The earliest copies of the Septuagint (LXX) also preserved the ancient Hebrew characters of the Name Yahuah, as shown in the two photos below.  Later copies of the Septuagint destroyed this Name, replacing it with the Greek word for "lord", KYRIOS.

 

The Name is seen clearly among the Greek words: 

Another image of the LXX showing the primary Hebrew characters:

 

  Further evidence of the original characters for the Name can be seen written on the famous "Los Lunas" stone in New Mexico, USA (below).  The sea-level being higher in the 9th century BCE, this location in southern New Mexico along the Rio Grande could be reached by large Israelite ships.  They left evidence of their presence by writing the Ten Words (Commandments) in ancient Hebrew as you can see.  One distinctive trait of the Samaritans was the way they wrote the letter yod.

(The Name is located on 4th line from bottom, partially within dark rectangle):

    

  This script is often erroneously referred to as "Phoenician", because secular scholars mistake the "primacy" of this letter form.

They have taught that the Israelites learned this form from the Phoenicians, but this is not correct.  The "Phoenicians" were

in fact Israelites, Samaritans, who traveled the seas between the 10th to the 8th centuries BCE.  It was the Greek historian

Herodotus that coined the Greek term, phoinikeia (Phoenicia), meaning "date palm".  The Greeks saw the palm-tree as the symbol of the "Phoenicians", and the Israelites minted coins with a date palm tree on them, possibly a way of honoring Asherah.  The Samaritans (northern 10 tribes of Israel in Samaria) had become apostate and worshipped the deities of the Tyrians and Sidonians, Baal and Asherah.  Both Sidonians and Israelites coined money with date palms, possibly contributing to the Greeks' referring to them all as phoinikeia - "Phoenicians".

  It was the Greek historian Herodotus that referred to the residents of the land of Israel as "phoinikeia", and to the Greeks this label included both northern (Samaritans) and southern (Yahudah) houses, along with the peoples of Tyre (Tyrians) and Sidon (Sidonians).  Remember, Ahab's wife "Jezebel" (or better "Isabel") was a Sidonian princess.  Northern Israel had an alliance with these two Pagan cities.  Some say the word "phoinikeia" means "red-headed", however this is probably not the ancient meaning at all, but rather seems to stem from an association with something red that reminded them of hair.  The people the Greeks (like Herodotus) were referring to by the term phoinikeia were sea-faring folks, and they did not differentiate between the Israelites and the inhabitants of Tyre and Sidon with this label "phoinikeia".  The Israelites (of Samaria, northern Israel) were smelters of metals which they brought back from distant lands by ship.  The crews of these ships were made up of both Israelites and the residents of Tyre and Sidon.  These Israelites had a close business relationship with the Sidonians and Tyrians, and in fact the Israelites became influenced by their worship of Baal and Asherah through this close contact (which explains the date palms on their coins).  The "teachings of Isabel" (Rev. 2) is what brought apostasy to northern Israel  -  just look at the Baal-Asherah worship she brought to them in the record of Jer./YermeYahu.

  The alphabet the "scholars" refer to as "Phoenician" is in fact the original Hebrew script.  By the way, these so-called "Phoenicians" did not call themselves by this term, but were called this by the Greeks (like Herodotus), and history as we have received it, stems from the Greek point-of-view.

 The Great Isaiah Scroll (located at the Dome of the Book) displays the original, primary Hebrew lettering out of respect for the Name.  This scroll was found among the Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran (1QIsa^a), 125-100 BC.

  The Tetragrammaton (yod-hay-uau-hay) was preserved by the copyists in the primary Hebrew, however the rest of the text is written in the characters brought back from Babylon, now referred to as "modern" Hebrew.

   

  The arrows point to the 4 letters of the Name of Yahuah (yod-hay-uau-hay), indicating how the copyists of the scroll of YeshaYahu wrote it, respecting its importance.

  Today there is an attempt to explain the error of the use of the new letter "J", which actually stems from the Hebrew letter "yod", equivalent to our English letter "Y", but because of the limitations of the Greek (no "Y"), the yod was represented by the closest Greek letter, "iota", our letter "i".  This contributed to distorted forms for the Name like "JEHOVAH", and of course "IESOUS". 

