Jehovah in English - Basic statement by Jehovah's Witnesses...

[Queen Esther]

Jehovah in English  -  Basic  statement  by  Jehovah's Witnesses:

The Hebrew Name of God יהוה rendered generally as YHWH and thought to be pronounced in Hebrew something like Yahweh or perhaps Yahoweh is properly translated into English as Jehovah.

Argument by opposers:
That is not the correct way to do it,  because Someone from the US named John who visits Mexico or Spain is not Juan;  they are   still John.

Counter-argument by Jehovah’s Witnesses:
Jesus is not God’s Son’s name either; it is properly rendered in the Hebrew as Yeshua or Yehoshua, and even the Greek is Iesous, yet the opposers do not complain about it being rendered as “Jesus”  in English.
Other Hebrew names are rendered or translated into English with no complaint.
Bibles in English use John and in Spanish Juan, etc.

To settle this problem, what we need is Biblical example. That should settle the matter to the satisfaction of all.

“But in Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which, when translated, means Dorcas. She abounded in good deeds and gifts of mercy that she was rendering.”—Acts 9:36.

(“Dorcas” is the Greek and corresponds with “Tabitha” which is the Aramaic;  both names mean “Gazelle.”)

So, which one is her name, Tabitha or Dorcas? Let’s continue reading in Acts 9:39 & 40:
“At that Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they led him up into the upper chamber; and all the widows presented themselves to him weeping and exhibiting many inner garments and outer garments that Dorcas used to make while she was with them. But Peter put everybody outside and, bending his knees, he prayed, and, turning to the body, he said: “Tabitha, rise!” She opened her eyes and, as she caught sight of Peter, she sat up.”

So, both names are used interchangeably!
Even the Apostle Peter, whose name means “A Piece of Rock,” is named in five different ways in the Scriptures: by the Hebrew “Symeon,” the Greek “Simon” (from a Hebrew root meaning “hear; listen”), “Peter” (a Greek name he alone bears in the Scriptures), its Semitic equivalent “Cephas” (perhaps related to the Hebrew kephim´ [rocks] used at Job 30:6; Jeremiah 4:29), and the combination “Simon Peter.”—Acts 15:14; Matthew 10:2; 16:16; John 1:42.
And need we even mention “Saul, who is also Paul” as stated in Acts 13:9 ?

Therefore, based upon these Scriptural precedents, the English Jehovah is as correct as the Hebrew יהוה when referring to our Almighty God, the Most High over all the earth.—Exodus 6:3; Psalm 83:18.

One thing for sure: יהוה is NOT LORD nor GOD, which is what most Bibles replace it with.

(  I  posted  that  for  our  mature  Brother's  and  Sister's....  maybe,  they  have  something  to  tell ?

 

 

[David Butrim]

Nice job

[Queen Esther]

Thank  you  very  much,  dear  @David Butrim    Enjoy  my  postings !

[Arauna]

Very  good reasoning... is there any way i can save this to my profile so i can use it in field service?

[Queen Esther]

11 minutes ago, Arauna said:

Very  good reasoning... is there any way i can save this to my profile so i can use it in field service?

We  have  different  possibilities  for  sharing,  Arauna.  Do  you  see  the  color - buttons  over  my  post ?  That  f  is  for  FB,  the  black  one  to  put  into  your  computer,  you  can  print  it,  also  per  email  and  still   more !  Go  with  your  mouse  on  the  white - cross  button,  you  will  see  a  little  window  with  many  possibiities....

I  can  bring  it  to  your  private  message  -  or  you  go  on  my  profile - page  and  click  on  to  follow  me,  like  just  now  71  other  Follower  on  my  page .....   then  you  get  daily  emais  from  my  postings  and  have  all  what  you  want.   Maybe  you  want  it  quickly,   I  try  bring  it  per  message  to  you.  On  your  profile  it  takes  too  much  place,  I  think !  Tell  me  when  you  got  it  please,  thank  you !

[JW Insider]

On 7/8/2017 at 7:53 PM, Queen Esther said:

Jehovah in English  -  Basic  statement  by  Jehovah's Witnesses

This article was very good, but the graphic is wrong.

At the top the statement is correct that Hebrew is read from right to left, but then the Hebrew letters in the graphic are written from left to right. This means that:

• the Hebrew letter just above the 1st 'He" (H) is actually not "He" but "Yod"
• the Hebrew letter just above the "Vav" (V) is actually not "Vav" but "He"
• the Hebrew letter just above the 2nd "He" (H) is actually not "He" but "Vav"
• the Hebrew letter just above the "Vod" [sic] is actually not "Yod" but "He" 

Also, of course, there is no letter "Vod" where it should say "Yod"

Also, it is misleading to say at the top

• Jehovah (English)
• Yehovah (Hebrew)

We don't have a good idea how "Jehovah" was pronounced in Hebrew, but we are almost positive that it would not have been pronounced "Yehovah."

[Queen Esther]

Thanks for your comment, @JW Insider  Seems so, you have a little knowledge in the Hebrew language...  Its not so easy to translate Hebrew. The name Jehovah has many spellings, we all know that. In Germany, we write Jehova, without the h...  In many countries, Jehovah has another spelling and in the past more different ! The most humans don't know the Hebrew language. But a good explanation may help. Thank you 

[John Houston]

So the graphic was written incorrectly? Is that what you are saying JWI? It should read Yod He Vav He? Reading as Hebrew is written, right to left?

[John Houston]

Does what she said take away from the name of our Creator? How it is translated into English? I am curious.

[Queen Esther]

I'm  confused  too  -  JW  Insider  said,  the  graphic  were  wrong   I  don't  know  that, sorry.  Perhaps  more  informing  by  google ?   Thank  you,  @John Houston   Greetings  from  Germany

[Arauna]

This is picture of ancient letters in Hebrew and the bottom is the letters in Aramaic script - now used and recognized by everyone.    You will see far right letter (the short one) - this is Yod.......  they have it other way round on your diagram like "mirror image" because they think western people read from left... to right - this is why it is like it is.

As I said before - these four letters have the same meaning no matter what vowels you add.  If you add vowels it changes to a verb or noun or adjective..... but the meaning is basically the same.  So it does not really matter what vowels you put in .... it is the use of the name and acknowledging the name that is important. Jehovah chose this name because it has significant meaning in the outworking of his purpose  as the creator.  It is the causative form for "He causes to become" ...  He can fulfill his promises... he can prove to be by his actions....

Hope this de-confuses you...and thanks for sending the other stuff.....

[Queen Esther]

WOW.....  You  got  it,  dear   @Arauna !   Thank  you  very  much   Wonderful  Brothers & Sisters  we  have !  I  know  your  little  graphic  too,  it  does  give  different  graphic's,  so  it  was  not  so  easy  for  me,  sorry