How should we pronounce the Creator's Name?

Our Creator' sacred name:

Today there is much debate on how God's personal name should be pronounced. The two most common names being used today are Yahweh and Jehovah. We see the name Jehovah being used in motion pictures and on many walls of ancient churches. And Jehovah is the common pronunciation of God's name in english. And this is the useage that we will discuss in this article.

The Westminster Dictionary of the Bible has this to say about the name Jehovah: "The common English pronunciation of the Hebrew tetragram YHWH, one of the names of God. (Exodus 17:15)"

This dictionary also says: "It seems that, out of reverence for the divine name, there had grown up around 300 B.C. the custon among the Jews in reading to pronounce the word 'adonay (my Lord, or LORD) in it's stead. When the vowel points were added to the Hebrew consonantal text, the vowels adonay and elohim were added accordingly given to the tetragram. This pointing gave rise to the English pronunciation, JEHOVAH, current since the days of Petrus Galatinus, confessor of Leo X, A.D. 1518."

In it's concluding remarks concerning the name Jehovah the Westminster Dictionary says: "To know that God is Jehovah and to know the name Jehovah do not denote a mere external acquaintance with the word Jehovah, but an experience of God manifesting himself to his people in grace and love."

Other names used in the Bible:

Jehovah-jireh [Jehovah will see or provide]: The name given Abraham to the place where God provided a ram to be offered in sacrific, instead of Isaac. (Genesis 22:14)

Jehovah-nissi [Jehovah is my banner]: The name given by Moses to an altar built by him at Rephidim as a memorial of Israel's victory over Amalek. (Exodus 17:15, 16)

Jehovah-shalom [Jehovah is peace]: An altar built by Gideon in Ophrah to commemorate the visit of Jehovah's angel, who summoned hm to deliver Israel,"

Jehozabad [Jehovah has bestowed]:

  1. A Korahite porter, son of Obededom. (1 Chron. 26:4)
  2. Son of a Moabitess, and a servant of Joash and one of his assassins (2 Kings 12:21; 2Chron. 24:26) He was put to death for the deed (2Chron. 26:3
  3. A Bemjamite, a high military captain under King Jehoshaphat. (2 Chron. 17:18)

Jehozadak [Jehovah is just]: Father of Jeshua, the high priest (Ezra 3:2, 8). He was carried captive to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar. (1 Chron. 6:15)

Jehu [probably, Jehovah is He]: A Benjamite of Anathoth, who joined David at Ziklag. (1 Chron. 12:3)

Jehucal [Jehovah is able]: A son of Shelemiah and prince of Judah.

Jekamiah [Jehovah will raise up]: A man of Judah, descended through Sheshan from Jerahmeel (1 Chron 2:41)

Jeremiah [Jehovah founds, establishes): A prophet and writer of the book of Jeremiah.

Jeriah or Jerijah [Jehovah sees]: A Levite, family of Kohath, house of Hebron.

Jeribal [Jehovah contends]: A son of Elnaan, and one of David's mighty men.

Jeshaiah [Jehovah as saved]: A son of Jeduthun, and a musician in the region of David.

JESUS [Jehovah is salvation]: The son of God.

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