Adonis | Anat | Asherah | Astarte | Ba'al | Berith | Dagon | El | Elyon | Elohim | Hadad | Mot | Salem | Shaddai | Yaw Adonai | El | Elohim | Elyon | Shaddai | Shekinah | YHWH Adad | Amurru | An/Anu | Anshar | Asshur | Abzu/Apsu | Enki/Ea | Enlil | Ereshkigal | Inanna/Ishtar | Kingu | Kishar | Lahmu & Lahamu | Marduk | Mummu | Nabu | Nammu | Nanna/Sin | Nergal | Ninhursag/Damkina | Ninlil | Tiamat | Utu/Shamash In Judaism, the name of God is more than a distinguishing title. It represents the Jewish conception ...

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• Names of God in Judaism - Names of God
• Names of God in Judaism - The Tetragrammaton
• Names of God in Judaism - Other names of God
• Names of God in Judaism - Miracles of the divine names
• Names of God in Judaism - Kabbalistic use
• Names of God in Judaism - Laws of writing divine names
• Names of God in Judaism - The tradition of seven divine names
• Names of God in Judaism - Bibliography

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Names of God in Judaism - The Tetragrammaton. The most important name of God in Judaism is the Tetragrammaton, the four-letter name of God. This name is first mentioned in the book of Genesis and is usually translated as 'the Lord'. Because Jews have for a long period of time considered it blasphemy to pronounce, the correct pronunciation of this name has been forgotten—the original Hebrew texts only included consonants. Modern scholars conjecture that it was pronounced "Yahweh". The Hebrew letters are named See also:

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In the Haggadah (the traditional Hebrew Passover text) it is written that the divine names of God could be used to perform miracles if one knew their combination. Names of God in Judaism - Kabbalistic use. The system of cosmology of the Kabbalah explains the significance of the names. One of the most important names is that of the En Sof אין סוף ("Infinite" or "Endless"), who is above the Sefirot. The forty-two-lettered name contains the combined names אהיה יהוה אדוני הויה, th ...

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According to Jewish tradition, the sacredness of the divine names must be recognized by the professional scribe who writes the Scriptures, or the chapters for the tefillin and the mezuzah. Before transcribing any of the divine names he prepares mentally to sanctify them. Once he begins a name he does not stop until it is finished, and he must not be interrupted while writing it, even to greet a king. If an error is made in writing it, it may not be erased, but a line must be drawn round it to show that it is canceled, and the whole page mus ...

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Names of God in Judaism, Names of God in Judaism - Names of God, Names of God in Judaism - The Tetragrammaton, Names of God in Judaism - Other names of God, Names of God in Judaism - Miracles of the divine names, Names of God in Judaism - Kabbalistic use, Names of God in Judaism - Laws of writing divine names, Names of God in Judaism - The tradition of seven divine names, Names of God in Judaism - Bibliography

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