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The Names of God
In the old Middle East names were much more than what we regard them as today. Names were given as an expectation, a tasks or to commemorate an event. It often changed after momentous.
Jesus was given his name (Saviour) because of what He would do, the disciple Simon was renamed Peter after his confession that Jesus was Lord.
There is also a number of instructions in the Bible regarding his Name
God is a personal God, he has called us by the name, should we not do the same to him? God does not want to be an abstract, academic “it”. He makes himself known to us, also through His names in the Bible. Because of God’s immenseness, no one name can describe Him. But the various names highlights certain aspects of his Being. (Same as God’s gender!! He is not a human or an animal that he has a gender, but he was given the male gender to explain certain his protecting nature and abilities.)
Grouping:
Names of God
The Names of God
Original Language
Term
Meaning
Afrikaans
Link
Detailed Notes
El
God
El is a Semitic word meaning god, or deity. It was, and still is, also used as a proper name.
God
El is frequently combined with a another word to give a description of the god. For example, el shaddai (God Almighty) or el el-yone (The Most High God)
Lord God Almighty
Often translated as Lord God Almighty, the meaning of Shaddai is not completely clear. It could be derived from “breast” or “mountain”.
This invokes the idea of a mother nourishing her child or a mountain’s strength.
Magtige God
The Most High God
El Elyon literally means the Highest God. 19 of its 28 uses in the Bible comes from Psalms.
Allerhoogste
(HIerdie link is na gotquestions.org. Ek stem GLAD NIE saam met baie van hulle Bybelinterpretasies nie, maar hierdie is sover die beste Afrikaanse naamlys wat ek kon kry.)
Lord, Master
Adonai means Lord or Master, and is what Jews usually voiced when Yahweh (YHWH) or Jehova was written. Adonai is the plural, adon the singular. The singular is usually, though not exclusively, used to refer to human lords or masters.
Here
Adonai is used 434 times in the Old testament, of which 200 is in Ezekiel. In the Greek it was translated with .
@Septuagint
@Kurios
Lord, Jehovah
This is the proper name of God, and according to Jewish tradition, too holy to voice. It is traditionally written YHWH. Often pronounced Yahweh or Jehova. Jews often replaced the word with Adonai when reading out loud.
It is derived from the Jewish word Havah, meaning to be or to exist. It is the name that God gave to Moses at the burning bush - I am what I am. Or also I become what I become. Ancient Hebrew only had two tenses - current and future.
God is a God that continuously reveals himself.
HERE God (’53)
Here God (’83)
The Lord My Banner
Nissi is derived from the word nes, which means banner. Moses uses this name after the Israelites defeated the Amelikites referencing war banners. That behind which the army rallies, what they focus on.
The Lord My Shepherd
The Lord That Heals)
Jehovah Shammah
The Lord Is There
Jehovah Tsidkenu
The Lord Our Righteousness
Jehovah Mekoddishkem
The Lord Who Sanctifies You
El Olam
The Everlasting God
Elohim
God
Qanna
Jealous
Jehovah Jireh
The Lord Will Provide
Jehovah Shalom
The Lord is Pease
Jehovah Sabaoth
The Lord Of Hosts
Jehovah
Immanuel
God with us
Yeshua
Jesus
To deliver, to rescue
Kurios
Kurios
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