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His Name (Translation)

1 Apr 2026 · updated 1w ago · 4 min read

Jesus is the name of Baal, the Antichrist.

John 5:43 I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

God’s name was replaced in the Bible 6,568 (6,519 + 49) times to LORD.

God’s Name from Strong’s Concordance

Hebrew is written right to left

H3068, 6,159x

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw’; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.

H3050, 49x

יָהּ Yâhh, yaw; contraction for H3068, and meaning the same; Jah, the sacred name:—Jah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in ‘-iah,’ ‘-jah.’

Forms of God’s name:

  1. Yah
  2. Yehovah
  3. Jehovah

Prefixes used for God’s name:

  1. ‘Yeho-’
  2. ‘Jeho-’

Suffixes used for God’s name:

  1. ‘-yah’
  2. ‘-iah’
  3. ‘-jah’

H3091, 218x

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ, yeh-ho-shoo’-ah; or יְהוֹשֻׁעַ Yᵉhôwshuʻa; from H3068 and H3467; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader:—Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954, H3442.

Greek Septuagint → The Septuagint, the first known translation of the Bible into Greek, was written between the 3rd and 1st centuries BCE.

Latin Vulgate → The Vulgate is a late-4th-century Latin translation of the Bible.

The Vulgate is usually credited as being the first translation of the Old Testament into Latin directly from the Hebrew Tanakh rather than from the Greek Septuagint.

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ / Yehoshua
Hebrew Characters:יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
Hebrew Prnounciation:Yᵉhôw (yeh-ho)sh (sh)ûw (oo’)aʻ (ah)
Greek Characters:
Latin Letters:
English Pronunciation:

Recreating the Messiah’s Greek & Latin Name

Names Must Sound the Same/Similar in Transliteration

Jacob: H3290 → G2384

  • יַעֲקֹב Yaʻăqôb → ΙΑΚΩΒ (Ιακώβ)
  • Greek pronunciation: ΙΑ-ΚΩΒ → ya-kobe
  • Latin, Genesis 25:27 (VUL) → Iacob (ia-cob)

Daniel: H1840 → G1158

  • דִּנִיֵּאל Dânîyêʼl → ΔΑΝΙΗΛ (Δανιήλ)
  • Greek pronunciation: ΔΑΝ-Ι-ΗΛ → dan-ee-ale’
  • Hebrew contains ‘God’ at end: אל (el)
  • Latin, Daniel 1:6 (VUL) → Daniel (dan-i-el)

Samuel: H8050 → G4545

  • שְׁמוּאֵל Shᵉmûwʼêl → ΣΑΜΟΥΗΛ (Σαμουήλ)
  • Greek pronunciation: ΣΑΜ-ΟΥ-ΗΛ → sam-oo-ale’
    • ⭐ ‘Σ’ makes the ‘s’ sound, replaces ‘sh’ sound
    • ⭐ ‘ΟΥ’ makes the ‘oo’/‘u’ sound
  • Latin, 1 Samuel 1:20 → Samuhel (sam-u-hel)
    • ⭐ ‘s’ replaces ‘sh’ sound
    • ⭐ ‘u’ replaces ‘ûw’ sound
יְהוֹשׁוּעַ / Yehoshua
Hebrew Characters:יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
Hebrew Prnounciation:Yᵉhôw (yeh-ho)sh (sh)ûw (oo’)aʻ (ah)
Greek Characters:ΣΟΥ
Latin Letters:su
English Pronunciation:su

Recreating the Messiah’s Greek & Latin Name

David: H1732 → G1138

  • דָּוִד Dâvid → ΔΑΒΙΔ (Δαβίδ)
  • Greek pronunciation: ΔΑ-ΒΙΔ → da-beed
  • Latin, Ruth 4:17 → David (da-vid)

