What does it mean to say Allah or yahweh or jehovah?
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The term "Allah" simply means "the [one] god", implying a single Almighty deity reminiscient of the Judeo-Christian "Yahweh" / "Jehovah". However, it is significant that "Allah" is clearly NOT a personal name, while the Hebrew Tetragrammaton clearly *IS* a personal name for Almighty God.\n\nIt's not exactly wrong to call the Almighty by the impersonal "God", just as it's not wrong to call one's offspring "Child". Faithful men of the Holy Scriptures used both "God" and a form of "Jehovah" when they referred to and addressed the Almighty. However, the term "Allah" seems intended specifically to reject Judeo-Christian spiritual heritage.\n\nIf we want a familiar and close relationship, it makes sense to use the personal name of someone we love. The Scriptures encourage us to use God's personal name.\n\nThe Hebrew name “Yahweh” (or “Yehowah”) does seem to accurately pronounce the divine name. Just as the Hebrew name “Yeshua” (or “Yehoshua”) is translated into “Jesus” in English, the Hebrew name “Yahweh” is translated into “Jehovah” in English.\n\nThe important thing is to use God’s personal name in whatever language you speak, rather than insisting upon the impersonal! The name “Yahweh” is certainly preferable to the non-name “God” or “Lord”, especially if you speak Hebrew. If you speak English, feel free to use the name "Jehovah".\n\n(Psalms 83:18) That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth\n\n(John 17:26) [Jesus said] I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them\n\nLearn more:\nhttp://watchtower.org/library/na/index.htm\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/na/
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Yeah, they actually do, as well as Christians. The only difference is that Muslims refer to God as Allah, which is Islamic for god, and the Jews call him Jehovah, which is Hebrew for god. Some Christians who live in the Middle East even refer to God as Allah, because that's His name in their language.
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Though there is uncertainty about how God’s name was pronounced in ancient Hebrew, its meaning is not a complete mystery. His name means “He Causes to Become.” Jehovah God thereby identifies himself as the Great Purposer. He always causes his purposes and promises to become reality. Only the true God, who has the power to do this, can rightfully bear that name.—Isaiah 55:11.\n\nUnquestionably, the name Jehovah serves to distinguish Almighty God from all other gods. That is why that name appears so often in the Bible. While many translations fail to use the divine name, Psalm 83:18 clearly states: “You, whose name is Jehovah, you alone are the Most High over all the earth.” During his ministry, Jesus Christ taught his followers: “You must pray, then, this way: ‘Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified.’” (Matthew 6:9) We should, then, use God’s name when we pray, speak of him, and praise him before others.\n\nJehovah's Witnesses are being called like that, because they are witnesses of God Jehovah. They want people to know what God's Name is. How else can God's name being sactified?\n\nThe American Standard Version uses almost 7000 times the name Jehovah, as does the New World Translation wich is published and distributed to more that 235 countries in many languages. \n\nThat the King James version leaves the name out of it, shows that the writes gave in to the churches wishes to leave the name out. In the origional text the Name is used almost 7000 times.\n\nEven in Afrcan cultures and countries, the Name Jehovah is known throughout history. \n\nLike in the movie with Indiana Jones he has to follow the steps of Jehovah, but in Latin it was spelled wit "Y" So Yehovah. In English it's being accepted as Jehovah. In Italian it's Geova, In Danish and German it's Jehova. \n\nIf the name is so formilliar to people throughout history, (The Jews know the name very well, but decline to use it because it's to holy to pronounce or writing it down) than why should people nowadays remove the name?\n\nIn Denmark, the name Jehovah is even linked with one of their kings, Christian IV, as he has inbedded the name in many churches and royal buildings throughout the country. (Christian IV lived in the 16 century)\n\nIn The Netherlands you can find the Bible museum in Amsterdam, where you can find the name Jehovah.\n\nThe name is recognized by many scientific and religious authorities. \n\nSo think again, The Name is very important to us people, because that is how The True God distinguishes himself from the fals god's.\n\nHow would you like to go in to history?\nAs Captain? Chief? Sir? Or as Robert, Hendrik, Christian, Ali, Sara?\n\nIt distinguishes you from the others when someone is calling out your name. Isn't The Name of God not more important than that of us people?
