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Old 14-01-2020, 09:08 PM
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YHVH is not pronounced by Jews as it is written and has not been for centuries, it seems. Tradition has it that the original pronunciation has been lost in the mists of time.

Instead, typically YHVH is pronounced as "Adonai" wherever it occurs in the texts. Or just God in casual conversation Some traditionalists say "haShem" instead of "Adonai", which just means "the name".

As John notes, YHVH is the most common way "God" is referenced in the texts and as I noted, has generally been viewed as the relational, personal God of interbeing (both/and) and of becoming in relationship with all that is.
The God of the mystics and the God who (that, etc) acknowledges your humanity, simply put. In whatever ways that might encompass. Or at least, those are among the aspects traditionally highlighted with the use of YHVH.

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