THE NAMES OF GOD

THE NAMES OF GOD AND MEANINGS

ELOHIM

The Eternal God – Gen 1:1

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

EL-OLAM

The Everlasting – Gen 21:33

And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.

EL-SHADDAI

All Sufficient/Almighty God – Gen 17:1

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God;

JEHOVAH ELOHIM

The Lord God – Gen 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

JEHOVAH ORI

The LORD My Light – Psalms 27:1

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?

JEHOVAH EL ACHBA

God that hideth – Psalms 27:5

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me…

EL OHEENU

The Lord our God – Psalms 99:5-8

Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy. Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God.

ELYON

The most high God – Gen 14:18

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

ELOHEEKA

The Lord thy God – Ex 20:2, 5, 7

 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

JEHOVAH EL HAKKABOD

The God of Glory – Psalms 29:3

The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.

JEHOVAH EL EMETH

The God of truth – Psalms 31:5

Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

JEHOVAH PELET

The LORD is my Deliverer – Psalms 32:7

 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.

NISSI

The LORD our banner – Ex 17:15

Moses built an altar there and named it Yahweh-Nissi (which means “the LORD is my banner”)

ELOHIM MACHESLANU

God our refuge – Psalms 62:8

Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah

JEHOVAH ELI MELEKI

God my King – Psalms 68:24

They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

JAH

God that rideth upon the heavens – Psalms 68:4

Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.

RAPHA

The LORD our healer – Ex 15:26

I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

SABBAOTH

The LORD of hosts – 1 Sam 1:3

And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh.

EL-GIBBOR

The mighty God – Isiah 9:6

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God,

ADONAI

Our Sovereign LORD – Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the LORD God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed…

ROHI 

The LORD our shepherd – Psalms 23:1

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

HOSEENU

The LORD our maker – Psalms 95:6

O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.

JEHOVAH EL CHAI

The living God – Psalms 42:2

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

JEHOVAH EL ELYON

The most high God – Psalms 57:2

 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

JEHOVAH ELOHIM AZAR

God our helper – Psalms 54:4

Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

JEHOVAH JIREH

The LORD our provider – Gen 22:14

And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh:

ELOHIM KADOSHIM

The Holy God – Psalms 99:9

Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy.

JEHOVAH EL NEGAMOTH

God that revealed – 1 Sam 3:21

And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh: for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord.

QANNA

Jealous God – Ex 20:5

Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,

JEHOVAH EL NAS

The forgiving God – Psalms 99:8

Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them,

JEHOVAH MAGENENU

The LORD our defence – Psalms 89:18

 For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

JEHOVAH ROI

The God who sees – Gen 16:13

And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

JEHOVAH MA OZI

The LORD our strength – Ex 15:2

 The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation:

JEHOVAH BASHAYIM

God in Heaven – Deut 4:39

 Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.

YAHWEH

The LORD God – Psalms 135:1

Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord.

JEOVAH EL-EMUNAH

The faithful God – Deut 7:9

Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

JEHOVAH EL ASHIYB

The LORD my restorer – Ruth 4:15

And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age:

JEHOVAH CHEREB

The LORD the sword – Deut 32:41

 If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.\

ELOHIM YISRAELI

The GOD of Israel – Lev 18:2

 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God.

JEHOVAH SELI

The LORD my rock – 2 Sam 22:2

And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

JEHOVAH MISGAB

The LORD my high tower – Psalms 18:2

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

JEHOVAH RA’AH

THe LORD is my shepherd – Psalms 23:1

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

JEHOVAH YESHU’ ATHA

God of salvation – Psalms 18:2

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; 

SHAMMAH

The LORD is present – Ezekiel 48:35

It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.

SHALOM

The LORD our peace – Judges 6:23-24

And the Lord said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it Jehovahshalom: 

TSIDKENU

The LORD our righteousness – Jer 23:6

In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, The Lord Our Righteousness.

EMANUEL

God with us – Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

ELOHIM AVRAHAM, YITZAK, YACOV

God of Abrham, Isaac, and Jacob -Ex 3:6

Then he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”

JEHOVAH

The self exising Almighty One – Ex 6:3

And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name Jehovah was I not known to them.

JEHOVAH EL HANUN

The gracious God – Ex 34:6

And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

JEHOVAH EL KANNA

The jealous God – Ex 34:14

 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

JEHOVAH ADONEY

The Sovereign LORD GOD – Deut 3:24

Sovereign Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand.

JEHOVAH GO’ELECK

The LORD is my Redeemer – Psalms 19:14

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

JEHOVAH EL GEMU’AH

The God of recompense – Jer 51:56

Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the Lord God of recompences shall surely requite.

JEHOVAH SHAPHAT

The LORD is our Judge – Isaiah 33:22

 For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.

JEHOVAH EL MAGOWR

The fountain of living water – Jer 2:13

For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

JEHOVAH MAKKEH

The LORD that smitteth – Ex 20:5

Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

JEHOVAH BORE

The LORD the Creator – Isaiah 40:28

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

MEKKADISHKEM

The LORD Sanctifier – Ex 31:13

Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you.

