YHVH

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HEBREW:Yod (J+), Heh (H+), Vav (W+), Heh (H+)

Since Hebrew is written right-to-left, it is properly rendered as J+H+W+H+

The name of god in Hebrew. Usually rendered into latin characters as YHVH. In the Christian tradition, YHVH is typically pronounced "jehovah", while most modern scholars, Jewish and otherwise, have settled on "yahweh".

The letters represent the four elements, the Four Worlds in the Tree of Life.

True Name of G-d

When Jews are reading the bible they never pronounce the Tetragrammaton, the replace it by another name of god called "ah-doh-nye".

Because the Hebrew alphabet includes no vowels, the exact pronunciation of ancient Hebrew is a matter of tradition, and elicits some debate. In ancient Israel, the true name of God was was pronounced only once per year in the Tabernacle's Holy of Holies (during the Exodus) and, later, in the Temple in Jerusalem. This practice ceased during the Babylonian exile, and by the time the Edict of Cyrus permitted the Jews to return to Israel and rebuild the temple, the correct pronunciation was apparently lost.

When the bible was translated from Hebrew to Greek (i.e.—the Septuagint), the translator did not know how to translate the Tetragrammaton. So he placed the vowels of ah-doh-nye backward between the letters of yod-heh-vavh-heh. This creates the word "Jehovah" and this creative translation remained in the Christian tradition.

Jehovah is an incorrect rendering of the holy Tetragrammaton and a Kabalist will always pronounce it yod-heh-vavh-heh.

Respect For The Name

In Jewish cultures the name is almost never spoken, and almost never written down. The Jewish people believe that destroying the god name is sacrilegious. Because goes against Jewish law to never destroy a holy thing. This also counts to a piece of paper with the Tetragrammaton written down on. So in order to not accidentally have the holy name burned or destroyed they almost never write it down, you never know where a piece of paper ends up and who may defile it.

Fun Facts

Man is created in gods image. If you put the letters of YHVH vertically you get a little man...

J+ - head
H+ - shoulders and arms
W+ - body
H+ - legs

This appears to be an ancient, magickal and holy precursor of ascii art.

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