Names of God in Judaism

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Names of God in Judaism are the various Hebrew titles and designations used in Jewish scripture and tradition to refer to and describe different aspects of the one God.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aspect of Jewish theology
epithet of God in Judaism
epithet of God in Judaism
name of God in Judaism
name of God in Judaism
name of God in Judaism
name of God in Judaism
name of God in Judaism
name of God in Judaism
name of God in Judaism
religious concept
substitute name of God in Judaism
theological concept in Judaism
theological terminology
appearsIn Book of Exodus
Book of Genesis
Ketuvim
Neviim
Torah
prophetic books
associatedWith YHWH
surface form: God of Israel
centralName YHWH
surface form: Tetragrammaton
describes God in Judaism
doctrinalPrinciple different names emphasize different divine attributes or actions
multiple names refer to one God
governedBy halakha
grammaticalNumber plural form with singular meaning for God
halakhicStatus may not be written in certain places like a bathroom
hasMysticalAspect 42-letter name of God tradition
72-letter name of God tradition
use of divine names in Kabbalah
hasPractice avoidance of erasing certain divine names
substitution of spoken forms for written names
hasSource Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Jewish liturgy
Kabbalah
surface form: Jewish mysticism

rabbinic literature
hasTheologicalFunction express divine actions
express divine attributes
express divine relationships with the world
mark reverence for God
holinessStatus most sacred name of God in Judaism
sacred name
includesConcept Shekhinah
includesName Adonai
YHWH
surface form: Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh

El
Ancient of Days
surface form: El Elyon

Shaddai
surface form: El Shaddai

Elohim
Adonai
surface form: HaShem

Shalom
YHWH
surface form: Tetragrammaton

Tzevaot
language Hebrew
Hebrew
Hebrew
Hebrew
linguisticFeature primarily expressed in Hebrew
sometimes represented with circumlocutions in other languages
liturgicalUse substitute for Tetragrammaton in reading Scripture
meaning God
God
surface form: God Almighty

Almighty
surface form: God Most High

I Am That I Am
My Lord
Peace
The Name
of Hosts
pronunciationTradition not pronounced as written in rabbinic Judaism
relatedConcept Divine attributes in Judaism
Halakhic restrictions on writing divine names
Jewish liturgy
Kabbalah
religion Judaism
substitutedBy Adonai
Adonai
surface form: HaShem
theologicalConnotation divine power and judgment
indwelling presence of God
usageContext everyday Orthodox Jewish speech
writtenForm YHWH

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Shaddai category Names of God in Judaism
Atzilut correspondsTo Names of God in Judaism
this entity surface form: Divine Names
Yetzirah associatedWithDivineNameAspect Names of God in Judaism
this entity surface form: Tetragrammaton vowelization aspects