The "Key"  
to Pronouncing God's Name
is "Theophoric" Names

 
The "Key" 
to Pronouncing God's Name
is "Theophoric" Names

Conclusive Evidence -
using Theophoric Names

So much debate has raged through the years
about the pronunciation of God's Name.
But with the use of "Theophoric" names,
there is no longer any debate.  The guess
work is over. 

Since God's name is written in Hebrew without
any vowels - many contend that we no longer
know how to say God's name.
This of course is only an excuse to continue
avoiding His Name - or to pronouncing it the
way that God's enemies would like us to.

Theophoric names are names that start with
the same letters that God's name starts with.
They are names that have been uttered verbally
for centuries - without any hesitance or ridiculous
superstition.

Without exception, these "theophoric" names have
all started with "Yeho" in Hebrew and when trans-
lated into English - they all start with "Jeho".
Therefore - we automatically know that God's
name - which starts with the same Hebrew letters
as the "Theophoric" Names - must also be spelled
and pronounced in its beginning as "Yeho" in
Hebrew and as "Jeho" in English.

"The name Jhvh (Jehovah) enters into
the composition of many names of persons
in the Old Testament, as the initial element,
in the form Jeho- (as in Jehoram),"
-The Encyclopedia Britannica,
11th edition; 1910-11, vol. 15, pp. 312,
in the Article “JEHOVAH”

"Think about the Theophoric names--
the names which incorporate the name of God.
These include names like Jehosophat."
-Eric Rasmusen;
Indiana University Foundation Professor

God's name is "Yeho-wah" in Hebrew and "Jeho-vah"
in English.  Likewise, His son's name is
"Yeho-shua" in Hebrew and "Jeho-shua" in English.

As we shall see - Theophoric names not only
show us how God's name should be spelled and
pronounced, but they also give conclusive evidence
as  to how the Messiah's Name should be spelled
and pronounced.

It was not until many years after Christ died, that
his name was changed to J-zeus or "Jesus" by the
Romans, in an effort to please the pagan populace
under her rulership

Christ's Name Starts with the Same Letters
As God's Name

"Christ's name is of Hebrew origin
and is taken from the name Yehoshua,
which in English is translated as Jehoshua. 
Yehoshua, in Hebrew means "Yehovah Saves". "
-Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Theophoric Names.

Numerous proper Names in the Bible
start with the First letters of God's Name
as written in the "Tetragrammaton".

Since we have these Names in Hebrew
and translated into English,- it is Simple
to see how God's Name should be
pronounced today - both in Hebrew and
English.

The names that start with the first letters
of God's Name are known as "Theophoric
Names".  Christ's Name -  is one of them.




As seen by the images above - The Messiah's name in
Hebrew starts with the very same letter's that God's name
does.

Christ's name ends with "Shua" - which means "to save".
And how appropriate that God chose that name for him,
because he is the Salvation that Jehovah God sent to
mankind.

The Name of God  --  "Yehovah" - "Jehovah" (abv. "Jah")
The Name of Christ  --  "Yehoshua" - Jehoshua" (abv. "Jahshua)

Conclusive Evidence -
using Theophoric Names

Lovers of Jehovah would sometimes incorporate
the first part of his Name - into the names that they
gave their children -particularly the boys.  Here are
two charts below -  with just a sample of these
"Theophoric" names and their literal translation into
English.  You will notice that although their names
started with "Y" in Hebrew - it is Always Translated
into "J" in English.  All theophroic names are
translated with "JEHO" in the beginning - Just as 
Christ's  real names was - JEHOshuah.

