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Names versus Epithets. There are many different names for God in the Hebrew Bible, or the Tanach. These include YHVH, Adonai, El, Elohim, El Shaddai. In addition, God is called by many epithets - YHVH Tzvaot (Lord of Hosts), Tzur (Rock), etc.
In this article we will investigate the 188 appellations (titles) and epithets (descriptive phrases expressing a characteristic of someone) that are used to name the one God of the Hebrew people in their Holy Scriptures (the Tanakh).
In the Hebrew scriptures that name is written as JHWH, since Hebrew script originally contained no vowels. God’s name was almost certainly pronounced in early times, but by the third century BCE the consonants were regarded as so sacred that they were never articulated.
God created the universe yesh me'ayin (out of nothing) by means of His Word (Genesis 1:1). In the Scriptures, the first time God speaks we see that He creates the divine light:
Like other Hebrew proper names, the name of God is more than a mere distinguishing title. It represents the Hebrew conception of the divine nature or character and of the relation of God to His people.
The Hebrew Bible commences with a majestic cosmological account of the genesis of the universe. According to Genesis 1:1–2:4a (the P account according to the documentary hypothesis), God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day.
Hebrew Names of God. The Spirit of God as revealed in the Tanakh. Introduction. "The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life." (Job 33:4) From the time of creation constant reference is made in Holy Writ to Messiah and the Messianic hope of Israel.
