:1a). raò€aòh raw-aw'

Psalm 23:1a, ¹ The LORD is my shepherd;

 

 

 Eight of these titles are mentioned in Psalms 23.

                                                 

Psalm 23

A Psalm of David.

 

            ¹The LORD is my shepherd [ROI] ; I shall not want.[JIREH]

           ²He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.[SHALOM]

           ³He restoreth my soul:[ROPHEKA] he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. [ZIDKENU]

           ⁴Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.[SHAMMAH]

           ⁵Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:[NISSI] thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. [MEKADDISHKEM]

           ⁶Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

 

            Roi, Jehovah my Shepard (Ps.23:1).

            Jireh, Jehovah will see, or provide.(Gen. 22:14).

            Shalom, Jehovah sends peace, or complete in all things.(Judg.6:24).

            Ropheka, Jehovah that healeth thee, or Divine health ( Ex. 15:26)              

         Zidkenu, Jehovah our righteousness, (Jer.23:6, 33:16).

            Shammah, Jehovah is there (Ezek. 48:35)

            Nissi, Jehovah our banner. (Ex.17:15

            Mekaddishkem, Jehovah that doth sanctify.(Ex.31:13, Lev. 20:8, 21:8).

 

      Abba, Father,

          “. . . .ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father”. ÁââO , Abba,ab-bah' Of  Chaldee origin ;  father —Abba.

       

         Romans 8:14,15,

 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. ¹⁵For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear;    but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. ¹⁶The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

 

 

Easton’s Bible Dictionary describes the name of God, but only presents a few of the names of God that repersents his, nature. In other words, there were many names used by Israel in the Hebrew language.

God (A. S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering

(1.) of the Hebrew 'El, from a word meaning to be strong;

(2.) of 'Eloah, plural 'Elohim. The singular form, Eloah, is used only in poetry. The plural form is more commonly used in all parts of the Bible, The Hebrew word Jehovah (q.v.), the only other word generally employed to denote the Supreme Being, is uniformly rendered in the Authorized Version by “Lord,” printed in small capitals. The existence of God is taken for granted in the Bible. There is nowhere any argument to prove it. He who disbelieves this truth is spoken of as one devoid of understanding (Ps. 14:1).

The arguments generally adduced by theologians in proof of the being of God are:

(1.) The a priori argument, which is the testimony afforded by reason.

(2.) The a posteriori argument, by which we proceed logically from the facts of experience to causes. These arguments are,

(a) The cosmological, by which it is proved that there must be a First Cause of all things, for every effect must have a cause.

(b) The teleological, or the argument from design. We see everywhere the operations of an intelligent Cause in nature.

(c) The moral argument, called also the anthropological argument, based on the moral consciousness and the history of mankind, which exhibits a moral order and purpose which can only be explained on the supposition of the existence of God. Conscience and human history testify that “verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.”

The attributes of God are set forth in order by Moses in Ex. 34:6, 7. (see also Deut. 6:4; 10:17; Num. 16:22; Ex. 15:11; 33:19; Isa. 44:6; Hab. 3:6; Ps. 102:26; Job 34:12.) They are also systematically classified in Rev. 5:12 and Rev. 7:12.

God’s attributes are spoken of by some as absolute, i.e., such as belong to his essence as Jehovah, Jah, etc.; and relative, i.e., such as are ascribed to him with relation to his creatures. Others distinguish them into communicable, i.e., those which can be imparted in degree to his creatures: goodness, holiness, wisdom, etc.; and incommunicable, which cannot be so imparted: independence, immutability, immensity, and eternity. They are by some also divided into natural attributes, eternity, immensity, etc.; and moral, holiness, goodness, etc.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

 

 

 

From Smith’s Bible Dictionary:

 

JAH    Jah (yah). The shortest form of Jehovah. Used in forming such names as Eli-jah, Isa-jah, Jerem-jah (Jeremiah). GOD (German Gott). The Hebrew names are; 1. El might as El-SHADDAI God Almighty, (Gen. XIV); EL-ELOHIM God mightier than all gods, God of gods; EL-BETH-EL The place of the mighty God; Also is compounds, as AREZE-EL, the cedars of God, that is tall and strong; and peculiarly in poetry. - 2. ELOAH, strong; ELOHIM the plural. ELOAH is used only in poetry, and ELOHIM in both poetry and prose.

