Tag: adonai

Yet To Be #115

In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.

What’s in a title continued…

El is translated from Hebrew into English meaning God which is the first name of God as seen in Genesis 1 verse 1.

Elohim is plural for God and Eloah is the singular in Hebrew for God. Even though Elohim is a plural noun it does not mean the Hebrews worshipped many gods. The Hebrews of the Old Testament had only one God who was Yahweh. They believed in monotheism which is the worship of one God. It is also the first commandment given to them by Yahweh.


“Thou shalt have no other gods before me…for I am a jealous God.” Exodus 20 verses 3 and 5.


Why would Elohim be plural? Maybe it is the evidence that the Son was with God the Father in eternity past before the worlds were made.
“Let us make man in our image” Genesis 1 verse 26.Who is He speaking with? In the Gospel of John chapter 1 verse 1, “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.”


Historical Fact: After the Babylonian exile in the 6th century BCE (before the current era) even from the 3rd century BCE onward Hebrews slowly ceased to use the name, Yahweh. The name was too scared and in the synagogue, the Hebrew word Adonai meaning “my Lord” was used vocally. Adonai was translated as Kyros “Lord” in Greek.

Yet To Be # 93

Adonai in Hebrew means God is my Lord.

Day 4 of May What’s in a Name…

Church on the hill

We name people or things to give them value or to put them in a category. Sometimes a given name is chosen on a lark or because of some significance. A name is how we are called and gives the owner of that name meaning.  

The God of the old testament has a name, Jehovah or Yahweh, Yehowah which is a hybrid form from Latin letters JHVH with the vowels of Adonai.  Adonai in Hebrew means God is my Lord. 

 This month of May is a new beginning where we will in this blog discuss and learn more about God, in so doing our relationship with him and understanding him will grow. And therefore, the more we read about him, the more our hearts yearn for him, to be close to him.  

And the Angel of the Lord said unto him, “Why ask thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret.” Judges 13:18