יהוה/ה׳ · אֱלֹהִים · אֵל · אֲדֹנָי
ORIGINALBH-V12
Biblical Hebrew · Biblical Hebrew Working Vocabulary
Divine names and titles
BH-V12Biblical HebrewMasoretic Hebrew of Tanakh
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
יהוה/ה׳ · אֱלֹהִים · אֵל · אֲדֹנָי
TransliterationHashem · Elohim · El · Adonai
Plain meaningmajor Biblical Divine Names/titles
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Divine names and titles
Biblical Hebrew uses several Divine Names and titles, and their lexical distinctions matter. The course does not convert every sacred reference into one English label. When the Hebrew says אֱלֹהִים, the language layer identifies Elohim; when the Tetragrammaton is present, the learner-facing reading uses Hashem. Titles such as אָדוֹן have their own ordinary lexical meaning.
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Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
Hashem · Elohim · El · Adonai
READINGApproved transliteration
major Biblical Divine Names/titles
MEANINGBiblical Hebrew
APPROVED STUDY LAYERS
Source-specific guidance from the curriculum.
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יהוה / ה׳ — Hashem in learner-facing English · אֱלֹהִים — Elohim/God/gods according to context · אֵל — El/God/mighty one according to context · אֲדֹנָי — Adonai · אָדוֹן — master/lord (ordinary title; not a substitute for the Tetragrammaton) · שַׁדַּי — Shaddai · צְבָאוֹת — Tzevaot/hosts, especially in Divine title combinations · קָדוֹשׁ — holy/holy one · עֶלְיוֹן — Most High/highest.
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