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How will we determine if the Name should be Yahuweh or Yahuwah?
Can we determine which it should be? When the evidence from scholars seems scant at best and
very inconclusive. On what do the varying parties base their opinion?
From what we have read the major factors in reaching the choice of Yahuweh,
seem to rest on (a) The Greek interpretation and transliteration
(b) The verb “to be”. haYah-He “ was” and ehyeh-He “ is” ,giving the meaning of His Name
to be ‘He who was and is”.
and (c) that ‘ah’ is a feminine ending and ‘eh’ masculine
The major factors in reaching the choice of Yahuwah seem to be,
(a) The only difference between Yahuwah and Yahudah is the Daleth(d)
so if Yahudah is correct then it must be Yahu(w)ah
(b)looking to the use of the 4 letters in other Hebrew words. i.e. looking to the
Hebrew language itself.
Let us take those ideas one at a time.
The Greek Transliterations: -
This is unreliable, for the reasons given on the “Yahweh” page. Click here to read.
[We will add to this section as soon as time allows ]
The verb “to be’-
While it is 100% correct to say that ‘He Was and He Is ” . The statement almost
begs the question, was and is what? And you may answer He was and is Elohiym of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. However I tend to believe that the Name above All Names
would say a little more about Who He was and is, than merely state His existence.
Feminine ‘ah’ - Masculine ‘eh’
Well it’s a thought, but, Names are nouns and personal names to do NOT have to follow any
rules of Grammar. As we can see from the (a) reason for Yahuwah - the Name Yahudah
ends in ‘ah’ however brother Yahudah was male.
Thus proving even in Hebrew names do not have to follow the rules of grammar.
[ And it is unlikely that those rules of grammar existed in Mosheh’s day]
Yahuwah - Yahudah.
The evidence for Yahuwah based on Yahudah is good, though hardly conclusive,
in and of itself.
Other Hebrew words
So to where will we look for the answer???
It seems a mighty fine idea to look in Scripture and see if we can find any clues in there.
What does
say about HIS OWN NAME.
Shemoth(Exodus) 3:15
And Elohiym said to Moses again, You shall say this to the sons of Israel, 
,the Elohiym
of your fathers, the Elohiyn of Abraham, the Elohiym of Isaac, and the Elohiym of Jacob, has
sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial from generation to generation.
So the NAME of YHWH is Yah’s memorial. Just what is this word “memorial” ?
H2143
zeker
BDB Definition:
1) memorial, remembrance. 1a) remembrance, memory. 1b) memorial
Part of Speech: noun masculine
Strongs Definition:
From H2142; a memento, abstractly recollection (rarely if ever);
by implication commemoration: - memorial, memory, remembrance, scent.
A memorial as we all know commemorates a specific event or a person known for something special.
We see this same word used in relation to the Set Apart High Sabbath Days. As we all
know those days are a memorial of specific events, as well as a shadow of things to come.(Col.2:17)
So what event could the Namebe a memorial of? Obviously it is something
that is “from generation to generation” which many translations render
“my memorial unto all generations”.
By the time that Yah said this to Moses there had been a fair few generations already.
So we have to go back to the beginning to find what it might be a memorial of.
In fact we need to go back to the beginning of the first generation in Bereshith (Genesis)
Bereshith (Genesis) 2:7
AndElohiym formed man of the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul
We firmly believe that this is the event that Yah’s name is a memorial of. Remembering that
what we are looking for is from the oldest form of Hebrew.,
Is there a word that would connect with both the event and Yah’s Name?
H1933 in Strong’s 
A primitive root (compare H183, H1961) supposed to mean properly to breathe;
to be (in the sense of existence): - be, X have.
Here we have a three letter primitive root word that means, to breathe, and is exactly
the last 3 letters of the 4 letter tetragrammaton.
The only letter missing is the first letter. the yod
Strong’s transliterates this word as ‘havah” however as we have discussed elsewhere
there was no v sound in ancient Hebrew only a “weak’ or ‘soft’ “w” sound resulting from the
vowel ‘u’ or ‘oo’. Which would make it “ ha-uw-ah”
In Hebrew the vowel could be either side of the consonant but seldom together without a
consonant sound separating them.
