The Meaning Of The Name Of The Father

The meaning of the Father's name can be understood literally. It is written in Hebrew because the Father in Heaven originally intended to save the seed of Eve, Israel:

Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

So, the Bible clearly says that there is such distinction between the seed of Eve and the seed of the Serpent. They were the people whom Cain joined when he was driven away from the face of Yahuwah to the land of Nod for killing his brother Abel. The seed of Eve continued through Seth, Noah, Abraham, David until the Son of God was born in Bethlehem.

Matthew 15:24 He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel."

The Father in Heaven did not want His holy name to be known to the seed of the Serpent:

Mat 7:6 - Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

The name of the Father in Hebrew is a combination of the letter "yad", meaning "hand" and the word "hava" meaning life, as illustrated below. Please read from right to left:

                      

The meaning of the name of the Father in Hebrew, therefore, is the "the hand of life" or the "creator of life." This is the name commandment number 4 is talking about:

Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD Yahuwah thy God in vain; for the LORD Yahuwah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Now the name has been taken in vain by forgetting about it. Let's talk about how to pronounce the name so we can call on the name when we talk to our God. The name should be pronounced Yahuwah. How do we know? If you have a copy of the original 1611 edition of the Bible, it is written on top of the front cover:

Psa 83:18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

In this verse, the first letter is pronounced "je." There is no sound "j" in Hebrew. So the original sound of the first syllable must be "ya" because the sound of the the letter "yud" was "yad" in ancient time. The last syllable is pronounced "va." The sound should be "wa" because the the third letter "vav" was "waw" in ancient time. So, God must have pronounced His name Yahuwah when He was talking to Moses.

In the New Living Translation of the Bible you will find the verse:

Exodus 6:2 And God said to Moses, "I am Yahweh—'the LORD.'"

Why Yahweh? God in Hebrew is "Eloah." My God is "Eloi." Lord in Hebrew is "adon." my lord is "adoni." Father in Hebrew is "av." My father is "avi." Therefore, Yahweh means my Yahuwah. So, when we call on our Father in heaven using His name Yahuwah, we align with the third commandment:

Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD Yahuwah thy God in vain; for the LORD Yahuwah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Our Father in heaven will surely be pleased to hear His name.