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Introduction
This page surveys the Hebrew Names and Titles of God the Father as found in the Brit Chadashah. They are listed in alphabetical order, with the Hebrew spelling, common transliteration, and English phonetics following. For each Name, I include some Scriptural references.
Abba
Abba
(ab-ba) Aramaic. Abba. “Daddy” or “dear Father”; a term of endearment, not as formal as “Av.” (Mark 14:26; Rom. 8:15; Gal. 4:6).
Abba our Father
Abba Avinu
(ab-ba ah-VEE-nu) Aramaic. Abba our Father (Rom. 8:15).
All Sufficient God
El Shaddai
(el sha-DAI) The All Sufficient God; Shad means “breast” in Hebrew (Rev. 1:8; cp. Gen. 17:1).
Consuming Fire
Esh Okhlah
(EISH ohkh-LAH) Consuming Fire (Heb. 12:29; cp. Deut. 4:24).
Creator
Hayotzer
(ha-yoh-TSER) The Creator (Rom. 1:25; 1 Peter 4:9).
El Elyon
El Elyon
(el el-YOHN) The Most High God. (Heb. 7:1; cp. Gen. 14:20; Psalm 9:2).
Elohim
Elohim
(e-lo-HEEM) God (2 Cor. 9:7).
El Shaddai
El Shaddai
(el sha-DAI) The All Sufficient God; Shad means “breast” in Hebrew (Rev. 1:8;
cp. Gen. 17:1).
Everlasting Father
Avi’ad
(a-vee-AD) Everlasting Father; Father of Eternity (1 Cor. 8:6).
Father of All
Avi-khol
(a-vee-KHOL) Father of all (Eph. 4:6).
Father of Glory
Avi HaKavod
(a-vee hak-kah-VOHD) Father of Glory (Eph. 1:17).
Father of Lights
Avi HaMorot
(a-vee ham-oh-ROHT) Father of Lights (James. 1:17).
Father of Mercies
Avi HaRachamim
(a-vee ha-ra-cha-MEEM) Father of Mercies (2 Cor. 1:3).
Father of our LORD Jesus the Messiah
Avi Yeshua Hamashiach Adoneinu
(a-vee ha-roo-KHOT) Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah (Col. 1:3; Rom. 15:6; 2 Cor. 1:3; 1 Pet. 1:3 ).
Father of Spirits
Avi HaRuchot
(a-vee ha-roo-KHOT) Father of spirits (Hebrews 12:9).
God
Elohim
(e-lo-HEEM) God (2 Cor. 9:7).
God of Abraham
Elohei Avraham
(e-lo-hay av-rah-HAHM) The God of Abraham (Acts 7:32; cp. Ex. 3:15).
God of all Comfort
Elohei khol-Nechamah
(e-lo-hay khol-ne-kha-MAH) God of all Comfort (2 Cor. 1:3).
God of our Fathers
Elohei Avoteinu
(e-lo-hay a-vo-TAY-nu) God of our fathers (Acts 7:32; cp. Deut. 26:7; 1 Chron. 12:17).
God of Glory
Elohei HaKavod
(e-lo-hay hak-ka-VOHD) God of Glory (Acts 7:2; cp. Psa. 29:3).
God of Israel
El Yisrael
(el yees-rah-EL) The God of Israel (Matt. 15:31; cp. Ps. 68:36).
God of Issac
Elohei Ya’akov
(e-lo-hay yeetz-KHAK) The God of Isaac (Acts 7:32; cp. Ex. 3:15).
God of Jacob
Elohei Ya’akov
(e-lo-hay ya-a-kov) God of Jacob (Acts 7:32; cp. Ex. 3:15).
God of Peace
Elohei HaShalom
(e-lo-hay ha-sha-LOHM) The God of Peace (Heb. 13:20).
God the Father
Elohim Avinu
(e-lo-HEEM ah-VEE-nu) God the Father (2 Tim. 1:2).
Heavenly Father
Avinu Shebashamayim
(a-vee-KHOL) Our Heavenly Father; “Our Father Who art in Heaven” (Matt. 6:9; Luke 11:2).
King of Kings
Melekh HaMelakhim
(ME-lekh ha-me-lah-KHEEM) King of Kings (1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 17:14; 19:16).
King of the Nations
Melekh HaGoyim
(ME-lekh ha-goi-YEEM) King of the nations (Rev. 15:3).
Living God
Elohim Chayim
(e-lo-HEEM KHAI-eem) The Living God (2 Cor. 3:3; 6:16; cp. Jer. 10:10).
