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The names of God that, once written, cannot be erased because of their holiness [5] are the Tetragrammaton, Adonai, El, Elohim, [n 1] Shaddai, Tzevaot; some also include I Am that I Am. [1] In addition, the name Jah—because it forms part of the Tetragrammaton—is similarly protected. [6]
El Shaddai (Hebrew: אֵל ... functions as a pluralis excellentiae like other titles for the Hebrew deity, Elohim ("gods") and Adonai "my lords".
El Shaddai (אל שׁדי) is most often translated as "God Almighty". El-Elyon na Adonai (אל עליון נא אדני) is a combination of two names for God, meaning "God Most High, please my Lord". (The 'ai' in 'Adonai' is a possessive.) Na (נא) is a particle of entreaty, translated "please" or "I/we beseech thee", or left untranslated.
There are a number of notable exceptions to the rule that Elohim is treated as singular when referring to the God of Israel, including Genesis 20:13, Genesis 35:7, 2 Samuel 7:23 and Psalms 58:11, and notably the epithet of the "Living God" (Deuteronomy 5:26 etc.), which is constructed with the plural adjective, Elohim ḥayyim (אלהים ...
In addition to the personal name of God YHWH (pronounced with the vocalizations Yahweh or Jehovah), titles of God used by Christians include the Hebrew titles Elohim, El-Shaddai, and Adonai, as well as Ancient of Days, Father/Abba which is Hebrew, "Most High". [18]
This is a set of vowels used rarely in the Masoretic Text, and are essentially the vowels from Adonai (with the hataf patakh reverting to its natural state as a shewa). Judges 16:28: יֱהֹוִה Yĕhōwih [71] When the Tetragrammaton is preceded by Adonai, it receives the vowels from the name Elohim instead.
[3] [6] The names of God used most often in the Hebrew Bible are the Tetragrammaton (Hebrew: יהוה, romanized: YHWH) and Elohim. [3] [8] Other names of God in traditional Judaism include Adonai, El-Elyon, El Shaddai, and Shekhinah. [8]
Adonai has a similar context and refers to God as a powerful ruler. [13] [14] Similarly, El Shaddai, derived from "shad" i.e. Lord, also points to the power of God. [13] Yahweh is the principal name in the Old Testament by which God reveals himself and is the most sacred, distinctive and incommunicable name of God. [13]