"ALL the theophoric names suggest that
YHWH had three syllables (as found in Jehovah)."
- Rolf Furuli
Lecturer in Semitic languages
University of Oslo

"Especially in the theophoric names,
we see the tetragrammaton being translated
into English with a "J" as in "Jeho"
-Eric Rasmusen;
Indiana University Foundation Professor

 

MORE  "THEOPHORIC"  NAMES  ARE  LISTED  BELOW

"Yehova, which was in agreement with
the beginning of ALL the Theophoric names,
was the authentic pronunciation..."
(Yehovah in Hebrew = Jehovah in English)
-  Paul Drach;
De l'harmonie entre l'église et la synagogue
(Of the Harmony between the Church
and the Synagogue)  1842

"That name which is called the Tetragrammaton..
.is pronounced JEHOVAH (Iehovah)."
-Nicetas, Bishop of Heraclea, 2nd century,
 From The Catena On The Pentateuch,
 Published In Latin  By Francis Zephyrus, P 146

"The great name YHWH is vocalized as
"Yehowah" in Hebrew...(Jehovah in English)
In the same way, as there were Theophoric
names that were elaborated from the great
name (of God).   The names beginning with
Yehô- have God's Great name embedded
in the beginning of their names. The Hebrews
took care of making either their names begin
with Yehô-,  or to end their names with -yah.
Theophoric names like: Jehoshua, and
Jehonathan begin with the first hebrew letters
of the Tetragrammaton.  For example, the
name YHWHNN  is vocalized Yehôha-nan 
in Hebrew."
- M. Gérard GERTOUX;  a Hebrew scholar,
specialist of the Tetragram;
president of the Association Biblique
de Recherche d'Anciens Manuscrits 

"JEHOVAH" is Correct
 - NOT "Yahweh"

3 syllables and NOT 2

"all the theophoric names suggest
that YHWH had three syllables
(as is found in Jehovah)."
- Rolf Furuli
Lecturer in Semitic languages
University of Oslo

"The Tetragrammaton ought to be pronounced
'Jehovah' and NOT  'Yahweh'...The sound of
"Jehovah" is consistent with the way that
we translate other Hebrew names into English."
-Eric Rasmusen;
Indiana University Foundation Professor

"Yehovah - pronounced {yeh-ho-vaw'} -
is the correct Hebrew  rendering. "
-Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
             of the Bible

"As a follower of Christ,
Peter used Gods name, Jehovah.
When Peters speech was put on record
the Tetragrammaton (YHWH / Jehovah)
was here used according to the practice
during the first century B.C.E. and the first
century C.E."
- Paul Kahle; Studia Evangelica,
edited by Kurt Aland, F. L. Cross,
Jean Danielou, Harald Riesenfeld
and W. C. van Unnik, Berlin,
1959, p. 614  (See App 1C §1.)   

"Jehovah is simply the form that
conforms to normal English usage
 with respect to Hebrew names in the Bible.
Christ's Name was prnounced “Yehohshua”.
"Jesus" was NOT the original Hebrew or
Greek pronunciation.  In Hebrew, God’s
name was likely pronounced “Yehowah,”
in Spanish it is Jehová and in English
we say “Jehovah.”
-The Divine Name of God;
 Pursuit of Scriptural Truth
 Home Christians.net

"Non-Superstitious Jewish translators
always favored the name "Jehovah"
in their translations of the Bible.
On the other hand one can note that
there is NO Jewish translation of
the Bible with Yahweh."
--M. Gérard GERTOUX; 
a Hebrew scholar,
specialist of the Tetragram;
president of the Association Biblique
de Recherche d'Anciens Manuscrits

"The original form of the divine name
was almost certainly three syllables, 
and NOT two.  The accumulated data
points heavily in the direction of a 
"three"  syllable word.(Yehowah - Jehovah)."
- George W. Buchanan,
"Some Unfinished Business
With the Dead Sea Scrolls,"
RevQ 13.49-52 (1988), 416

"In fact, from the evidence now available,
it may be argued that Yahweh is incorrect
and Jahoweh is the true pronunciation."
-(The Law and the Prophets,pp. 215-224,
edited by John H. Skilton, Milton C. Fisher,
and Leslie W. Sloat).

