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What's in a name?
Words have great spiritual importance. God created the world with words and rules over the world with words. The power of words is in their meaning, not so much in their pronunciation. I am often asked how the name of YHVH is pronounced (Yahweh or Yehovah)? The very question partly misses the point. There is no discussion in the Torah, the Prophets, or the New Covenant on how to pronounce the name.
A name is a word that describes a person. The names in the Bible had prophetic meaning. They described a person's character, his destiny, his purpose. To the degree that we are looking at a name to have power by its sound, we have fallen into superstition. However, when we seek to understand the spiritual significance of a name, we are touching the root of its power.
So if I were asked how to pronounce the YHVH, I would like to respond:
Exodus 34:5-7 And YHVH came down in a cloud and stood with him there and called the name YHVH. And YHVH crossed before His face and cried, "YHVH, merciful God and gracious, longsuffering and great in mercy and truth, keeping mercy to thousands..."
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