YAHWEH means I AM?

Here's a good question from a friend of mine:

Actually, I'm the one who's internet illiterate. But your site is now on my faves. I have a question, because much of what I wonder about, I don't know where to research............ How did you come to learn Yahweh means "I AM"? Not that I'm disputing it. I just wonder where the information came from...

Shalom Brother
Love......Donna
Yahweh bless

Hi, Donna! How are you? Hope all is well.

Thanks for the review of my site. I love feedback, good, bad or indifferent.

As far as where I learned that Yahweh means: I am, that may be a simplification, but I first saw that in the Bible when God said to Moses in answer to what his name is, "Tell them I Am sent you." So, at first I may have taken it for granted that "Yahweh" is the Hebrew for "I Am". However, I never would have put it in the statement of faith without confirming that it is true. Having looked deeper, I found more reasons to substantiate my original logic: The Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible has "Yahweh" defined as: "He (who) is." He said, "I am," we say, "He is." The only difference in meaning is the person speaking. The Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible has this definition: "(the) self-Existent or Eternal." Again, if spoken from God would have said, "I [self]Exist...I am...eternally" I've read in a couple of other books that many Hebrew scholars have the "I Am " (not Yahweh) as meaning: "I will be," whatever that entails. Most notably, I read recently from an article written for the Living Church of God, by John H. Ogwyn:

"...I AM is translated from the Hebrew verb for 'to be,' haya. It is from this root that the name YHVH [Yahweh] is formed."

Peace!
Charlie

Shalom! (I love that word)

...Your answer makes sense in that if asked anything about Him, it can be simply said............. He is. He just is and just was and just will always be. But as far as I recall, what He said to Moses was"IAM that I AM", something else I'm trying to learn the meaning of. Someone told me what He meant by "I will be" was a reference to Him coming in the flesh, but I don't lay much credibility into what I haven't studied, or can't find any other reference to. Not that I dismiss things as unbelievable until I can study it. I just won't pass it along as fact until I can show that it is.
That site you said I showed you, I believe it has a Hebraic roots Version of the Bible, but I don't recall right now. I think I also have one for Restored Names Version. Hehe, I'm finding a lot anymore.

As far as the site goes, yeah, it's a little plain, but that's easy to remedy. A new and larger font, and reference links for what you post would be a good start. After that it should get easier.

Well, time to hit the chats

Hey........ I can help with your site by giving the topics of discussion!! lol. Should keep you busy for a while.
Like trinity vs Godhead
or
Was Yahshua Yahweh in the flesh
or
Will the saved go to heaven or will He rule from earth
or
Are we all predestined

See? I have a ton of questions......lol
Last night it was Greek Scriptures. I read somewhere that what people are taking as being originally in Greek was actually Greek translated from Hebrew. Or Aramaic. And I think it was in that Paleo Times link I sent you. Gotta go look for it.

Okay. I'm done for now. But I will get back to you and I put your site on faves, so I will check it regularly.
Shalom
Donna
Yahweh bless

"I am that I am," I've read from reliable sources who simply have it: "I will be what I will be."

To reiterate: an article written for the Living Church of God, by John H. Ogwyn:
"...I AM is translated from the Hebrew verb for 'to be,' haya. It is from this root that the name YHVH [Yahweh] is formed."

If he's correct, then in my statement of faith, I'm correct also. Even without his research, the Young's & the Strong's have virtually the identical meaning for Yahweh anyway. I am, the One who is, the existing one and so on... mean virtually the same thing, and it does stem back to the time God declared to Moses, "I am that I am...Tell them, I Am sent you."

Shalom!
Charlie