 

"Samaritan poetry employs the
Tetragrammaton and then rhymes it
with words having the same sound
as Yah-oo-ay (three syllables)."
-(Journal of Biblical Literature, 25, p.50
  and Jewish Encyclopedia, vol.9, p.161).

 

"in the syllable division of the divine
name it would have ended up as Jahoweh,
a form...remarkably like the...form Jehovah"
-Laird Harris; The Pronunciation of the Tetragram,
The Law and the Prophets: Old Testament Studies
Prepared in Honor of Oswald Thompson Allis,
ed. John H. Skilton
(Phillipsburg, New Jersey: Presbyterian
and Reformed Publishing, 1974),  pgs 218-224

 

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Missing From Your Bible ?
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the "Nameless Lord" Syndrome
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JEHOVAH - Belongs in the New Testament
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Called by His Name  (click-here)

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"Jehovah is my shepherd"
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From Babylon to Rome -
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The Name of God's Son (Jehoshua)-
is the Key to The Correct Pronounciation
of God's Name -   How ?

Knowing the Pronounciation of Jesus' Name
in Hebrew and English - Gives Insight on how to
Pronounce the "Divine" Name of God.

Theophoric Names.

Numerous proper Names in the Bible start with the First
letters of God's Name as written in the "Tetragrammaton".
Since we have these Names in Hebrew and translated
into English,- then it will be Simple to see how God's Name
should be pronounced today - both in Hebrew and English.

The names that start with the first letters of God's Name
are known as "Theophoric Names".  Jesus is one of them.

Few People realize that Jesus name is NOT a Literal translation
From Hebrew.  If it was translated Literally - his name would
have been "Yehoshuah" (Jehoshuah in English)-  and even after
the Hebrews shortened this Hebrew Name - It was translated
as "Yoshua" (Joshua in English).   Let's take a look at the original
name of Jesus in Hebrew and the "Contraction" or Shortened
Form.  It's kind of like an Abbreviation.

"Jesus in Greek, is of Hebrew origin
and is taken from the name Yehoshua,
which in English is translated as Joshua. 
Yehoshua, in Hebrew means "Yehovah Saves". "
-Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

And now we can look at Jesus' Full Name
As it was originally written in the Bible Prophecy's
About Him - in the Old Testament

Lovers of Jehovah would sometimes incorporate the first part
of his Name - into the names that they gave their children -
particularly the boyx.  Here are two charts with just a sample
of these "Theophoric" names and their literal translation into
English.  You will notice that although their names started with
"Y" in Hebrew - it is Always Translated into "J" in English.
All theophroic names are translated with "JEHO" in the beginning
Just as Jesus real names was - JEHOshuah etc.

"That mystic name which is called the Tetragrammaton..
.is pronounced JEHOVAH (Iehovah)."
-Nicetas, Bishop of Heraclea, 2nd century,
 From The Catena On The Pentateuch,
 Published In Latin  By Francis Zephyrus, P 146

Other Theophoric Names
That were taken from
the Divine Tetragrammaton


"The great name YHWH is vocalized
as "Yehowah" in Hebrew...(Jehovah in English)
In the same way, as there were theophoric names
elaborated from the great name, that is names
beginning with Yehô- or its shortened form Y(eh)ô-, ...
The Hebrews took care of making either their names
begin with Yehô-,  or to end their names with -yah.
theophoric names like: Joshua, Jonathan, Jesus, John, etc."
For example, the name YHWHNN (John) is vocalized
Yehôha-nan in Hebrew."
- M. Gérard GERTOUX;  a Hebrew scholar,
specialist of the Tetragram;
president of the Association Biblique
de Recherche d'Anciens Manuscrits 

"all the theophoric names suggest
that YHWH had three syllables
(as is found in Jehovah)."
- Rolf Furuli
Lecturer in Semitic languages
University of Oslo

"The name Jhvh (Jehovah) enters into
the composition of many names of persons
in the Old Testament, as the initial element,
in the form Jeho- (as in Jehoram),"
-The Encyclopedia Britannica,
11th edition; 1910-11, vol. 15, pp. 312,
in the Article “JEHOVAH”

And here is another Sample Listing
of Names that start with the first letters
of the Divine Name of God - Known as
"The Tetragrammaton. 

