YahwehAncient Semitic deity in the LevantYahweh was an ancient Semitic deity in the southeastern ancient Levant that became the national god of the Iron Age kingdoms of Israel-Samaria and Judah. Although there is no clear consensus regarding the geographic origins of the deity, most modern scholars favor a southern origin hypothesis. The worship of the deity goes back to at least the early Iron Age and apparently to the late Bronze Age.
TetragrammatonFour-letter name of God in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)The Tetragrammaton in Hebrew letters י (yod/Y) ה (he/H) ו (vav/W) ה (he/H)The Tetragrammaton is the four-letter Hebrew-language theonymיהוה (transliterated as YHWH or YHVH), the name of God in the Hebrew Bible. The four Hebrew letters, written and read from right to left, are yod, he, vav, and he. The name may be derived from a verb that means 'to be', 'to exist', 'to cause to become', or 'to come to pass'.
BaalBaal (), or Ba'al (), was a title and honorific meaning "owner" or "lord" in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during antiquity. From its use among people, it came to be applied to gods. Scholars previously associated the theonym with solar cults and with a variety of unrelated patron deities, but inscriptions have shown that the name Baal was particularly associated with the storm and fertility god Hadad and his local manifestations.AdonaistAn Adonaist is a sect or party who maintain that the Hebrew language vowel points ordinarily annexed to the consonants of the word "Jehovah", are not the natural points belonging to that word, and that they do not express the true pronunciation of it; but that they are vowel points belonging to the words, Adonai and Elohim, applied to the ineffable name Jehovah, which the Jews were forbidden to utter, and the true pronunciation of which was lost; they were therefore always to pronounce the word Adonai, instead of Jehovah.Yam (god)Yam (sometimes Yamm; Ugaritic: 𐎊𐎎, romanized: Yammu; 'sea') was a god representing the sea and other sources of water worshiped in various locations on the eastern Mediterranean coast, as well as further inland in modern Syria. He is best known from the Ugaritic texts. While he was a minor deity in Ugaritic religion, he is nonetheless attested as a recipient of offerings, and a number of theophoric names invoking him have been identified.
UgariticThis article contains Ugaritic text. Without proper , you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Ugaritic alphabet.Otto EissfeldtOtto Eißfeldt, spelled alternatively Otto Eissfeldt, (September 1, 1887, in Northeim – April 23, 1973, in Halle) was a German Protestant theologian, known for his work on the Old Testament and comparative near-east religious history.
Karel van der ToornKarel van der Toorn (born 8 March 1956 in The Hague) is a Dutch scholar of ancient religions. From 2006 to 2011 he was chairman of the Board at the University of Amsterdam, where he was a professor from 1998 until he became the chairman. Van der Toorn previously taught at Utrecht University and Leiden University. In 2012 he was made a Commander of the French National Order of Merit.
El (deity)Northwest Semitic supreme deity ElFather of godsGilded statuette of El from UgaritOther names Adon Ilim Venerated inAncient Semitic religionAbodeMount LelPlanetSaturnSymbolBullRegionLevant (particularly Canaan) and AnatoliaGenealogyConsort Asherah/Athirat Other wives Children Anat Ashtar Baal Mot Shahar Shalim Shapash Yahweh Yam(Ugarit religions) Athtart? Hadad?
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Names of God in JudaismJudaism has different names given to God, which are considered sacred: יהוה (YHWH), אֲדֹנָי (Adonai transl. my Lord[s]), אֵל (El transl. God), אֱלֹהִים (Elohim transl. Gods/Godhead), שַׁדַּי (Shaddai transl. Almighty), and צְבָאוֹת (Tzevaot transl.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.