In this case taking ‘Hauwah” and adding the Yod this would become YaHuWaH.
So what would the “ yod” infer.
The ancient pictogram for the yod was
meaning the hand or the work
So this would make to mean, “He works Breath” or “Giver and Sustainer of Life”
Bereshith (Genesis) 2:7
AndElohiym formed man of the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul
Shemoth(Exodus) 3:15 (last part)
“........This is My name forever, and this is My memorial from generation to generation.”
Can we then say that the Tetragram stands for YaHuWaH and it simply means
‘giver and sustainer of life.’ ? or simply ‘Life’
Is it possible that we can say that there is one short phrase or word, that can contain the height,
depth and breadth of in the way that we can say, Yeshayahu means “Yah will deliver”?
Let us consider this further.
In John 1 we read in reference to Messiah:-
John 1:4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men;
We further we read in John 14:-
Yohanan (John) 14:10
Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me?
The Words which I speak to you I do not speak from Myself, but the Father who abides in Me,
He does the works*. (*the Yode)
So we see that the Father abides in Moshiach and so does Life. Could it be
that “Life” = The Father. Let us look also at Mattithyahu 28:-
Mattithyahu 28:19
Then having gone, disciple all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Ruach Ha Kadosh,
This Name belongs simultaneously to The Father, The Son and the Ruach (Spirit)
If we were to say that YAH pertains to the Father as First Cause,
and HU pertains to The Son as “He” who spoke.. ”The Word” that became flesh.
We have the Father and Son in YAHU. Can we find The Ruach Ha Kadosh in the final ‘ah’ or ‘eh’??
Let us look at some Scripture that tells us the attributes of the Ruach.
The following verses from Yeshayahu tell us of the Spirit ofthat was to be upon Moshiach
Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 11:2-3
Isa 11:2 And the spirit7307 of3068 shall rest5117 upon5921 him,
the spirit7307 of wisdom2451 and understanding,998
the spirit7307 of counsel6098 and might,1369
the spirit7307 of knowledge1847 and of the fear3374 of ;3068
Isa 11:3 And shall make him of quick understanding7306
in the fear3374 of:3068 and he shall not3808 judge8199 after the sight4758 of his eyes,5869
neither3808 reprove3198 after the hearing4926 of his ears:241
Also in Shemoth (Exodus)31. We see The Ruach given to Betsal’el for special purpose.
Shemoth (Exodus)31.
Exo 31:2 See,7200 I have called7121 by name8034 Betsal’el1212 the son1121 of Uri,221
the son1121 of Hur,2354 of the tribe4294 of Yahudah:3063
Exo 31:3 And I have filled4390 him with the spirit7307 of Elohiym,430 in wisdom,2451 and in
understanding,8394 and in knowledge,1847 and in all manner3605 of workmanship,4399
The numbers given in both extracts are from Strong’s; we have underlined those words
pertaining to the attributes of the Ruach(Spirit). Let us briefly take a closer look at those words.
Starting with Yeshayahu 11.
Wisdom - H2451 - 
- chokmah
Understanding - H998-
-biynah
Counsel - H6098- 
- ‘etsah
Might - H1369 - 
- geburah
Knowledge - H1847- 
- da’ath*
Fear - H3374 - 
- yir’ah
From Shemoth (Exodus)31:2-3 we add:-
Understanding - H8394 - 
- tebunah
Workmanship - H4399- 
-mela’kah
From those Scriptures we see that with only one exception* all the Hebrew word end with
“ah”
Also from Tehillim (Psalms) 119 we see:-
Psa 119:40 Behold,2009 I have longed8373 after thy precepts:6490 quicken2421 me in thy
righteousness.6666
The word translated “quicken” H2421 is
‘chayah’ and variously translated as; quicken,
live, lived, alive, save, life, revive, saved, recover,preserve, restored, and a number of other words
that all pertain to be quickened by the Ruach (Spirit).
