How the Hebrew Translations of "God" and "Jehovah" Might Change Your Understanding of Deity

Keywords

divine names, Hebrew biblical interpretation, creation theology

Abstract

When we read the scriptures, many different words or titles are used for God. Some are used more than any others, and these names have special and significant meaning. Here are just a few and the background behind them.

If we could peel back the layers of the English text of the Bible and read in Hebrew, we’d be fascinated to learn that the familiar phrase, “In the beginning God [singular in English] created the heavens and the earth” actually reads in Hebrew, “In the beginning the Gods [plural in Hebrew] created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).

Original Publication Citation

How the Hebrew Translations of God and Jehovah Might Change Your Understanding of Deity, LDS Living, October 9, 2017.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2017

Publisher

LDS Living

Language

English

College

Marriott School of Business

Department

Marketing

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

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