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To: maryz
(And there is no one named "Jehovah Elohim.)

"And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life; and man became a living soul" (Gen. 2:7 AV).

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The translators have substituted "LORD" in the text for the transliterated YHVH, which is pronounced "Yehovah."

Strong's number H3068
יהוה

yehôvâh
Brown, Driver, Briggs Definition:
Jehovah = “the existing One”
1) the proper name of the one true God
. . 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136
Part of Speech: noun proper deity
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H1961

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"God" here is translated from the Hebrew "Elohim" the uniplural noun, suggesting that there is more that one manifestation of the Godhesd:

Strong's Number H430:
אלהים

'ĕlôhı̂ym
BDB Definition:
1) (plural)
. . 1a) rulers, judges
. . 1b) divine ones
. . 1c) angels

. . 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive - singular meaning)
. . 2a) god, goddess
. . 2b) godlike one
. . 2c) works or special possessions of God
. . 2d) the (true) God
. . 2e) God
Part of Speech: noun masculine plural
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: plural of H433

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Jehovah Elohim = LORD God wherever you find it in the Authorized Version.

I'm not sure what else you're aiming at. Illuminate me.

449 posted on 06/22/2016 1:45:26 PM PDT by imardmd1 (The LORD says: "I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire" Is. 54:16)
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To: imardmd1
transliterated YHVH, which is pronounced "Yehovah."

No, it's not pronounced that way. That form comes from the consonants of the tetragrammaton vocalized in Hebrew bibles with the vowels of Adonai to remind the one reading aloud to read it as "Adonai" (in prayer -- in other contexts such as study one reads it as "ha-Shem") since it's forbidden (except in OT times once year by the High Priest) to pronounce the tetragrammaton.

454 posted on 06/22/2016 1:58:36 PM PDT by maryz
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