Nottice the "JEHO" beginning of all
these names.

Thus we see by the chart above
that the beginning letters of the tetragram
are pronounced in English as JEHO -

Thus, it is clear how the ancient Jews viewed
the correct pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton,
for without exception the first two syllables in the
above names are identical in pronunciation to the
traditional pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
We thus find in Hebrew : "Yehovah" and in English -
we say, "Jehovah".

"Yehova, which was in agreement with
the beginning of all the theophoric names,
was the authentic pronunciation..."
(Yehovah in Hebrew = Jehovah in English)
-  Paul Drach;
De l'harmonie entre l'église et la synagogue
(Of the Harmony between the Church
and the Synagogue)  1842

In Conclusion -
As long as we can read and say the proper names of other
Bible characters - then there is no reason whatsoever to claim
that God's name is not able to be said or is unknown.

Such is false superstition - completely opposed to Jehovah's
own words - when he tell us to praise his name and make His
Name KNOWN throught all the earth.

If we don't know how to say Jehovah's name - then neither
should we be able to say the name of his son, or numerous
other names that were made out of the Name of the Divine God,
Jehovah.

"Non-Superstitious Jewish translators
always favored the name Jehovah in their
translations of the Bible.
On the other hand one can note
that there is NO Jewish
translation of the Bible with Yahweh."
--M. Gérard GERTOUX; 
a Hebrew scholar,
specialist of the Tetragram;
president of the Association Biblique
de Recherche d'Anciens Manuscrits

Praise Jehovah's Glorious Name

"Praise ye Jehovah.
Praise ye the name of Jehovah;
Praise him O ye servants of Jehovah..."
(Psalm 135:1) (ASV)-BibleGateway

"There is none like unto thee, O Jehovah;
thou art great, and thy name is great in might."
(Jeremiah 10:6) (ASV) -BibleGateway

"Praise be to "THE GOD".OF our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,"
(2Corinthians 1:3)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"I will praise thy name for ever and ever..
Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised;
And his greatness is unsearchable."
(Psalm 145:2,3)(ASV)BibleGateway

"so that with one heart and mouth
you may glorify the God....
of our Lord Jesus Christ. "
(Romans 15:16) (NIV) -BibleGateway

"Praise be to the God...
of our Lord Jesus Christ!"
(1Peter 1:3)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"Jesus spoke these things;
and lifting up His eyes to heaven,
He said.... I have made 'YOUR NAME'
known to them..."
(John 17:1,6,26)(NASB)-BibleGateway

"...O Jehovah...I will declare thy name
unto my brethren: In the midst of the
assembly will I praise thee."
(Psalm 22:19,22)(ASV)-BibleGateway

Jesus said - "Father, glorify your name!"
And God himself answered:
"I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again."
-John 12:28,  The Jerusalem Bible.

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The Unique Name of God -
        "Jehovah"

The Unique Name of God -
        "Jehovah"

"
"Praise ye the LORD Jehovah.   Hallelujah!
The exhortation is to all things in earth or in heaven.
Should they not all declare the glory of him
for whose glory they are, and were created?
"JEHOVAH", the one God, should be the one
object of adoration, Hallelujah!"
-The Treasury of David; Psalm 150
by Charles H. Spurgeon
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-92)
 

"The tetragrammaton, YHWH, is therefore read
I-eH-U-A (Iehoua), the equivalent of "YeHoWaH"
in Masoretic punctuation. This means that the name
is to be pronounced as it is written, or according
to its letters."
- (Won W. Lee professor at the Calvin College)
   published in the Religious Studies Review
    Volume 29 Number 3 July 2003 page 285.

