Names of god

ElohimMighty Gods (plural)

Transliterated “God” in OT

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Gen. 1:1)

Jehovah (Yahweh)Self-Existent/Eternal One

Transliterated “GOD” or “LORD” in OT

God’s personal name

El-ShaddaiGod Almighty

Transliterated “Almighty” in OT

Whenever you see “Almighty” in the OT, it is El-Shaddai (48x)

AdoniLord/Master

Transliterated “Lord” in OT

Remember, Adoni is “Lord” and Jehovah is “LORD” in KJB

Jehovah-JirehThe LORD will provide

“And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-Jireh: as it is said to this day, in the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.” (Gen. 22:14)

Jehovah-RopheThe LORD Who heals

“…for I am the LORD that healeth thee.” (Exo. 15:26)

Jehovah-NissiThe LORD our banner

The battle is the Lord’s. We have no hope for victory without His power. The ulti-mate portrayal of Jehovah-Nissi is Christ paying the wages for our sins on a cross.

(See John 3:14-16)

Jehovah M’KaddeshThe LORD Which Sanctify You

“Sanctify yourselves, therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God. And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.”

(Lev. 20:7-8)

Jehovah TsidkenuThe LORD Our Righteousness “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.”

(Jer. 23:6)

Jehovah RohiThe LORD My Shepherd

Rohi means to “tend a flock,” which includes meeting the needs of the individual sheep.

Jehovah-ShalomThe LORD Is Peace

“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 Jehovah-shalom.”

-- Judges 6:23-24a

Jehovah-ShammahThe LORD Is There

“…And the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.”

-- Ezekiel 48:35b

El-ElyonGod, The Most High

“And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth.” – Genesis 14:22

Jehovah-SabaothThe Lord of Hosts

This name has military overtones, referring to God as our Commander. Yet, the name goes far beyond military implications to speak of God as the Creator and Head of all the hosts of heaven and earth.

Jehovah-NakahThe Lord Who Smites

Jehovah-Nakah reveals God’s severity and judgment upon sin.

Alpha and OmegaFirst and the Last

“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” -- Revelation 1:8

El-OlamThe Everlasting God

(Applies to both time and strength)

“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.”

-- Isaiah 40:28

Sur and PetraThe Rock

God conveying in the most simple way His shelter and protection, power, and perpetual nature. Both Sur (OT) and Petra (NT) speak of God’s stability, power and ability to meet every need.

El-RoiThe Strong One Who Sees

“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? Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi…”

– Genesis 16:13-14a

SemahThe Branch

The name Semah is a Messianic title which speaks of Christ as the spout, growth or branch which shoots from God the Father, Who is also the Tree. It tells us that Christ is of the Father, and in the Father. (That Christ is God.)

ParacleteComforter

“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” -- John 14:26

ThuraDoor

“I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” -- John 10:9

Yasha and SoterSavior

Only Jesus Christ can deliver someone from the judgment of death.