Re: Religian (was:Iraq

On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:48:32 -0500, "tlmfru" <lacey@mts.net> wrote:

>
>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.


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