Names of G-D

The very name of G-d is a guarantee of fulfillment of promises.

JEHOVAH = L-RD, in the Old Covenant occurs 6823 times.

ELOHIM = G-D, 2570 times

ADONAI = L-RD JEHOVAH, 134 times

SHADDAI = ALMIGHTY 39 times

There is general recognition of the fact that Jehovah was the specific name of the G-d of Israelites as distinguished from the deities or tribal idols of the surrounding gentile nations. (Ex. 3:15;

Ps. 83:18).

There are three primary names for G-d in the Hebrew bible;

EL (including its forms Elohim and Eloah, and also the Aramaic Elaho, translated (G-d) in our English bible.

YHVH, or Yehavah (the Tetragrammaton), which translates L-RD (all caps).

Adon or Adonai, which comes into English as (L-rd).

MESSIAH, then was Jehovah Himself become incarnate, G-d manifest in the flesh, so some say, Jehovah was the covenant name, and in Messiah, G-d was mindful of His gracious covenant.

JEHOVAH-JIRAH, ‘the L-rd will provide.’ (Gen. 22:14; Phil. 4:19) Abraham commemorated G-d’s deliverance and grace manifested on Mt. Moriah by calling the place Jehovah-jireh. No matter what need may arise, Jehovah-jireh is a name promising relief.

JEHOVAH-ROHEI, ‘the miracle healer.’ This is another divine title which is full of promise for those who are physically and spiritually sick. (Ex. 15:26; Ps. 103:3; Jer. 8:22, 30:13; Hosea 7:1; Luke 4:18; Mk. 11:28-30; Rev. 22:2)

JEHOVAH-NISSI, ‘the L-rd is my banner.’ (Ex. 17:15; Gen. 15:1; 2 Sam. 23:2; Ps. 3:3; SOS 8:4; Ps 60:4, 20:5; Is. 49:22; Acts 4:30; Heb. 2:10) Banners, bearing a figure or device of some sort, and frequently inscribed, born in front of armies. The Israelites, every tribe had its own particular standard, had banners. The banner speaks of G-d as a Campaigner. The promises for our heart is that with G-d’s help, victory is sure.

JEHOVAH-MEKKADDISHKEN, ‘the L-rd our sanctification.’ (Ex. 31:13, 15:11; 2 Chr. 19:34, 30:17; Josh. 24:19; Ezek. 37:28, 8:28; Jn. 17:17; 1 Cor. 1:2, 6:11; 1 Thess. 5:23) The promise and performance of our personal sanctification is resident in Jehovah-Mekaddishkem. The primary root of ‘sanctification’ is that of a separation or setting apart. It is a separation including a dedication of an object or a person to and for G-d, to belong wholly to Him and to be used for HIS GLORY (Is. 4:3). G-d has promised, and waits to fulfill in our fully yielded lives.

JEHOVAH-SHALOM, ‘the L-rd sends peace’ (Judge 6:24). This is one of the most revered of divine titles by Jew and Gentile alike. He is a G-d of Peace, who provides us with an antidote for the fear, upset and turmoil of the times. ( Gen. 41:16; Num. 6:26; Ps. 29:11; Prov. 3:2, 3:17; Is. 9:6, 26:3, 48:18; Matt. 5:9; Jn. 14:27, 16:33; 2 Thess. 3:16; Col. 3;15; Phil. 4:17; Judges 6:24) Peace for the individual and for the nation can only be found in returning to G-d the author and giver of peace.

JEHOVAH-ISABAOTH, ‘the L-rd of Host’ (1 Sam. 1:3; Gen. 32:2; 1 Chr. 12:22, 9:19; 1 Kings 19:10; Ps 46:7,11, 108:11; Amos 5:27; Rom. 9:29; Ps. 24:7,10) G-d is well able to perform all He has promised. It can be gathered from the wealth of meaning in Jehovah-Isabaoth. He is L-rd of the angelic host above. Having created all angelic beings, they carry out His will and purpose on our behalf. He is also the

L-rd of all the feathered host of the sky, all the animal, and human host.

JEHOVAH-ROHI, ‘the L-rd is my shepherd’ (Ps. 23:1, 80:1, 95:7, 100:3, 77:20; SOS 1:7; Is. 40:11, 40:6; Ez. 34:8,23; Zech. 13:7; Jn. 10:14; Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 2:25, 5:4) As His sheep, He will lead, feed, protect and heal us.

JEHOVAH-GOALEKA, ‘the L-rd is my redeemer’, (Is. 44:24) Isaiah gave us this title. Redeem means to set free or let go from sin or bondage.

JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU, ‘the L-rd our righteousness’, (Jer. 23:6, 33:16) Full of promise for all who are ‘guilty, vile and full of sin.’ (1 Kg. 3:6; 2 Chr. 6:23; Judges 5:11; Job 6:29, 36:3; Ps. 118:19, 51:14, 17:5, 71:16; Prov. 8:8, 14:34; Is. 51:1, 32:1, 5:6, 11:5, 46:13; Jer. 51:10; Dan. 9:7; Mk. 2:17; Lk. 1:25; Rom. 6:13, 5:21; 1 Cor. 1:30; Heb. 12:11, 11:7; 2 Tim. 4:8; Rev. 19:8)

JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH, ‘the L-rd is there’, The presence of G-d is assured really and spiritually, in the Person of His Spirit. (Ez. 48:35; Gen. 28:15, 26:28, 39:2, 21:23; Ex. 33:14; Deut. 10:17; 1 Chr. 16:27; 2 Kg. 24:20; Judges 6:16; Ruth 2:4; Josh. 1:9; Ps. 23:4; Matt. 1:23, 28:20; Heb. 13:5; Lam. 5:19)

JEHOVAH-EL SHADDAL, ‘G-d Almighty’. EL means ‘strength’ or ‘the Strong One,’ SH implies ‘He who is’, and DAI, ‘all sufficient’. G-d is the strength-giver, the satisfier, who pours Himself into believing lives of His people. (Gen. 17:1, 28:3; Ex. 6:3; Num. 24:4; Lk. 1:49; Rev. 1:8, 4:8, 11:17, 15:3, 21:22)

JEHOVAH RA-AH, ‘the L-rd-shepherd.’ He is shepherding those redeemed by His blood who are in the world. Promises of divine shepherd-hood are many and varied. (Gen. 49:24; Ps. 80:1; Is. 40:11; Zech. 16:1, 13:7; Jn. 16:14, 10:16; Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 2:25, 5:4; Jn. 10:11-29)

EL HANA ‘EMAN, the faithful G-d’, Comes from the root ‘aman’, which means ‘assurance’ or ‘faithfulness’. It implies something tested or proven. (Deut. 7:9)

EL HAGADOL, ‘the great G-d’. (Deut. 10:17) This verse uses all three of G-d’s primary names; YHWH, Elohim and Adonai. In the Hebrew it says: ‘for YHWH your Elohikem (the L-rd your G-d) is Elohi of elohim (G-d of G-d’s) and Adonai of adonim (L-rd of L-rd’s), Hael Hagadol (the Great G-d).

EL SHADDAI, ‘the all-sufficient G-d’, Comes from an Akkadian word meaning ‘mountain’ or ‘beast’, translating to mean ‘the mountain G-d’. It speaks of the majesty and grandeur of G-d. One who nurtures and sustains His people. Means ‘sufficiency’; The G-d who is enough. (Gen. 17:1) ‘I am THE ALMIGHTY G-D (Heb. El Shaddai); walk before me and be thou perfect.’

SHADDAI, ‘the Almighty’, in Hebrew, the word Shaddai has three letters: shin, dalet yod. The ancient rabbis took those three Hebrew letters and made an acrostic. The shin stands for shagad, which means ‘watching’. The dalet stands for Yisrael, which of course is ‘Israel’. So this symbol, the Shaddai; signifies the One who ‘watches the doors of Israel’. He is the One who guards Israel.

ELOHIM, ‘G-d of G-d’s, the Almighty G-d’. El means mighty or strong. Him is a plural ending in the Hebrew that indicates three or more.