1.
Almighty
Hebrew: Shaddai
{shad-dah'ee}
= H7706 => "almighty, most powerful"
Genesis 49:25; Numbers 24:4; 24:16;
Ruth 1:20-21; Job 8:3; 8:5; 11:7; 22:23-26; 33:4; 34:10; 12; Psalms 68:14;
91:1; Isaiah 13:6; Ezekiel 1:24; Joel 1:15
"In the patriarchal literature, and in Job particularly, this name appears
sometimes in the compound, sometimes alone. Its use in patriarchal days
marks an advance over looser Semitic conceptions to the stricter
monotheistic idea of almightiness, and is in accord with the early
consciousness of Deity in race or individual as a God of awe, or even
terror."
(ISBE)
2.
Almighty
Greek:
Pantokrator {pan-tok-rat'-ore}=
G3841 => "the all ruling, that is, God (as absolute and
universal sovereign)"
Revelation 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7, 14;
19:6, 15; 21:22
Found almost exclusively in the book of
Revelation (but often in the Septuagint), this name of God indicates the
fact "that he has all power," and within the context of Revelation it "denote[s]
that he is able to accomplish what is disclosed" therein.
(BARNE'S)
3.
God
Hebrew: El
{ale}= H410 => "strength; as adjective mighty;
especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)"
Genesis 16:13; Exodus 34:14; Numbers 23:19;
Deuteronomy 4:24; 32:4; 2 Samuel 22:33; Nehemiah 9:31; Job 5:8; 8:3, 5,
13, 20; 34:10;
Psalms
5:4; 18:30; 19:1; 31:5; 136:26; 139:23;
150:1; Isaiah 5:16; 43:12; Jeremiah 51:56; Hosea 1:10; 11:9; Jonah 4:2;
Micah 7:18;
Nahum 1:2
"In the group of Semitic languages, the most common word for Deity is El.
... It is found throughout the Old Testament, but oftener in Job and
Psalms than in all the other books. It occurs seldom in the historical
books, and not at all in Lev. ... It occurs in many of the more ancient
names; and, like Elohim, it is used of pagan gods. It is frequently
combined with nouns or adjectives to express the Divine name with
reference to particular attributes or phases of His being."
(ISBE)
4.
God
Hebrew: Elah
{el-aw'} = H426 => "corresponding
to H433 [Eloah]; God"
Ezra 5:1, 8; 6:9-10; 7:12, 26; Daniel 2:47; 6:22-23; 25-26
This name of God is used "in the Aramaic passages of the Old Testament,"
including wide use in the book of Ezra.
(VINE'S)
5.
God
Hebrew: Eloah
{el-o'-ah} = H433 => "a
deity or the deity"
Deuteronomy 32:15; Nehemiah
9:17; Job 4:17; 11:7; 19:26; 22:12; 33:12; 37:22;
Psalms
50:22; Proverbs 30:5; Isaiah 44:8
"[This
is the] singular form of [Elohim and] is confined in its use
almost exclusively to poetry, or to poetic expression, being
characteristic of the Book of Job, occurring oftener in that book than
in all other parts of the Old Testament."
(ISBE)
6.
God
Hebrew: Elohim {el-o-heem'}=
H430 => "gods in the
ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with
the article) of the supreme God"
Genesis 1-2; 27-29; 31; 9:6; 24:3; 7
Exodus 20:2; Numbers 27:16; Deuteronomy 2:7, 30, 33;
3:22; 4:35; 23:5; Joshua 24:19; 1
Samuel 6:20; 17:26; Psalms 7:9-11; 42:9; 47:7-9;
50:6; 77:13-14; 99:9; Eccles. 12:13-14; Isaiah 37:16;
40:28; 41:13; I45:21; 46:9; 49:5; 52:10 Jeremiah 3:23; 32:17
This is "[t]he first form of the Divine name in the Bible [and] is
ordinarily translated 'God' (Gen 1:1). This is the most frequently used
name in the Old Testament ... occurring in Gen[esis] alone approximately
200 t[imes]. ... Its form is plural, but the construction is
uniformly singular, i.e. it governs a singular verb or adjective, unless
used of heathen divinities (Psa 96:5; 97:7). It is characteristic of
Hebrew that extension, magnitude and dignity, as well as actual
multiplicity, are expressed by the plural. It is not reasonable,
therefore, to assume that plurality of form indicates primitive Semitic
polytheism. On the contrary, historic Hebrew is unquestionably and
uniformly monotheistic.... It is the reasonable conclusion that the
meaning is 'might' or 'power'; that it is common to Semitic language; that
the form is plural to express majesty or 'all-mightiness,' and that it is
a generic, rather than a specific personal, name for Deity"
(ISBE)
This name of God emphasizes his strength, might, and supremacy. It is used
in connection with God's sovereignty, his work of creation, his judging,
and his mighty works on behalf of his chosen people, Israel.