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Allah is a false God. Worship of Allah is really worship of Satan.\n\n(Deuteronomy 6:4) Jehovah our God is one Jehovah\n\n(1 Corinthians 8:4-6) There is no God but one. For even though there are those who are called “gods,” whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords,” there is actually to us one God the Father, out of whom all things are, and we for him
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Allah is the Arabic word for God....so...\nThe Wolof word for Allah (God) is YAALA.\n\nHowever if he was a Muslim he would use the word Allah when making pray
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JEHOVAH.\n(Exodus 3:15; 6:3; Psalm 83:18; Isaiah 42:8; 54:5) \n~_~
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jews can say jehovah it's not even his name his name is Yah(Yahweh) the israelites didn't want to say his name, god never told them not to say his name.\n\nPsalm 79:5-6"How long, LORD? Wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire? Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy NAME.\nJeremiah 10:25"Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy NAME:\n\nGod always declare his name "i am the LORD(YHWH) thy God" call on him by another name is forbidden "for he is a jealous God and his Glory shall not be give unto another" or another name. his name is use 6,823 times and yall say he don't like us to use it. If he didn't want us to use it why tell Moses his name to teach to the israelites. Please don't do what the Israelites did, because God curse he, see they gave there land away and nobody knows what happen to the 12 tribes of Israel, do what they did recieve there punishment.
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The basic translation of the Hebrew God's name is YHWH.  The Jews left out the vowels because no human is worthy to either write or speak the full name of God.  Modern English speakers, fill in the vowel spaces with likely sounds, producing Yahweh.\n\nAs far as we can tell, the oldest name for the Hebrew God is YHWH, making this the most proper name.  Also, Christianity and Islam were created out of Judaism, so YHWH would be most proper name for the God of Christians and the God of Islam.\n\nThe basic story, from what I remember, is that Abraham was contacted by YHWH and his family and those who chose to follow YHWH became the Jews.  Over time, the Jews needed a Messiah, or a spiritual leader to bring them back to the right way of worship, so Jesus was sent to earth to help the Jews find the right path.  The followers of Jesus became the Christians.  After some time, Mohammed was born and spent his young life traveling, and came in contact with both Christian and Jewish merchants, from whom he learned about YHWH.  After some time, Mohammed was contacted by YHWH and became his prophet.  The followers of Mohammed became the Muslims.\n\nThat is roughly how it all went.  So, Non-Jews call God YHWH because that is his name, and we all follow that same God.
