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	YHWH
	By: Mentor Date: December 14, 2012, 4:20 am
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	[B]Tetragrammaton[/B]
	Hebrew: יהוה transliterated to the Latin
	letters YHWH. It is derived from a verb that means "to be",and
	is considered in Judaism to be a proper name of the God of
	Israel used in the Hebrew Bible.
	[B]Jewish Encyclopedia[/B]
	Like other Hebrew proper names, the name of God is more than a
	mere distinguishing title. It represents the Hebrew conception
	of the divine nature or character and of the relation of God to
	His people. It represents the Deity as He is known to His
	worshipers, and stands for all those attributes which He bears
	in relation to them and which are revealed to them through His
	activity on their behalf. A new manifestation of His interest or
	care may give rise to a new name. So, also, an old name may
	acquire new content and significance through new and varied
	experience of these sacred relations.
	It can readily be understood, therefore, how the divine name is
	often spoken of as equivalent to the divine presence or power or
	glory. In Exodus 23: 20-23 it is promised that Yhwh's angel will
	lead and give victory to His people, who must yield reverent
	obedience, for, the Lord says, "my name is in him." The devout
	Israelite will not take the name of a false god upon his lips
	(Exodus 23:13; Joshua 23:7; Hosea 2:16-17; Psalms 16:4). To make
	mention of Yhwh's name is to assert confidence in His strength
	and present and efficient aid. The name excites emotions of
	love, joy, and praise (Psalms 5:11; 7:17; 9:2; 20:1, 7). That
	name is, therefore, especially connected with the altar or
	sanctuary, the place where God records His name (Exodus 20:24),
	or "the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all
	your tribes to put His name there" (Deuteronomy 12:5; 1Kings
	8:16, 29; 9:3; Jeremiah 7:12). The Temple is "the place of the
	name of the Lord of hosts, the mount Zion" (Isaiah 18:7). In one
	or two comparatively late passages "the Name"
	(יהוה) is used absolutely, doubtless as
	an equivalent for "the name of Yhwh" (Leviticus 24:11, 16;
	Deuteronomy 28:58).
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