Why use God and Lord

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by sky123

Elohim IS a name for God used in the Hebrew Bible.
“In the beginning [Elohim] created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). The name Elohim occurs over 2,500 times in the Tanakh.

As jojo50 stated, Elohim gets translated normally as God. You agree, the word God is not a name. If you read the word in Hebrew, especially the scripture you cited, the word is not used as a name.

In Hebrew the word is אֱלֹהִ֑ים
The transliteration of אֱלֹהִ֑ים is Elohim.
אֱלֹהִ֑ים normally gets translated as God, but not always. In the scripture cited, it gets translated as God.

[sky]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

As jojo50 stated, Elohim gets translated normally as God. You agree, the word God is not a name. If you read the word in Hebrew, especially the scripture you cited, the word is not used as a name.

In Hebrew the word is אֱלֹהִ֑ים
The transliteration of אֱלֹהִ֑ים is Elohim.
אֱלֹהִ֑ים normally gets translated as God, but not always. In the scripture cited, it gets translated as God.

Yes I agree Elohim is God's name...

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by sky123

Yes I agree Elohim is God's name...

Funny....



Is the word God a name?

Sometimes we (all people) are rendered as Elohim. Are all people named Elohim?

Sometimes Elohim is rendered as Angel. Is Elohim the name of an Angel and/or all Angels?

When Paul was speaking of the unknown God (Elohim), what was that God's name?

As you can see, Elohim is not a name.

Elohim is a transliteration of the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֑ים,which when translated, is generally rendered God(s)/god(s).

I have went over transliterations before. Using transliterations, the Transliteration show us how the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֑ים was pronounced, using our alphabet. אֱלֹהִ֑ים was pronounced something like Elohim. It is אֱלֹהִ֑ים which is normally translated as God/god.

[davidmartin]

what about Adonai?

[sky]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

Funny....



Is the word God a name?

Sometimes we (all people) are rendered as Elohim. Are all people named Elohim?

Sometimes Elohim is rendered as Angel. Is Elohim the name of an Angel and/or all Angels?

When Paul was speaking of the unknown God (Elohim), what was that God's name?

As you can see, Elohim is not a name.

Elohim is a transliteration of the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֑ים,which when translated, is generally rendered God(s)/god(s).

I have went over transliterations before. Using transliterations, the Transliteration show us how the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִ֑ים was pronounced, using our alphabet. אֱלֹהִ֑ים was pronounced something like Elohim. It is אֱלֹהִ֑ים which is normally translated as God/god.

I don't think it's a funny name....

[sky]

Originally Posted by davidmartin

what about Adonai?

That's nice also...

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by davidmartin

what about Adonai?

As for Adonai (אֲדֹנָ֤י), that word is first used in Genesis 15:2. The expression is אֲדֹנָ֤י יֱהוִה֙ which gets transliterated as Adonai Yahweh which gets translated in the NIV as 'Sovereign Lord'. Replacing Yahweh with Adonai would render that scripture as 'Sovereign Sovereign' which makes absolutely no sense. As you can see, Adonai, is not a name.

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by davidmartin

what about Adonai?

There are other expressions such as El.

But as far as I know, there is only one scripture that says this is God Almighty's name (Exodus 6:3).

That name in Hebrew is יְהוָ֔ה

and is pronounced (transliterated) as Y ͤ hôvâh

[sky]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

There are other expressions such as El.

But as far as I know, there is only one scripture that says this is God Almighty's name (Exodus 6:3).

That name in Hebrew is יְהוָ֔ה

and is pronounced (transliterated) as Y ͤ hôvâh

The Tao that can be named is not the Tao.


God (the great everlasting infinite First Cause from whom all things in heaven and earth proceed) can neither be defined nor named.


The Tao which can be expressed in words is not the eternal Tao; the name which can be uttered is not its eternal name. Without a name, it is the Beginning of Heaven and Earth; with a name, it is the Mother of all things. Only one who is eternally free from earthly passions can apprehend its spiritual essence; he who is ever clogged by passions can see no more than its outer form. These two things, the spiritual and the material, though we call them by different names, in their origin are one and the same. This sameness is a mystery, — the mystery of mysteries. It is the gate of all spirituality.

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by sky123

The Tao that can be named is not the Tao.


God (the great everlasting infinite First Cause from whom all things in heaven and earth proceed) can neither be defined nor named.


The Tao which can be expressed in words is not the eternal Tao; the name which can be uttered is not its eternal name. Without a name, it is the Beginning of Heaven and Earth; with a name, it is the Mother of all things. Only one who is eternally free from earthly passions can apprehend its spiritual essence; he who is ever clogged by passions can see no more than its outer form. These two things, the spiritual and the material, though we call them by different names, in their origin are one and the same. This sameness is a mystery, — the mystery of mysteries. It is the gate of all spirituality.

Quoted from

WISDOM OF THE EAST
THE SAYINGS OF LAO TZŬ
TRANSLATED
FROM THE CHINESE, WITH AN INTRODUCTION
BY LIONEL GILES, M.A. (OXON.)
ASSISTANT AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM
E. P. DUTTON AND COMPANY, INC.
NEW YORK
[1905]

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TAO IN ITS TRANSCENDENTAL ASPECT, AND IN ITS PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION