| SkippyPB 2007-09-28, 6:55 pm |
| On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:48:32 -0500, "tlmfru" <lacey@mts.net> wrote:
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>SkippyPB <swiegand@nospam.neo.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:mcjnf35mpdt86vsv8saidbplhsb6bu1uf7@
4ax.com...
> Actually, it isn't. There are no vowels in that script. YHWH is the
>"word"; it stood for the unpronounceable name of God. Remember, knowing
>someone's real name was (and quite often still is) held to give one power
>over the person: and how could any mortal have pwoer over God?
>
The Hebrew word is actually YHVH like you said but it means LORD. The
website http://www.allaboutgod.com/Names-Of-God.htm documents all the
names used for God in the Bible. Elohim appears the most times. It
is a word which means strength or power.
Regards,
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