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Psalm 83:18 does say Gods name is Jehovah. In the original hebrew manuscripts the tetragramaton appeared almost 7000 times. Over the years many bible translators have removed the name Jehovah because some religions believe that the name is too sacred to pronounce. \n\nCould you really call someone who you don't know their name your best friend or even friend? Jehovah God tells us we can draw close to him and he wants us to use his name. \n\nOn the official web site of Jehovah's Witnesses there is a part that explains more. www.watchtower.org
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The personal name of the only true God is JEHOVAH.\nJehovah is translated from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton,which means,"he causes to become".These four Hebrew letters are represented in many languages by the letters JHVH or YHWH.\nNo human today can be certain how it was orginally pronounced in Hebrew.Because Biblical Hebrew was orginally written with only consonants,no vowels.When the language was in everyday use,readers easily provided the proper vowels.In time however,the Jews came to have the superstitious idea that it was wrong to say God's personal name out loud,so they used substitute expressions.And the original pronounciation of the divine name was lost.\nMany scholars favour the spelling "Yahweh",but it is uncertain and there is no agreement among them.On the other hand,"Jehovah"is the form of the name that is more readily recognised,because it has been used in English for centuries and preserves,equally with other forms,the four consonants of the Hebrew Tetragrammaton.\nYou can find the divine name in the New World Translation which has had God's name put back where it belongs.\nOr you could try older versions of the King James Bible,in places such as Exodus 6:3;Psalm 83:18;Isaiah 12:2;26:4.\nThe American Standard Version has the name Jehovah used consistently in the Hebrew Scriptures beginning with Genesis 2:4.\nThe New American Bible has a footnote on Exodus3:14 favouring the form :Yahweh" but the name does not appear in the main text of the translation.\nMany other Bibles also have in their footnotes God's Name and replace it in the text with titles such as "Lord";"God" etc
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It's not exactly wrong to call the Almighty by the impersonal "God", just as it's not wrong to call one's offspring "Child". If we want a familiar and close relationship, however, it makes sense to use the personal name of someone we love. In English, God's name is “Jehovah”  and his Son's name is “Jesus”.\n\nThe Hebrew name “Yahweh” (or “Yehowah”) expresses the divine name perhaps more accurately with its original Hebrew pronunciation. But just as the Hebrew name “Yeshua” (or “Yehoshua”) is translated into “Jesus” in English, the Hebrew name “Yahweh” is translated into “Jehovah” in English. \n\nSome argumentative persons will argue that the Hebrew name “Yahweh” must only be translated into English as “I am what I am”. Yet such troublemakers fail to explain why they do not translate the Hebrew name “Yeshua” into English as “Jehovah is Salvation” or “I am what I am is Salvation”, which of course their small-minded literalism must surely require with regard to the name we know as “Jesus”.\n\nThe important thing is to use God’s personal name in whatever language you speak, rather than insisting upon the impersonal! Even the Hebrew name “Yahweh” is certainly preferable to the non-name “God”, and the name “Yeshua” is certainly preferable to the non-name “Son”\n\nPs 83:18 That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth
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It's another word for "holy". The word "holy" means "set apart". In other words, "there is no Name like Your Name, our Heavenly Father."
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the word Allah means God in arabic, and it should be used in evry language
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Allah is Arabic for God just as:\n\nSpanish Dios\nFrench Dieu\nGerman Gott\nItalian Dio\nDutch De god\nPortuguese Deus\nRussian Бог\nNorwegian Gud \n\nIn the Quran in Arabic there are 99 names for God.
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My Religion isn't a religion at all it is a way of life,the way YAH.YAH is the name of what you would call god but he isn't god.YAH's name is featured in the old testament many times go to Sums 68:4. Some may say JAH Or Some other thing but His name is YAH and he is the father of the hebrews.
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The word God never existed until the English language invented.\nthe word allah existed since Adam and eve........\nIf you read the Bible just before crucifiction of Jesus christ he said in his words ellah ellah lamah sabah tani ..go and get a copy of hebru Bible ..now the word ellah ellah Does it sounds like jehovah jehovah ? NO\ndoes it sounds like God God? No\nDoes it sounds like Allah Allah? YES\n\nthose who want to find the word God ,surly they can find from english dictionaries , not from the Holy books of God
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1- "Allah" comes from the Arabic word "elah" - (Arabic) means 'a god' or something that is worshipped. This word (elah) can be made plural, as in "aleha" and it can be male or female. "Allah" comes from "elaha" but it brings more clarification and understanding. \nAllah = Has no gender (not male and not female)\n "He" is used only out of respect and dignity - not for gender\nAllah = Always singular - Never plural \n "We" is used only as the "Royal WE" just as in English for royalty\nAllah =Means "The Only One to be Worshipped"\n\n\n2- "Allah" is the same word used by Christian and Jewish Arabs in the Bible, before Islam came. \nOn page one [1] of Genesis in the Old Testament, we find the word "Allah" seventeen [17] times.