Correct me if Im wrong but isn't God's name [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
Jehovah
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Jehovah is an English transcription of [FONT=David,narkisim,"]יְהֹוָה[/FONT], which is a specific
vocalized spelling of [FONT=David,narkisim,"]יהוה[/FONT] (i.e. the
Tetragrammaton) that is found in the
Masoretic Text.
[FONT=David,narkisim,"]יְהֹוָה[/FONT] has the consonants of the Tetragrammaton, and [FONT=David,narkisim,"]יְהֹוָה[/FONT] 's vowel points are similar to, but not precisely the same as the vowel points found in
Adonai.
Since the beginning of the 17th century, [or possibly even earlier], scholars have questioned whether the vowel points found in [FONT=David,narkisim,"]יְהֹוָה[/FONT] are the actual vowel points of God's name. Some scholarly sources teach that [FONT=David,narkisim,"]יְהֹוָה[/FONT] has the vowel points of [FONT=David,narkisim,"]אֲדֹנָי[/FONT] [i.e. Adonai], but to be redundant, the vowel points of these two words are not precisely the same, and scholars are not in total agreement as to why [FONT=David,narkisim,"]יְהֹוָה[/FONT] does not have the precise same vowel points as Adonai has.
The first English translators of [FONT=David,narkisim,"]יְהֹוָה[/FONT], believed they had the correct vowel points, and translated it as it was written:
"Jehova" in 1270 A.D. Latin."Iehouah" in 1530 A.D. English."Iehovah" in 1611 A.D. English."Jehovah" in 1769 A.D. English."Yehowah" used by some using another transcription of the consonants of the Tetragrammaton (See
Yahweh). Many religious followings, including
Catholics [1] and
Orthodox Christians have been using the name Jehovah during the last 2 centuries.
[2] King-James-Only Movement Christians believe that Jehovah is the correct name that English-speaking people shall use for God.
[3] Followers of the Watchtower movement, Jehovah's Witnesses (previously known as International Bible Students until 1931) have been using the name throughout the world (with exceptions)
[4] as the most commonly spoken English pronunciation.
[5] of the Tetragrammaton.
[6] Most search engines (such as Google) will return a large number of WTBTS pages, since the rendering Jehovah (and its variations) appear on virtually every WTBS page.
Latter-day Saints believe that Jehovah was the name of the pre-mortal
Jesus Christ,
[7] and that he is a distinct being from God the Father, whom Latter-day Saints sometimes refer to as
Elohim.
[8]
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