Names of God in the Bible
To Whom am I to pray? To whom am I to communicate? With whom am I to commune? Islam prays to الله Allāh, Judeo Christians to YHWH/God, Christians to Jesus, Hinduism to Shiva, Brahma, and Indra, The list of names used to address God is longer than the total number of languages which have existed. […]
Ẓeba’ot: Hosts or Armies
Ẓeba’ot צָבָא ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ of hosts/armies YHWH and Elohim frequently occur with Ẓeba’ot YHWH Elohe Ẓeba’ot (“YHWH God of Hosts”)
Shaddai: Sufficient or Almighty
Shaddai (Sufficient/Almighty, Hebrew šad·day, שַׁדָּי) Occurs along with El, Occurs independently as a name of God, (see Job) LXX., sometimes παντοκράτωρ the word as (“He who is sufficient”)
Adonai: Lord or Master
Adonai (Lord/Master, ad-o-noy’, אֲדֹנָי) plural The singular form means “master, owner.” implying Authority, Provider Adonai ( = “Lord”), The MT has replaced the tetragrammaton (יהוה) YHWH with Lord
El: (God, Hebrew, ale, אֵל)
El: from a root word meaning—might, strength, power. True God of Israel. El Elohe Israel (God, the God of Israel) El Gibbor (Hero God) El Ḥai (Living God) El Olam (Everlasting God) Emphasizes God’s Immutability and is connected with His inexhaustibleness (Gen. 16:13). El Ro’i (Seeing God), El Shaddai (Almighty God) God’s loving supply […]