"That mystic name which is called the
Tetragrammaton...is pronounced JEHOVAH."
--Nicetas, Bishop of Heraclea, 2nd century,
 From The Catena On The Pentateuch,
 Published In Latin
 By Francis Zephyrus, P 146

"Yehovah - pronounced {yeh-ho-vaw'} -
(pronounced "Jehovah" in English)
is the correct Hebrew  rendering. "
-Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible

" tetragrammaton or tetragram --
n. word of four letters; quadrilateral.
tetragrammaton, n. four Hebrew consonants
(JHWH) forming name of Creator
(Jahweh, or Jehovah)."
© From the Hutchinson Encyclopaedia.
Helicon Publishing LTD 2000

"The name of JEHOVAH is written legibly
upon his works, so that his power, wisdom,
goodness, and other attributes are therein
made manifest to thoughtful men, and thus
his name is praised.  We can never extol
him better than by repeating his name.
-The Treasury of David; Psalm 148
by Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-92)

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"...I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength."
    (Psalm 18:1)(ASV)-BibleGateway

"O Jehovah, our Lord,
How excellent is thy name in all the earth!"
(Psalm 8:9)(ASV)-BibleGateway

"That men may know that thou,
whose name alone is JEHOVAH,
art the most high over all the earth."
(Psalm 83:18)(KJV)-BibleGateway

"For who is God, save Jehovah?
And who is a rock, besides our God"
(Psalm 18:31)(ASV)-BibleGateway

"One thing have I asked of Jehovah,
that will I seek after;
That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah
all the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of Jehovah,
And to inquire in his temple."
(Psalm 27:4)(ASV)-BibleGateway

"Hear, O Israel:
Jehovah our God is one Jehovah:
and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God
with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul,
and with all thy might."
(Deuteronomy 6:4,5)(ASV)-BibleGateway

"They shall not hurt nor destroy
in all my holy mountain;
for the earth shall be full
of the knowledge of Jehovah,
as the waters cover the sea."
(Isaiah 11:9) (ASV) -BibleGateway

"For the earth shall be filled
with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah,
as the waters cover the sea."
(Habakkuk 2:14) (ASV) -BibleGateway

"They shall not hurt nor destroy
in all my holy mountain;
for the earth shall be full
of the knowledge of Jehovah,
as the waters cover the sea."
(Isaiah 11:9) (ASV) -BibleGateway

Jehovah's Name 
and the Apostles

 

"As a follower of Christ,
Peter used Gods name, Jehovah...
according to the practice during
the first century B.C.E. and the
first century C.E."
- Paul Kahle; Studia Evangelica,
 Berlin, 1959, p. 614
(See App 1C §1.)

"Jesus did not withhold his father's name
from us, but he entrusted us with it.
That is why the first petition of
the Lord's Prayer reads: 'May your name
be sanctified!'"
- Wolfgang Feneberg;
Entschluss/Offen (April 1985)

The following scriptures show that
Jesus used The Divine Name:of God :
 
Matthew 6:9
"Our Father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name."
 

John 5:43 
"I have come
in my Father's name."
 

John 10:25
"Jesus answered them...saying
the works that I do
in my Father's name,
these bear witness of me."
 

John 12:28 
"Father, glorify thy name. 
There came therefore a voice
out of heaven, saying,
 I have both glorified it,
and will glorify it again."
 

John 17:6
"I manifested thy name unto the men
whom thou gavest me out of the world..."
 

John 17:11
"...Holy Father,
keep them in thy name..."
 

John 17:26 
" ... and I made known unto them
thy name, and will make it known..."
 

Hebrews 2:12 
"...I will declare thy name
unto my brethren,
In the midst of the congregation
will I sing thy praise."
 

Revelation 3:12
"...and I will write upon him
the name of my God,
and the name of the city of my God,
the new Jerusalem,
which cometh down out of heaven
from my God,
and mine own new name."
 

Revelation 14:1 
"And I saw, and behold, the Lamb
standing on the mount Zion,
and with him a hundred and forty
and four thousand, having his name, a
nd the name of his Father,
written on their foreheads."