He would then ask a question on a different topic. Without responding to what I wrote either to ask for clarification or rebut what I wrote, He would ask me a question and I wouldĪnswer. Witness friend rarely asked me a follow-up question. One of the sad things about our email conversation is that my Jehovah's The questions he asked and the responses I gave him. Witnesses initiated an exchange of email messages about beliefs and doctrines. Watchtower Society interchange: Recently a member of the Jehovah's
and were sensitive to the plight of these people whoĪre being misled." - Rose S., Florida Excerpts from an email exchange I had with a Jehovah's Witness over a period of several My family members were Jehovah's WitnessesĪt one time. Outline has been so helpful to me and my group. Give a presentation on Jehovah's Witnesses in my college Religious Traditions class. Further, it is far more important to know God through faith in Jesus Christ, than it is to know the correct pronunciation of His name in Hebrew."Thank you for your PowerPoint presentation. In conclusion, it is highly unlikely that “Jehovah” is the correct pronunciation of YHWH.
If the authors of Scripture, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, were allowed to use these terms, it is not wrong for us to refer to Him as “God” or “Lord,” either. Both the Old and New Testaments, inspired by God, use generic terms for “God” and “Lord,” including El, Elohim, and Adonai (Hebrew) and Theos and Kurios (Greek). With all of that said, it is not crucial to the Christian faith for the proper pronunciation of YHWH to be known. The Jehovah’s Witnesses emphasize the use of Jehovah to the extent that any other name or title for God is viewed as borderline idolatry or outright heresy. It is also used, and strenuously promoted by, the Jehovah’s Witnesses. It is used in the King James Version of the Bible (Genesis 22:14 Exodus 6:3 17:15 Judges 6:24 Psalm 83:18 Isaiah 12:2 26:4). The form Jehovah, though, is very commonly used.
“Yahweh” or “Yehowah” is far more likely to be the correct pronunciation. It is the letters of the tetragrammaton, Latinized into JHVH, with vowels inserted. Jehovah is essentially a Germanic pronunciation of the Latinized transliteration of the Hebrew YHWH. Even the Hebrew letter vav, which is transliterated as the W in YHWH is said to have originally had a pronunciation closer to W than the V of Jehovah. There was no true J sound in ancient Hebrew. The vast majority of Jewish and Christian biblical scholars and linguists do not believe “Jehovah” to be the proper pronunciation of YHWH. Rather, it is the purpose of this article to discuss the use of “Jehovah.” Should YHWH be pronounced with three syllables or two? Should the vowels be borrowed from Elohim or Adonai? Should the W be pronounced with more of a W sound or more of a V sound? It is not the purpose of this article to settle the debate. Some prefer “Yahweh” (YAH-way) others prefer “Yehowah,” “Yahuweh,” or “Yahawah” still others argue for “Jehovah.”Īs you can see, virtually everything is up for debate. Despite much study and debate, it is still not universally agreed upon how the Hebrew name for God YHWH was pronounced. This particularly becomes an issue when studying the Hebrew name of God, written in the Hebrew Scriptures as YHWH, also known as the tetragrammaton. As a result, when ancient Hebrew is studied, scholars and linguists often do not know with absolute confidence how certain Hebrew words were pronounced. The appropriate vowel sounds of words were passed down orally. The vowels were pronounced in spoken Hebrew but were not recorded in written Hebrew. So, where did the name “Jehovah” come from? Ancient Hebrew did not use vowels in its written form. In the Hebrew Scriptures, the name of God is recorded as YHWH.
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