(RYRIE)
7.
God
Greek: Theos {theh'-os}
= G2316 => "a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme
Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very"
Matthew 1:23; 5:8-9; 23:22; Mark 10:27; 12:29-30; Luke
1:47; John 3:16; 4:24; Acts 17:24; Romans 1:20-21; 25; 4:21;
11:33-36; 1 Corinthians 2:10-12; 15:28; 2 Corinthians 4:6; 13:14;
Galatians 3:20; Ephesians 4:6; Colossians 1:9; 1 Timothy 6:15-16; Hebrews 11:6; James 2:19;
4:8; 1 Peter 5:5; 2 Peter 3:5; 1 John 3:20; Revelation 21:3
This is the most used named for God in the New Testament,
corresponding to Elohim in the Old. Its uses reveal: the fact that
God is the one and only true God, the fact that God is unique; the fact
that God is transcendent; and the fact that he is Savior.
(RYRIE)
8.
Lord
Hebrew: Adon {aw-done'}
= H113 => "sovereign, that is, controller (human or
divine)"
Psalms 136:3; Isaiah 10:33; Malachi 3:1
(see next entry: Adonai)
9.
Lord
Hebrew: Adonai {ad-o-noy'}
= H136 => "the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)"
Exodus 34:9; Joshua 7:8; Judges 6:15;
Nehemiah 4:14; Job 28:28; Psalms 2:4; 35:23; 54:4;
68:17; 86:3-5; 130:6; 147:5; Isaiah 6:1; Daniel 9:4, 19; Hosea 12:14 Micah 4:13; Zechariah 4:14;
Malachi 1:12
"An
attributive name, which in prehistoric Hebrew had already passed over
into a generic name of God, is Adon, Adonai, the latter
formed from the former, being the construct plural ... [Adonai], as a
name of Deity, emphasizes His sovereignty (Psa 2:4; Isa 7:7), and
corresponds closely to Kurios of the New Testament. It is
frequently combined with Yahweh (Gen 15:8; Isa 7:7, etc.) and with
Elohim (Psa 86:12). Its most significant service in Massoretic
Text is the use of its vowels to point the unpronounceable
tetragrammaton, YHWH, indicating that the word 'Adonai' should
be spoken aloud instead of 'Yahweh.'"
(ISBE)
"The singular means lord, master, owner (Gen. 19:2;
40:1; 1 Sam. 1:15). It is used, as might be expected, of the
relationship between men (like master and slave, Exod. 21:1-6). When
used of God’s relationship to men, it conveys the idea of His absolute
authority. ... The New Testament equivalent is kurios, 'lord.'"
(RYRIE)
10.
Lord
Hebrew: Yah {yaw}
= H3050 => "Contracted for H3068 [Yehovah] and meaning the same;
Jah, the sacred name"
Exodus 15:2; Psalms 68:4; 94:12;
104:35; 115:17-18; 118:14; 118:17-19;
135:4
(see next entry: Yahweh)
11.