Along the same line of thought, it is worth mentioning that the new letter "W" (double-U) is a development that began in the 7th century, and had not fully come into wider use until the 13th century.  Even as late as the 1500's, type-sets did not include a "W", so they had to use two "V's" to print certain words.  "Double-U" (W) developed from the letter "U", which became both "V" (Germany) and "W" (about 1066 CE in England).   In short, there is no letter "W" in Hebrew.

To render the sixth letter of the Hebrew alef-beth as "waw" (as I have done also in the past) may be inaccurate;  I've begun to see the letter as "uau" instead.  If our goal is to "restore" the purity and originality to the Name of the One that created the universe, then we need to take into account what alterations were made over time and by foreign alphabets.  So, if we spell the Creator's Name as "YAHWEH", believing we have overcome the "J" problem, we are still faced with the letter "double-U" problem.  If this letter didn't exist, it needs to revert to what it really was originally  -  a "U".

To dismiss the importance of this Name draws a bright line of distinction among people today.  We all want to be as close to correct as we possibly can, however we have to embrace the reality that not everyone will agree with us on every point.  So, as we continue to learn and grow in the knowledge of Yahuah, we also need to remember the fruit of having His Spirit is 
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control.  Nine fruits that will help us relate to one another the way our Father would have us relate, to bring honor to His wonderful Name.

Lew White

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Here’s a few words we use often, or will one day (like “Elohim”).

Most of us already know the details, but it’s good to review even the simple things sometimes.

 

Elohim

The ending “im” is really “YM” (yod-mem), and makes the word plural.  The Hebrew root “EL” means “strength”, and is understood to be rendered plural by the ending “YM”.  Since Yahuah is ONE, this often confuses people.  The root “EL” is not being used as a name, but is a pronoun describing “WHAT” He is.  Since the term “EL” means strength, it is really the “strengths” that are many, not the Being.   If we only define the word “EL” as “mighty-one”, then we can lose our focus on the root idea very easily.  The strengths are really what are plural.

 

Sabbath

Shin-beth-tau in Hebrew means “cease” or rest.  In music, we know that “rest” means to stop making sound.  This word is also related to two other words, sheba (seven), and shabua (week).  It is the only day that was given a name of itself, and this day was “blessed” or commended from the beginning, and set apart forever by Yahuah Himself.   It is the “sign” of the eternal Covenant (Ez. 20:12-20, Ex. 31:13-17).  Hebrews 4:9 informs us there remains a Sabbath-keeping for the people of Yahuah, and Mt. 24:20 instructs us to pray that our flight not be in winter or on the Sabbath (during the Great Tribulation).  The original word may have been “SHABATH”, with an “SH” sound at the beginning.  This was probably lost because the Greek language has no way of sounding the “SH” at all.

 

Sin

The Hebrew word is chattath, and means offense.  The old English word “sin” means to “miss”, as in missing the target in archery.  If we cease to offend Yahuah, then we are living according to His Covenant, and remain in His love.  Yahushua said, "If you abide in My Word you are truly my talmidim, and you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free."  - Jn./ Yahuchanon 8:31,32

His "Word" is His Torah, which He writes upon our hearts (thus He is the Mediator of the renewed Covenant).

 

Israel

YISRAEL:  This term originated when Yahuah re-named Ya’aqob after wrestling all night.  It can mean “he who struggles with Elohim”, yet there is another layer seen in the root “SAR” for “prince”;  so it can also mean “prince of Elohim”.  Some Hebrew words have two meanings, as we see that “NATSAR” can mean “branch”, and at the same time “watchman”.

 

Jerusalem

IR SHALOM, or YERUSHALAYIM;  The Hebrew spelling is yod-resh-uau-shin-lamed-mem.  The first two letters, yod-resh, mean “city”.

The word literally means “city of peace”.  Sometimes we see the yod-resh written as “UR”, as we see Abrahym was from.  The modern words “IRAN” and “IRAQ” stem from the Hebrew term for city, IR. 

It is not “yah-rushalayim”;  that would be “yod-hay” instead of “yod-resh”.

 

Abraham’s name

Abu Ramu (exalted father) was changed to Abrahim (father of nations).  The ending “im” is really “ym” (yod-mem), and makes the word plural.

 

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