"The Names of God the Father and the Holy Spirit."Though God the Father, the Holy Spirit and the Son are one, they do have different names depending upon the circumstances at that time, so for better understanding I have placed the names of Jesus, the Christ on a separate page. Psalm 69:30 "I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving." Daniel 2:20 "Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:" |
In the Old Testament there are three words of basic importance, "ël", "lÖhim", and "Yahweh,"(Jephvah). We need to examine the relationship between these words."El."This is a general name for God or god, whether it is the true God or a false god / idol. "Elyon, El Elyon."This has the meaning of "The most high God" "Elohim"This is normally plural but is often used in a singular meaning, which means there is only one supreme diety. Any word which is referring to a person, object or place is treated as a noun. This means that it has the idea that everything belongs to the deity, in contrast to belonging to man or any other creation. "19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?" There is only one supreme and true God who is very real and with all the power possible. "1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." "Jehovah"This word is normally translated "the Lord." The Hebrew text was considered too sacred and never spoken. they wrote it as "YHWH" leaving out the vowels. Strictly speaking "Yahweh" is the only name of God and is regularly used by the Patriarchs. Note, that if the original word was "Yahweh" the translation in most bibles will be in capitals. "Yahweh Elohim"An example of these two words combine together is found in the text of Genesis 2:4 to Genesis 3. The two words are related and can be used as the name of God, but they are not identical or interchangeable. "These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens," "Eloah"A singular form of Elohim In the Old Testament mainly found in poetry. |
A person or object has been given a name for a personal reference. God, from the beginning, supplied names for His created objects and people, in some cases the personal name was very specific. "5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee." |
God was very careful and holy as He reveal His own special name, which meant everything. "13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? Moses would not consider this to be a new name for God, nor is it called a "name", it is actually showing the attributes and power of God. "15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD GOD of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations." "19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy." "5 And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. In the biblical text you will often find "Jehovah" with another word, when translated gives us "the Lord is my banner" or "The Lord is peace" or "the Lord is there." These are not the "names of God" but referring to an event involving God. |
There are a number of "Names of God" given in the scriptures, each signifying one or more attributes or behaviours of the Holy Trinity. We have tried to list where the name is used and the meaning of the Name. |
Index of the "Names of God and the Holy Spirit."The names are not in any particular order.Please note that some names are shared, for example "Prince of Peace"and "I Am" |
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| I AM | The Ancient of Days. | Jehovah. | Holy Ghost. | Potter. | The Rock. God of Truth. |
El-Eloyn. |
| Breath of the Almighty | Adonai.(Lord God) | ABBA | Everlasting Father | Mighty God | Consuming Fire | Lord of Host |
| Spirit of Adoption. | Father of Mercies. | God of all comfort. | Jehovahjireh. | Fountain of living waters. | Eternal Spirit | Restorer. |
| Dwelling Place. | Majesty on High. | Spirit of Glory. | Wall of Fire. | Power of the Highest. | Captain of their Salvation. | Living God. |
| Jehovahshalom. | Dayspring. | Mighty God. | Prince of Peace | . | . | . |
I AM.Name of God the Father. God was speaking to Moses through the burning bush when Moses asked what is your name? The name God provided indicated that He is eternal, never changes. In Hebrews 13:8 we find that Jesus was described as "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever." Thus indicating that God the Father, Son of God and the Holy Spirit have no beginning or end. "13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? "I AM THAT I AM:" only appears once in the KJV. God only used the name "I AM " once. The original Hebrew can also mean "I will be that I will be." |
The Ancient of Days.Name of God the Father. This name appears three times in the KJV Bible. Daniel had a vision of the future in which great beasts were fighting for control and the "Ancient of Days" watching. "9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. "22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom." |
Holy Ghost. Holy Spirit.Name of God the Holy Spirit. "28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood." Alternative references found: over 85 references found in KJV, examples are, Matthew 1:18; Matthew 3:11; Matthew 12:32; Matthew 28:19; Luke 4:1; John 14:26; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:38; Acts 9:17; Romans 5:5. |
Jehovah.Name of God the Father. "18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth." Jehovah is the translation of "YHWH." It is the personal name of God and is used reverently and with adoration. There is no record of Jesus using that name, emphasizing "God the Father." Alternative references found in KJV. Exodus 6:3; Isaiah 12:2; |
Mighty God.Name of "God the Father." Psalm 50:1."1 The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof." |
Potter.Name of God the Father. "8 But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand." Alternative references found in KJV. God as the creator considered as a "potter" occur’s only the once. |
Consuming Fire.Name of God the Father. "28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: A consuming fire destroys whatever is in front of it. Alternative references found in KJV. Deuteronomy 4:24; Deuteronomy 9:3. |
Everlasting FatherName of "God the Father." Isaiah 9:6;"6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. " Alternative references found in KJV, none. |
Spirit of Adoption.Name of "God the Holy Spirit." "15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father." Alternative references found in KJV. Revelation 3:14; |
Father of Mercies, and God of all comfort.Name of "God the Father." "3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;" Alternative references found in KJV, none. |
Fountain of living waters.Name of "God the Father." "13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water." Alternative references found in KJV. Jeremiah 17:13. |
Eternal Spirit.Name of "God the Holy Spirit." "14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?" No alternative references found in KJV. |
Restorer / Restoreth.Name of "God the Father." "3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake." Alternative references found in KJV. Ruth 4:15; Isaiah 58:12. |