LORD God
Adonai Elohim
(a-doh-NIGH e-lo-HEEM) The LORD God (Acts 3:22; cp. Gen. 2:4, etc.).
LORD of Hosts
Adonai Tseva’ot
(a-doh-NIGH tse-va-OHT) The LORD of armies (or hosts) (2 Cor. 6:18; James 5:4; cp. 1 Sam. 1:11).
LORD of Lords
Adonai Ha-Adonim
(a-doh-NIGH ha-a-doh-NEEM) Lord of Lords (1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 17:14; 19:16).
Most High God
El Elyon
(el el-YOHN) The Most High God. (Heb. 7:1; cp. Gen. 14:20; Psalm 9:2).
Our Heavenly Father
Avinu Shebashamayim
(a-vee-KHOL) Our Heavenly Father; “Our Father Who art in Heaven” (Matt. 6:9; Luke 11:2).
The All Sufficient God
El Shaddai
(el sha-DAI) The All Sufficient God; Shad means “breast” in Hebrew (Rev. 1:8; cp. Gen. 17:1).
The Creator
Hayotzer
(ha-yoh-TSER) The Creator (Rom. 1:25; 1 Peter 4:9).
The Excellent One
Hagaon
(ha-GAH-ohn) The Exaltation; The Excellency (2 Peter 1:17; cp. Job 37:4; Isa. 2:19).
The Father of Jesus the Messiah
HaAv L’Yeshua HaMashiach
(ha-ahv le-ye-SHU-a ham-ma-SHEE-ach) The Father of Jesus the Messiah (2 Cor. 11:31).
The God of Israel
El Yisrael
(el yees-rah-EL) The God of Israel (Matt. 15:31; cp. Ps. 68:36).
The Judge
HaShofet
(ha-sho-FET) The Judge (James 4:12; cp. Judges 11:27).
The King of Kings
Melekh HaMelakhim
(ME-lekh ha-me-lah-KHEEM) King of Kings (1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 17:14; 19:16).
The King of the Nations
Melekh HaGoyim
(ME-lekh ha-goi-YEEM) King of the nations (Rev. 15:3).
The Living God
Elohim Chayim
(e-lo-HEEM KHAI-eem) The Living God (2 Cor. 3:3; 6:16; cp. Jer. 10:10).
The LORD God
Adonai Elohim
(a-doh-NIGH e-lo-HEEM) The LORD God (Acts 3:22; cp. Gen. 2:4, etc.).
The LORD God Almighty
Adonai Elohei Tseva’ot
(a-doh-NIGH e-lo-HAY tse-va-OHT) Lord God Almighty; Lord God of Hosts (Rev. 15:3).
The LORD God of Israel
Adonai Elohei Yisrael
(a-doh-NIGH e-lo-HEEM yees-rah-EL) The Lord God of Israel (Luke 1:68; cp. Isa. 17:6).
The LORD of Hosts
Adonai Tseva’ot
(a-doh-NIGH tse-va-OHT) The LORD of armies (or hosts) (2 Cor. 6:18; James 5:4; cp. 1 Sam. 1:11).
The LORD of Lords
Adonai Ha-Adonim
(a-doh-NIGH ha-a-doh-NEEM) Lord of Lords (1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 17:14; 19:16).
The Majesty on High
HaGedullah Bamaron
(ha-ge-doo-lah bam-ma-ROHM) The Majesty on High (Heb. 1:3; cp. 1 Chron. 29:11).
The Most High God
El Elyon
(el el-YOHN) The Most High God. (Heb. 7:1; cp. Gen. 14:20; Psalm 9:2).
The Only Wise God
Elohim Echad V’hechakham
(e-lo-HEEM e-KHAD ve-he-khah-KHAM) The Only Wise God (1 Tim. 1:17).
The Power
Hagevurah
(ha-ge-voo-rah) The Power (Mark 14:62).
The Sovereign One
Hamvorakh
(ham-voh-RAKH) Potentate, Emperor, Sovereign, Supreme Ruler (1 Tim. 6:15).
A Note about the Hebrew and Greek Texts for the Father’s Names
The New Testament was written in Koine Greek, of course, and that's the starting point for serious exegesis of its writings. The Hebrew names derived here come from the Salkinson-Ginsburg Hebrew New Testament (1999 edition) which I compared to F. Delitzsch's older Hebrew translation of the Brit Chadashah as well as with the Robinson-Pierpont Majority Text (1995), the Westcott and Hort NT, and the Friberg NT (UBS3/4). I also cross-checked against the LXX and various Jewish sources.
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