Names of God in the Old Testament
KING JAMES VERSION |
HEBREW |
MEANING |
'God' Gen.31:13 |
El (Ail) |
Might; Supreme power or strength |
'God' Deut.32:15 |
Eloah |
A mighty One |
'God' Gen.1:1 |
Elohim |
Mighty One(s) (‘im’ generally (but not always) denotes plural in Hebrew) |
'God' Isa.44:8 |
Tsur |
Rock, Strength. |
'LORD' Gen.4:3 'GOD' Gen.6:5 |
YHWH Yahweh (Jehovah vowel pointing incorrect?) |
He who is/will be. |
'LORD' Ex.15:2 |
Yah |
Shortened form of above. |
'LORD God' Gen.2:4 |
Yahweh Elohim |
He who is/will be mighty ones. |
'LORD of Hosts' 1Sam.1:3 (NT Sabaoth Rom.9:29) |
Yahweh Tzevaoth |
He who is/will be armies. |
‘LORD is my shepherd’ |
Yahweh Rohi |
He who is/will be my shepherd |
‘LORD is there’ Ezek.48:35 |
Yahweh Shammah |
He who is/will be present. |
‘LORD that healeth’ |
Yahweh Rapha |
He who is/will be healer. |
‘LORD our righteousness’ Jer.23:6 |
Yahweh Tsidkenu |
He who is/will be righteousness. |
‘Jehovahjireh’ Gen.22:14 |
Yahweh Jireh |
He who (or will) see/provide. |
‘Jehovahnissi’ Ex.17:15 |
Yahweh Nissi |
He who is/will be our banner. |
‘Jehovahshalom’ Jud.6:24 |
Yahweh Shalom |
He who is/will be peace. |
'Lord' Psa.8:1 |
Adon |
Lord, Ruler, Sovereign. |
'Lord' Gen.18:3 |
Adonai |
Emphatic of above. |
'Lord GOD' Isa.25:8 |
Adonai Yahweh |
(My) Lord he who is/will be. |
'Almighty' Psa.91:1 |
Shaddai |
Most mighty. |
'Almighty God' Gen.17:1 |
El Shaddai |
Might of the Most mighty. |
'Most High God' Gen.14:18 |
El Elyon |
Might of the Most High. |
‘God seest me’ Gen.16:13 |
El Roi |
Might who sees. |
‘Everlasting God’ Isa.40:28 |
El Olam |
Might Everlasting. |
'I am that I am' Ex.3:14 |
Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh |
I am that I am/I will be who I will be. |
In the New Testament, titles are used for God rather than names.
‘Lord’ Luke 1:32 Kurios – Lord or Master
‘God’ Luke 1:32 Theos – God
‘Almighty’ 2 Corinthians 6:18 – pantokrator – Ruler
‘Father’ Matthew 6:9 – pater - father
I hope this helps
God bless,
Glenn