YHWH

The transliteration of God's personal name as revealed in the Bible, represented by the four Hebrew consonants יהוה known as the Tetragrammaton, and appearing nearly 7,000 times^[1] in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament). In English, the four letters of the Tetragrammaton are represented by the consonants Y, H twice and W. As was true of all written words in ancient Hebrew, the Tetragrammaton contained no vowels. When ancient Hebrew was in everyday use, readers easily provided the appropriate vowels. “YHWH” is, by far, the most frequently occurring name in the Bible. While its writers refer to God by many titles and descriptive terms, such as “Almighty”, “Most High” and “Lord”, the Tetragrammaton is the only personal name they use to identify God.

YHWH God himself directed Bible writers to use his name. For example, Joel wrote: “Everyone who calls on the name of YHWH will be saved.” (Joel 2:32) And psalmist wrote: “May people know that you, whose name is YHWH, you alone are the Most High over all the earth.” (Psalm 83:18)

1. ↑ "The NLT's use of "the LORD" for YHWH – Tyndale Bibles". Retrieved 2024-02-16.