Lord (the Active, Self-Existent One)
Hebrew: Yahweh {yeh-ho-vaw'}
= H3068 => "(the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah,
Jewish national name of God"
Genesis 4:26; Exodus 3:14-15; 6:2-3;
15:11; 20:2; 33:19; 34:5-7; Deuteronomy 10:17; 28:10;
Judges 8:23;
1 Samuel 12:12; 1 Kings 2:3; 2 Chronicles 7:11-16; Psalms 10:16; 103:6;
110:1; 130:3-5; 146:10; Proverbs 1:7; Isaiah 33:22; 43:3;
45:24; Jeremiah 14:9; 31:31-33; 32:27; Daniel 9:14;
Amos 5:8; Malachi 3:6
"The name
most distinctive of God as the God of Israel is Jehovah (a combination
of the tetragrammaton (YHWH)
with the vowels of Adonai, transliterated as Yehowah, but read
aloud by the Hebrews adonai). ... It is the personal
name of God ... Characteristic of the Old Testament is its insistence
on the possible knowledge of God as a person; and Yahweh is His name
as a person."
(ISBE)
This name of God is connected with his "changeless self-existence," his
abiding presence, his power, and his ability to keep the covenant he
establishes with his people.
(RYRIE)
12.
Lord
Greek: Kurios {koo'-ree-os}
= G2962 => "supreme in authority, that is, (as noun)
controller; by implication Mr. (as a respectful title)";
"he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of
deciding; master, lord"
Matthew 9:38; 11:25 Mark 5:19; 12:29-30; 13:20; Luke
1:15-16; 5:17; 10:21; 20:37; John 12:38; Acts 1:24;
17:24; Romans 4:8; 9:28; 15:11; 1 Corinthians 2:16; 10:9; 2 Corinthians
10:17; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; 1 Timothy 6:15; 2 Timothy 1:18; Hebrews 7:21; 8:2;
James 1:7; 3:9; 5:11; 2 Peter 3:8; Jude 5; Revelation 4:11
"The most common Greek word for Lord is Kurios, representing both
Yahweh and 'Adhonai of the Old Testament, and occurring upwards of 600
times. Its use for Jehovah was in the spirit of both the Hebrew scribes,
who pointed the consonants of the covenant name with the vowels of Adhonay,
the title of dominion, and of the Septuagint, which rendered this
combination as Kurios. Consequently quotations from the Old
Testament in which Yahweh occurs are rendered by Kurios. It
is applied to Christ equally with the Father and the Spirit, showing that
the Messianic hopes conveyed by the name Yahweh were for New
Testament writers fulfilled in Jesus Christ; and that in Him the long
hoped for appearance of Yahweh was realized."
(ISBE)
When used of God, this name conveys his authority and supremacy,
particularly over creation, history, and the entire universe.
(RYRIE)
13.
Most High
Hebrew: Elyon {el-yone'}
= H5945 => "an elevation, that is, (adjectively) lofty
(comparatively); as title, the Supreme"
Numbers 24:16;
Deuteronomy 32:8; Psalms 9:2; Psalms 82:6; Psalms 83:18; Psalms 87:5;
Psalms
97:9; Psalms 107:11; Isaiah 14:14; Daniel 7:18; Daniel 7:22; Daniel 7:25;
Daniel 7:27
"This name ... is used of persons or things to indicate their elevation or
exaltation: of Israel, favored above other nations (Deut 26:19), of the
aqueduct of 'the upper pool' (Isa 7:3), etc. This indicates that its
meaning when applied to God is the 'Exalted One,' who is lifted far above
all gods and men. ... Its early use (Gen 14:8 f) points to a high
conception of Deity, an unquestioned monotheism in the beginnings of
Hebrew history."
(ISBE)
14.
Most High
Aramaic: Illai
{il-lah'ee} = H5943 => "supreme (that is, God)"
Daniel 4:17, 24-25, 32, 34;
7:25
This name of God conveys the fact that he "is exalted above all men; all
angels; all that pretend to be gods."
(BARNE'S)
15.
Most High
Greek: Hupsistos
{hoop'-sis-tos} = G5310 => "highest,
that is, (masculine singular) the Supreme (God), or (neuter plural)
the heavens"
Luke 1:32, 35, 76; 6:35; Acts 7:48
This name of God conveys his status as the greatest, most important,
supreme.
(L&N)
16.
Sovereign
Lord
Greek: Despotes
{des-pot'-ace} = G1203 => "an absolute
ruler (“despot”)"
Luke 2:29; Acts 4:24; 2 Peter 2:1;
Revelation 6:10
This name of God "connotes the idea of ownership."
(RYRIE) |