Yahweh

What is the Shema?

• A song sung by Moses

• A type of Hebrew sacrifice

• A list of the Ten Commandments

• A well-known Jewish prayer

What does the word "LORD" in all capital letters represent in the Bible?

• A generic title for God

• The personal name of Israel's God

• The Hebrew word for "love"

• The word "master" in Hebrew

Where do we first learn the meaning of God’s personal name?

• In the story of David and Goliath

• At the parting of the Red Sea

• During the Ten Commandments

• In the story of Moses and the burning bush

What does the Hebrew word "ehyeh" mean?

• I will be

• Who am I

• The creator

• The savior

How many times does the name Yahweh appear in the Old Testament?

• 3,000 times

• 6,500 times

• 10,000 times

• 1,200 times

Why did Israelites stop saying the name Yahweh out loud?

• They forgot how to pronounce it

• They wanted to honor the sacred nature of the name

• It was forbidden by the Ten Commandments

• It was replaced by another name in their culture

What word did the Israelites say instead of Yahweh?

• Elohim

• Adonai

• Jehovah

• Messiah

What is the artificial hybrid word created by combining YHWH and the vowels of Adonai?

• Yahowah

• Elohim

• Messiah

• Shema

How did the word "Jehovah" come into existence?

• Ancient scribes mispronounced Yahweh

• Christian scribes misunderstood the hybrid word Yahowah

• It was invented in the New Testament

• It was created to replace the word Adonai

What does the lowercase word "Lord" in English translations refer to?

• The personal name of God

• A general term for "master" or "king"

• A mistake in translation

• The same as "LORD" in all caps