The Meaning of Yahweh (YHWH) in the Bible

Yahweh is the name of God in the Hebrew Bible.

Since the Hebrew language did not have vowels, the name is often written as YHWH. This is known as the tetragrammaton

In the Bible, the word Yahweh is written as "Lord" (in Hebrew, "Adonai," and in Greek, "Kyrios," and Latin, "Dominus") because the people of Israel considered God's name to be sacred.

The word Yahweh is connected to the name that God gave to Moses.

Moses met God in the burning bush. God sent him forth to free his people from Egypt, but before he left Moses asked him his name. God replied, "I am."

"But Moses said to God, 'If I come to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' what shall I say to them?' God said to Moses, 'I am who I am.' He said further, 'Thus you shall say to the Israelites, 'I am has sent me to you.'"
—Exodus 3:13-14

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