JEHOVAH EL RACHUM

The merciful God – Deut 4:31

(For the Lord thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

ALPHA & OMEGA

The Beginning and the End – Revelation 21:6

And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

JEHOVAH MASCHI

The LORD is my refuge. – Psalm 91:9

Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

JEHOVAH MAOZ

The LORD is my fortress. – Judges 6:26, Psalms 31:3

And build an altar unto the Lord thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, (Judges 6:26)

For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me. (Psalms 31:3)

JEHOVAH HAMELECH

The LORD my King. – Psalms 98:6

With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.

JEHOVAH KABODHI

The LORD my glory. – Psalms 3:3

But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

JEHOVAH MAGEN

The LORD my shield. – Psalm 3:3

But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

JEHOVAH MEPHALTI

The LORD my deliverer. – Psalms 18:2

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer (Mephalti); my God, my strength, in whom I will trust;

JEHOVAH YASA

The LORD my Savior. – Isaiah 49:26

…And all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

JEHOVAH TSORI

The LORD my Strength – Psalms 19:14

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

JEHOVAH BARA

The LORD Creator – Isaiah 40:28

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? 

JEHOVAH GANAN

The LORD Our Defense – Psalms 89:18

 For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

JEHOVAH ELI

The LORD my God – Psalms 18:2

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

JEHOVAH IMMEKU

The LORD is with you. – Judges 6:12

And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

JEHOVAH GADOR MILCHAMAH

Mighty in battle – Psalms 24:8

Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

JEHOVAH EZ LAMI

The LORD my Strength – Psalms 28:7

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

CHEZEK, JEREL, JEHOVAH GADON,

• Jehovah – The Lord – Exodus 6:2-3
• Jehovah-Adon Kal Ha’arets- Lord of Earth – Josh 3:13
• Jehovah-Bara – Lord Creator – Isaiah 40:28
• Jehovah-Chatsahi – Lord my Strength – Psalm 27:1
• Jehovah-Chereb – Lord the Sword – Deut. 33:29
• Jehovah-Eli – Lord my God – Psalm 18:2
• Jehovah-Elyon – Lord Most High – Psalm 38:2
• Jehovah-Gador Milchamah – Mighty in Battle – Ps 24:8
• Jehovah-Ganan – Lord Our Defense – Ps 89:18
• Jehovah-Go’el – Lord My Redeemer – Is. 49:26, 60:16
• Jehovah-Hamelech – Lord King – Psalm 98:6
• Jehovah-Hashopet – Lord My Judge – Judges 11:27
• Jehovah-Helech ‘Olam – Lord King Forever Ps10:16
• Jehovah-Hoshe’ah – Lord Saves – Psalm 20:9
• Jehovah-Jireh – Provider – Gen. 22:14, I John 4:9, Philip 4:19
• Jehovah-Kabodhi – Lord my Glory – Psalm 3:3
• Jehovah-Kanna – Lord Jealous – Ex 34:14
• Jehovah-Keren-Yish’i – Horn of Salvation – Ps 18:2
• Jehovah-M’Kaddesh – Sanctifier – I Corinthians 1:30
• Jehovah-Machsi – Lord my Refuge – Psalm 91:9
• Jehovah-Magen – Lord my Shield – Deut. 33:29
• Jehovah-Ma’oz – Lord my Fortress – Jer. 16:19
• Jehovah-Mephalti – Lord my Deliverer – Psalm 18:2
• Jehovah-Metshodhathi – Lord my Fortress – Psalm 18:2
• Jehovah-Misqabbi – Lord my High Tower – Psalm 18:2
• Jehovah-M’gaddishcem – Lord my Sanctifier – Ex 31:13
• Jehovah-Naheh – Lord who Smites – Ezekiel 7:9
• Jehovah-Nissi – Banner – I Chronicles 29:11-13
• Jehovah-Rohi – Shepherd – Psalm 23
• Jehovah-Rophe – Healer – Isaiah 53:4,5
• Jehovah-Sabaoth – Lord of Hosts – I Sam 1:3
• Jehovah-Sel’i – Lord my Rock – Psalm 18:2
• Jehovah-Shalom – Peace – Isaiah 9:6, Rom 8:31-35
• Jehovah-Shammah – Present – Hebrews 13:5
• Jehovah-Tsidkenu – Righteousness – I Cor 1:30
• Jehovah-Tsori – Lord my Strength – Psalm 19:14
• Jehovah-Yasha – Lord my Savior – Isaiah 49:26
• Jehovah-‘Ez-Lami – Lord my Strength – Ps 28:7
• Jehovah-‘Immeku – Lord Is With You – Judges 6:12
• Jehovah-‘Izoa Hakaboth – Lord Strong -Mighty – Ps 24:8
• Jehovah-‘Ori – Lord my Light – Psalm 27:1
• Jehovah-‘Uzam – Lord Strength in Trouble – Is 49:26