Does Yahweh mean I am who I am?

[Vivaldi]

Moses askes God its name, God answers I am who I am, which turned out to be Yahweh?

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God goes on saying I will always be known by this name, Yahweh.

However as of Islam, its name turned to Allah from Yahweh.

[jshm2]

Nope. That's just a transliteral allegory. In Hebrew that whole conversation is very different.

Yahweh and Jehovah are titles, the real names of God in Hebrew are sacred and not taken in vain. El and Elohi are the two highest. But there are others like in Aramaic it would be Elah, which in Arabic is Allah.

English is a poor language for scripture as it's very basic and a lot gets lost in translation. The word "God" is not a name, it is a title. But the poor bible translations tend to mix up the names and titles and just use the word "God" in nearly everything.

It's why Christians are mixed up in their denominations.

[Vivaldi]

Where are you from, muslim guy?

[Vivaldi]

Since you are a muslim, you must be from somewhere in middle east.

[jshm2]

UK and not a Muslim guy.

[Dargil]

It began as YHWH with vowels added to pronounce it.

[collie22]

Yhvh or Yhwh in the Hebrew cause no J in Hebrew. God has many names. I like yhvh my father. I've read it translation is " I Am " . I wouldn't argue about it just cause. And Jesus is was Yeshua translates " our saviour " I'm not sure of that spelling but no J in Hebrew. God loves us talking about him 😊 Blessings

[Vivaldi]

The name is Allah in Islam

[collie22]

I like that Allah sounds Nice when I say it

[Wraith_Cemetery]

@Vivaldi Incorrect. Egyptian Coptics who are Christian use Allah too. Lebanese/Levant Christians also use it. It just means "God". As in Al (the) Illah (God).

[Vivaldi]

@Wraith_Cemetery

And non-arab muslims use Allah because it is also an unique name in islam.

I am from non-arab muslim majority country, I know better than you.

[Vivaldi]

Arab or not, muslims use the word Allah because it is an unique name in islam too.

[strateguy632]

no, not the same meaning. yahweh is "he will be". also allah is not a self assigned name it is the word arabs use like word god. in contrast to exodus 6,3.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

There's no such name Yahweh in the Bible as God's name.

[FunkyMonkee]

Wasn't that Popeye that said that?

[JSisko]

From what I was taught it means “I am who am”