In the Christian Scripture, the Bible, there are many names for God. In order to understand why the One God has not one, but many names, one should turn to specific biblical texts, as well as to the original language - Hebrew.
Most important name
The most common name for God in the Bible is an unpronounceable four-letter name, written in Hebrew consonants as YHVH, and having a pronunciation, according to most scholars, as Yahweh (or according to another possible transcription of Yehov). This name in the Bible is a proper name and in a possible translation into Russian means I am (He who is always).
In the Russian synodal translation of the Bible, this name is always translated as Lord. Many derivative names in the Bible are associated with this name of God, associated mainly with the places and events of the miraculous Epiphany. These are such names as the Lord Will Provide (Gen. 22:14), the Lord-Peace (Judgment 6:24), the Lord-Healer (Ex. 15:26), the Lord-my Banner (Ex. 17:15), the Lord -Shepherd (Psalm 22: 1), the Lord is Sanctifying you (Leviticus 20: 8), the Lord is our Justification (Jer. 23: 6).
Name Elohim
Another common divine name is the name Elohim, translated in the Russian Bible by the word God. One of the possible translations of this name is Almighty, or Higher Powers. This name indicates that absolutely everything in the world is subject to God. This name is unique in that it is presented in the plural, but adjectives to it are always indicated in the singular.
Derived names from the name Elohim are Eloah and El, which in fact are only abbreviated variations of this name. Additional names are also added to this name, indicating the essence of God. These are names such as El Shaddai (Psalm 90: 1), translated as God Almighty; El-Elyon (Gen. 14:18), translated as God Most High; El-Olam (Gen. 21:33), translated as God Eternal.
Other common names for God
Among other used names for God in the Bible, the name of Hosts is often found, from the Hebrew Tsevaot - the God of Hosts. God is identified with this name, during the period of wars against the people of God, when the Israelites pinned their hopes on the reinforcement of the heavenly army, under the leadership of God, against their pagan opponents. Also, in the texts relating mainly to personal prayers, the Bible contains the name of God - Adonai (Ps. 135: 3). This name means My Lord (Master). This name most of all expresses God as the owner of all the earth, owning and disposing of it at His will.
Many names of one God
The various names of God found in the Bible testify to the fact that despite all the unconditionality of the fact that God is One, the Scripture defines numerous qualities of the indescribable, unknowable to the end Creator of heaven and earth. Instead of modern biblical descriptions of pagan polytheistic peoples, the Bible describes developed monotheism, where the one God is represented as He is revealed and cognized by man.
