That's exactly the point, PP. All of those terms -- YHWH, Yahweh, Yehovah, Adonai, Elohim -- are euphemisms and little "nicknames" that were invented because Jews were not to know or speak the name of the Creator. Without the rule that Jews were not to say the Creator's name, there would not have evolved all those other words and aphorisms in Hebrews. |
yes, that is why the tradition is fading. the devout write hashem. |
I know! This is such a strange thing because it feels as if someone is swearing! |