A-Z Names Of GOD: Meaning, History And Biblical References
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NAME | MEANING | DESCRIPTION | REFERENCE |
The Earnest of Our Inheritance | NKJV, ESV: “the guarantee of our inheritance” NASB: “a pledge of our inheritance” |
—refers to God the Holy Spirit | Ephesians 1:14 |
Ehyeh asher ehyeh | I Am that I Am” or “I AM who I AM” | (transliteration from ancient Hebrew) Hebrew: אהיה אשר אהיה
Modern Hebrew transliteration: Ehiyeh sh’Ehiyeh |
Exodus 3:14 KJV |
El or `El | God | —transliteration from Hebrew Hebrew: אל |
Genesis 14:18 NASB, Exodus 6:3 NASB, and numerous other verses |
El Ah or Elah | God | —of Aramaic origin Hebrew: אֱלוֹהַּ Compare: El and Eloah and Allah |
Exodus 6:3 NASB, and numerous other verses |
El Berith | God of (the) Covenant” | transliteration from Hebrew | Judges 9:46 |
El Elohe Yisrael (El-Elohe-Israel or EleloheIsrael) | “El, the God of Israel” or “God, the God of Israel” | —refers to God Almighty | Gen. 33:20 |
El ‘Elyon | Most High God | —refers to God Almighty | |
El Gibhor | The Mighty God” | —refers to The Messiah—God the Son (Jesus Christ) | Isaiah 9:6 |
`Eloah | The Everlasting God or The Eternal God | transliteration from Hebrew Hebrew: אלוהּ Aramaic transliteration: Ĕlāhā interchangeable with Elohim |
Deuteronomy 32:15 NASB; Deu. 32:17 NASB; 2 Chronicles 32:15 NASB; Nehemiah 9:17 NASB; Job 3:4 NASB and many other verses in the book of Job |
NAME | MEANING | DESCRIPTION | REFERENCE |
Elohai or Elohei | “My God” or “God of | as in Elohai Avraham—“God of Abraham” | |
Elohiym or Elohim or Aleim | —transliterations from Hebrew Hebrew: אלהים |
Genesis 1:1; Exodus 3:1, etc. | |
El Olam | The Everlasting God or The Eternal God | transliteration from Hebrew Hebrew: אלוהים הנצחי |
Genesis 21:33 NOG; Isaiah 40:28 NOG |
Eloi (elói) | “He Is” | transliteration from Greek Greek: Ἐλωῒ Derived from Aramaic/Syriac: Eil or elah (transliterations) |
Mark 15:34 KJV, etc. |
El Roi or El-roi | uncertain, but perhaps “God who sees,” “The God Who Sees Me,” “God of seeing” | —refers to God Almighty | Genesis 16:13 NASB; NOG |
El Shaddai | God Almighty | transliteration from Hebrew Hebrew: אל שדי |
Genesis 17:1 NASB; Gen. 28:3 NASB; Gen. 35:11; Gen. 43:14 NASB; Exodus 6:3 NASB; etc. |
`Elyown, `Elyown, `Elohiym, `Elyon | The Most High God” | —transliterations from Hebrew Hebrew: עליון |
Genesis 14:18-20 KJV, Gen. 14:22 KJV; Psa. 78:56 NASB |
Esh okhlah | Consuming Fire” | —transliteration from Hebrew | Deuteronomy 4:24 KJV |
The Eternal God | —refers to God Almighty | Deuteronomy 33:27; Romans 1:20 |
NAME | MEANING | DESCRIPTION | REFERENCE |
The Eternal Spirit | God The Holy Spirit | Hebrews 9:14 | |
The Eternal Life | —refers to God the Son (Jesus Christ) | John 1:1-2; 6:40 | |
The Eternal One | —refers to God Almighty | Isaiah 41:4; 48:12; etc. | |
`Even Yisrael | Stone of Israel” | transliteration from Hebrew | Genesis 49:24 KJV |
Everlasting Father | —refers to God Almighty; God The Father | Isaiah 9:6 KJV, NKJV, ESV | |
“Eternal Father” | —Isa. 9:6 NASB | ||
Everlasting God |
Hebrew transliteration: `Owlam `El—Genesis 21:33 NASB Hebrew transliteration: `Owlam `Elohiym—Isa. 40:28 NASB Greek: Aionios Theos—Romans 16:26 NASB |
Genesis 21:33 NASB | |
Everlasting King | —refers to God; God The Father and Song (Jesus Christ) | Jeremiah 10:10 KJV; 1 Timothy 1:16-17 KJV | |
The Express Image of His Person | —refers to God the Son (Jesus Christ) |
I would like to the name as translated from Hebrew the Lord God of Wisdom
This is a great post! I learned a lot about the names of God and their meanings.