Dwelling Place.Name of "God the Father." "1 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations." Heaven is often referred to as the dwelling place of God, but this is the only reference to God being the "dwelling place." for the Believer. |
Majesty on High.Name of "God the Father." "3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;" Alternative references found in KJV, none. |
Wall of Fire.Name of "God the Father." Zechariah 2:5."5 For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her." Alternative references found in KJV, none. |
Power of the Highest.Name of "God the Holy Spirit." "35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. " Alternative references found in KJV. None. |
Maker.Return to Index.Name of "God the Father." "17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? " Alternative references found in KJV. Job 4:17; Job 32:22; Job 35:10; Job 36:3; Psalm 95:6; Proverbs 14:31; Proverbs 17:5; Isaiah 1:31; Isaiah 17:7; Isaiah 22:11; Isaiah 45:9,11; Isaiah 51:13; Isaiah 54:5; Jeremiah 33:2; Hosea 8:14; Habakkuk 2:18; Hebrews 11:10; |
Diadem of Beauty.Return to Index.Name of God the Father. "5 In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people, " A Diadem normally means "a crown" or a "halo" around the persons head. This title is only used once in the KJV. |
Judge of all the Earth.Return to Index.Name of "God the Father." "25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? " Alternative references found in KJV,none. |
Spirit that was upon Moses.Return to Index.Name of "God the Holy Spirit." " 24 And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle. Alternative references found in KJV, none. |
Lord who heals.Return to Index.Name of "God the Father." "26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee. " Alternative references found in KJV, none. |
A Refuge.Return to Index.Name "names_of_god_father_holy-spirit .html#index"> "God the Father." "4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. " God designated a number of cities as places of refuge for shelter in the Old Testament but He is also the God of "refuge" for example these are found in KJV. Deuteronomy 33:27; Psalm 9:9; Psalm 46:7,11; |
Desire of all Nations.Return to Index."7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts. " Alternative references found in KJV, none. |
Buckler.Return to Index.Name of "God the Father." "30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him." A "Buckler" is a small round shield made of leather and brass, used in hand to hand fighting, a personal protection. Alternative references found in KJV, 2 Samuel 22:31; Psalm 91:4; Proverbs 2:7 |
Shade.Return to Index.Name of "God the Father." "5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand." Alternative references found in KJV. None. |
Strong Tower.Return to Index.Name of "God the Father." "10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe." Alternative references found in KJV, Psalm 61:3 |
Balm of Gilead.Return to Index.Name of "God the Father." "22 Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?" The "balm," a healing compound, comes from Gilead, a mountainous region of present-day Jordan. Alternative references found in KJV, Jeremiah 46:11; Jeremiah 51:8; |
Husband.Return to Index.Name of "God the Father." " 31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Alternative references found in KJV. Isaiah 54:5; Jeremiah 3:20; |
The God who sees.Return to Index.Name of "God the Father." "13 And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?" Alternative references found in KJV, there are many references to the fact that God sees all things. |
God of Truth.Return to Index.Name of God the Father. "4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he."Alternative references found in KJV, Psalm 31:5; Isaiah 65:16; |
Spirit of Glory.Name of "God the Holy Spirit." " 14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. " Alternative references found in KJV, none. |
Living God.Name of "God the Father." "20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? " This name is used regularly for God the Father. Examples are Joshua 3:10; 1 Samuel 17:26; Psalm 42:2; Jeremiah 10:10; Matthew 26:63; Romans 9:26; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Hebrews 9:14; Revelation 7:2; |
Jehovahshalom.Name of "God the Father." " 23 And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. Alternative references found in KJV, none. |
Shield.Return to Index.Name of "God the Father." "12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield." Alternative references found in KJV. Genesis 15:1; Deuteronomy 33:29; 2 Samuel 22:3,36; Psalm 3:3; Psalm 5:12; Psalm 18:35; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 33:20; Psalm 59:11; Psalm 84:9,11; Psalm 91:4; Psalm 115:9-11; Psalm 119:114; Psalm 144:2; Proverbs 30:5; Ephesians 6:16; |
Father of Lights.Return to Index.Name of "God the Father." "17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." Alternative references found in KJV, none. |
Manna.Return to Index.Name of "God the Father." "31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey." The word has the meaning of "food" A special food sent, by God, for the Israelites. Alternative references found in KJV, none. |
JehovahjirehName of God the Father. "14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen." The word means "The Lord shall see," and the translation is only found once in KJV. |
Lord of Host.Name of God the Father. "22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD." Alternative references found in KJV. God is referred to as the "Lord of Hosts" over 230 times. |
The Rock.Name of God the Father. "4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he." Alternative references found in KJV. Deuteronomy 32:18; 2 Samuel 23:3; Psalm 89:26; Psalm 94:22; Psalm 95:1; Isaiah 17:10 |
Breath of the Almighty.Name of God the Holy Spirit. "4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life." Alternative references found in KJV. none. |
ABBA."36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt." Alternative references found in KJV. Romans 8:15. "15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father." Galatian 4:6. "6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father." |
Adonai.(Lord God)Name of God the Father. "2 And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?" The word "Adonai" is actually the plural of the word "Adon," It is usually translated "Sovereign Lord." or "Lord God." It has often been used in place of "YHWH." |
El-Eloyn.Name of God the Father. "13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire." "El-Eloyn." refers to the"God Most High." "El" refers to God, "Eloyn" is "raised up." There are over 45 alternative references found in KJV. for example: Genesis 14:18; Numbers 24:16; 2 Samuel 22:14; Daniel 3:26; Daniel 7:22; Luke 8:28; Acts 16:17. |
Prince of PeaceName of "God the Father." Isaiah 9:6;"6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. " Alternative references found in KJV, none. |
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Return to Index. Name of "God the Father." Luke 1:78"78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, " |
Name of "God the Father." Hebrews 2:10"10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings."Best understood as "Author" or "Head". |
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