Spelling for Coming in the Father’s Name

John 5:43 I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

Jehoshaphat: H3092 → G2498

  • יְהוֹשָׁפָט Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ → ΙΩΣΑΦΑΤ (Iωσαφάτ)
  • Hebrew contains Yehovah’s name prefix: יְה (yeho)
  • Name meaning: ‘Yehovah has judged’
  • Greek pronunciation: ΙΩ-ΣΑ-ΦΑΤ → yo-suh-phat
    • ⭐ ‘Yeho-’ becomes ‘ΙΩ-’ (yo)
  • ‘Josaphat’ is from Greek spelling
    • ⭐ ‘ΙΩ-’ becomes ‘Jo-’
  • Latin, 2 Samuel 8:16 → Iosaphat (io-sa-phat)
    • ⭐ ‘Yeho-’ becomes ‘Io-‘
יְהוֹשׁוּעַ / Yehoshua
Hebrew Characters:יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
Hebrew Prnounciation:Yᵉhôw (yeh-ho)sh (sh)ûw (oo’)aʻ (ah)
Greek Characters:ΙΩΣΟΥ
Latin Letters:Iosu
English Pronunciation:Josu

Recreating the Messiah’s Greek & Latin Name

Jehoram: H3088 → G2496

  • יְהוֹרָם Yᵉhôwrâm → ΙΩΡΑΜ (Iωράμ)
  • Hebrew contains Yehovah’s name prefix: יְה (yeho)
  • Name meaning: ‘Yehovah is exalted’
  • Greek pronunciation: ΙΩ-ΡΑΜ → yo-ram
    • 🔂 ‘Yeho-’ becomes ‘ΙΩ-’ (yo)
  • ‘Joram’ is from Greek spelling
    • 🔂 ‘ΙΩ-’ becomes ‘Jo-’
  • Latin, 2 Kings 1:17 → Ioram (io-ram)
    • 🔂 ‘Yeho-’ becomes ‘Io-’

Jehoiada: H3077 - ‘Yehovah-known’

  • יְהוֹיָדָע Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ → ΙΩΔΑΕ (Ιωδαε) | Latin, 2 Samuel 8:18 → Ioiada

Jehonadab: H3082 - ‘Yehovah is willing’

  • יְהוֹנָדָב Yᵉhôwnâdâb → ΙΩΝΑΔΑΒ (Ιωναδαβ) | Latin, 2 Kings 10:15 → Ionadab

Jehoahaz: H3059 - ‘Yehovah has seized’

  • יְהוֹאָחָז Yᵉhôwʼâchâz → ΙΩΑΧΑΣ (Ιωαχας) | Latin, 2 Kings 10:35 → Ioachaz

Jehosheba: H3089 - ‘Yehovah has sworn’

  • יְהוֹשֶׁבַע Yᵉhôwshebaʻ → ΙΩΣΑΒΕΕ (Ιωσαβεε) | Latin, 2 Kings 11:2 → Iosaba

Jehoash: H3060 - ‘Yehovah-fired’

  • יְהוֹאָשׁ Yᵉhôwʼâsh → ΙΩΑΣ (Ιωας) | Latin, 2 Kings 11:21 → Ioas

Jehoaddan: H3086 - ‘Yehovah delights’

  • יְהוֹעַדִּין Yᵉhôwʻaddîyn → ΙΩΑΔΙΝ (Ιωαδιν) | Latin, 2 Kings 14:2 → Ioaden

Jehoiakim: H3079 - ‘Yehovah raises up’

  • יְהוֹיָקִים Yᵉhôwyâqîym → ΙΩΑΚΙΜ (Ιωακιμ) | Latin, 2 Kings 23:14 → Ioiachim

Jehozadak: H3087 - ‘Yehovah is righteous’

  • יְהוֹצָדָק Yᵉhôwtsâdâq → ΙΩΣΑΔΑΚ (Ιωσαδακ) | Latin, 1 Chronicles 6:14 → Iosedec

Jehoadah: H3085 - ‘Yehovah has adorned’

  • יְהוֹעַדָּה Yᵉhôwʻaddâh → ΙΩΙΑΔΑ (Ιωιαδα) | Latin, 1 Chronicles 8:36 → Ioada

Jehoiarib: H3080 - ‘Yehovah contends’

  • יְהוֹיָרִיב Yᵉhôwyârîyb → ΙΩΑΡΙΜ (Ιωαριμ)| Latin, 1 Chronicles 9:10 → Ioiarib

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