The Origin of the Word God
יהוה
This is the tetragrammaton. It is the ineffable name of God that we translate to Jehovah or Yahweh. In the Old Testament, the High Priest could pronounce this...
Additionally, the YHWH or (Yod, He, Vav/Waw, He) in it's paleo pictural form gives us God's plan of salvation right in his name, consider the following:
[In its ancient Hebrew pictorial form (Paleo-Hebrew), the four letters of YHWH (the Tetragrammaton) are represented by specific images, which can be interpreted as a phrase:
Y (Yod/Yud) is a pictograph of an arm and hand.
H (Hey) is a pictograph of a man with raised arms, meaning "behold" or "reveal".
W (Vav/Waw) is a pictograph of a tent... moreAdditionally, the YHWH or (Yod, He, Vav/Waw, He) in it's paleo pictural form gives us God's plan of salvation right in his name, consider the following:
[In its ancient Hebrew pictorial form (Paleo-Hebrew), the four letters of YHWH (the Tetragrammaton) are represented by specific images, which can be interpreted as a phrase:
Y (Yod/Yud) is a pictograph of an arm and hand.
H (Hey) is a pictograph of a man with raised arms, meaning "behold" or "reveal".
W (Vav/Waw) is a pictograph of a tent peg or nail, meaning "secure" or "hook".
H (Hey) is the same pictograph again, a man with raised arms, meaning "behold".
When combined in order (reading right to left as in Hebrew), a common interpretation of these pictographs is "Behold the hand, behold the nail" or "Hand, Behold, Nail, Behold". ]
Often, there is a deeper message in the letters and meaning of God's Word in Hebrew form.
VanTorey Hopkins - CAA
Priory of St. Luke
Esto Benignus et Humilis
[In its ancient Hebrew pictorial form (Paleo-Hebrew), the four letters of YHWH (the Tetragrammaton) are represented by specific images, which can be interpreted as a phrase:
Y (Yod/Yud) is a pictograph of an arm and hand.
H (Hey) is a pictograph of a man with raised arms, meaning "behold" or "reveal".
W (Vav/Waw) is a pictograph of a tent... more