 

The plural is used in Hebrew to enlarge and intensify the idea expressed by the singular. ELOHIM is not the gods, but is the strongest of all strong beings, the fullness of divine perfections, the sum of all the powers of all imaginable gods. There is nothing in this name either for or against the idea of a trinity. That belongs to the New Testament age. The unity of God was guarded with the utmost jealousy against idolatrous polytheists (Deut. 6:4; 39; Is. XLIV:6). The word was often used for the heathen gods and other ideas of divinity (Ps. 8:6; xevii:1). All true sons of Israel were called sons of God (Elohim, John x.35). The Cainites claimed to be “sons of God” in destination from the Sethites, who took the more humble name of “sons of Adam,” or “sons of the Man” (Gen. Vi.4). The peculiar name of God in relation to the covenant, is; 3. JEHOVAH; but in reading the Scriptures the Jews always pronounced the word ADONAI, which is Lord, The vowel points now in use were not invented for centuries after the Hebrew ceased to be a living language, so that the true pronunciation of the name Jehovah was lost, and the word was written YHVH, and pronounced Adonai or Elohim. The vowel points of Adonai (A D O N I ) were placed in Jehovah (J A H O V A H), but this is not found in the old copies, and not older than about 1500 A. D. Diodorus Siculus gives the Greek IAO for the Hebrew JHVH. The meaning of JEHOVAH is underived existence, HE IS or I AM BECAUSE I AM, The God of Abraham, of grace, of truth, and love; self-existence, eternity. Elohim is God in nature, Jehovah is God in grace. The word Jehovah is supposed to mean YAHU, joy; VAH, pain- The God of good and evil. 5. KURIOS Lord (Matt. 1:20)

 

Smith’s Bible Dictionary Revised Edition, Dr. William Smith’s Dictionary of the Bible, A. J. Holman Company, Philadelphia, PA

 

 

 

 

Young's Concordance

 

Young's Concordance gives a proper and detailed account of the different original Hebrew words which refer to the Almighty and which our modern Bible translations render as 'God' or 'gods'.

1. "EL" - Mighty One - 225 times. e.g. Gen. 14:20, "Blessed be the Most High EL".

2. "YAHVEH" (His Personal Name) - 248 times. e.g. Isa. 40:10, "The Lord YAHVEH will come with a strong hand."

3. "Tzur" - A Rock - once. e.g. lsa. 44:8, "Yes, there is no Tzur, I know not any.".

4. "Elah" - An object of Worship - 88 times. e.g. Ezra 5:11, "We are the servants of Elah of heaven".

5. "Elohim" - Object of Worship - 2222 times. (Note: Plural used in Hebrew to denote plenitude of might). e.g. "EL" - Mighty One - 225 times. e.g. Gen. 14:20, "Blessed be the Most High EL". Gen. 1:1, "In the beginning Elohim created."

6 "Eloah" - An object of Worship - 55 times. e.g. Deut. 32:17, "They sacrificed unto devils, not to Eloah".

7. "Theos" Greek - Object of Worship - 1 274 times. e.g. Matt. 1:23, "They will call Him (the Messiah) Emmanuel, a Name which means           'Theos is with us' ".

      Young's Concordance.

 

 Note:  . This lesson: The Divine Names of God The Father

His attributes are revealed in his Holy Names: presented by Harold Smith. I Have shown only

a brief list of the names of God The Father written in the original text of The Holy Bible.  

 

 The Companion Bible The Lamp Press Ltd. 6 Old Town, London S. W. 4, The University Press By: Charles  Batey. Appendix 4      

 Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Of The Bible, by James Strong, Christian Heritage Publishing Company, Lake Wylie SC 29710

 The Holy Bible, King James Version.   

 Smith’s Bible Dictionary Revised Edition, Dr. William Smith’s Dictionary of the Bible, A. J. Holman Company, Philadelphia, PA

 Easton’s Bible Dictionary