Names of God

God's covenant name, revealed to Moses at the burning bush. Four Hebrew letters — yod, he, waw, he — usually voiced 'Yahweh' and rendered 't…

The most common Hebrew word for 'God' — grammatically plural, treated as singular when referring to the God of Israel. The first name of God…

'My Lord' in Hebrew. The reverent substitute Jewish readers used (and still use) in place of the divine name YHWH — which is why English Bib…

'God Almighty' — the name by which God revealed himself to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Traditionally translated 'Almighty'; po…

'The LORD will provide' — the name Abraham gave the place on Mount Moriah where God provided a ram in place of Isaac. The first of the compo…

'Father' in Aramaic — the intimate household word a child would use. Jesus used it in prayer; Paul writes that the Spirit teaches Christians…

'God Most High' — the name by which Melchizedek blesses Abraham and by which the Psalms acclaim God's universal sovereignty over the nations…