Also from the same verse, we see the word “righteousness” H6666
“tsedaqah”
Let us look at just one more scripture in relation to this:-
Tehillim (Psalms)40:10
I have not3808 hid3680 thy righteousness6666 within8432 my heart;3820 I have declared559 thy
faithfulness530 and thy salvation:8668 I have not3808 concealed3582 thy lovingkindness2617 and thy
truth571 from the great7227 congregation.6951
We see here the two words ‘faithfulness’ and ‘salvation’
Faithfulness - H530- 
- emunah
Salvation- H8668- 
-teshu’ah
By now we have made the point that, in looking to the Hebrew words pertaining to
the Ruach - we see that the vast majority end in ‘ah’ while none give an ‘eh’.
It is only by looking to the Greek, that we can find any evidence that our Elohiym
has a Name, that ends in ‘eh’. While clearly there is ample evidence from the Hebrew
that if YaH belongs to the Father
and HuW to the Son, then certainly
aH belongs to the Ruach giving the name to be YaHuWaH. (Yahuah)
YHWH or if you prefer - EAUA 4 Vowels.
Before we close this study for the moment, let us examine one more way to view this.
In Bereshith (genesis)3:20
And Adam121 called7121 his wife's802 name8034 Eve;2332 because3588 she1931 was1961
the mother517 of all3605 living.2416
Let us look at the name of “Eve” H2332 
transliterated by Strong’s as “Chavvah”.
As we have seen there was no ‘v’, so this would more correctly be transliterated as Chawwah,
or as ‘The Scriptures’ translation has it “Hawwah”. We see that the reason Adam
called his wife this was because she was the mother of all living. However we have
already seen these three letters; reading from right to left “- chet, waw, hey-
in the word translated ‘quicken’ in Tehillim119:40 . Exactly the same letters in the same order
and recorded as H2421 transliterated “chayah”
Consider also the letter “waw”-
- that we have seen and associated with HU, the “waw” is used
in the Hebrew, as our English word ‘and’. A nail or peg ( the picture for waw) joins to things together.
Many of the qualities of the Ruach are considered feminine, Solomon refers to Wisdom
as feminine. Let us consider also that when Elohiym made man in His own image. He
first made Adam complete in His image.Then took “a part of” His image, from Adam,
to create Hawwah.
It takes both a man (male aspect) and a woman(female aspect) to join together to create a son.
So could we say YAH (male aspect) joined to WAH (female aspect) by HUW (the” waw” or nail)
Father Son Mother
YAH HUW WAH
merged together making YaHuWaH complete. Or if you prefer to think of it this way:-
Mind Body Spirit
YAH HUW WAH
once again merged together as YaHuWaH complete.
We need The Mind that was in Messiah to be in us - the Mind of the Father(Philippians 2:5)
We need the shed blood from The Body of Messiah for the forgiveness of our sins.
We need The Spirit, The Ruach Ha Kadosh to lead us in Truth and Wisdom without The Ruach
we have no Eternal LIFE. We need YaHuWah - Complete in us, for ourselves to be Complete.
YAHUWAH -------- HE IS LIFE.
We will continue this study at a later date. Meanwhile:-
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In Mark 14:3-9 & Mattithyahu(Matthew) 26:7-13 we read the same account of the woman
with the Alabaster Flask pouring the perfume on the head of Ha Mashiyach.
Did you ever wonder why? Ha Mashiyach said,
Mattithyahu(Matthew) 26:13
“ Truly, I say to you, wherever this Good News is proclaimed in all the world,
what this woman has done shall be spoken of also, to her remembrance.”
What was so special about this woman that Mashiyach would say this would be for
her remembrance - not His? Let us look at the whole passage.
Mattithyahu 26:7-13
7. A woman came to him, having an alabaster flask of costly perfume,
and she poured it on His head as he sat at the table.
8. And when His taught ones saw it, they were much displeased saying, “ To
what purpose is this waste?
9. “For this perfume could have been sold for much and given to the poor.”
10. However, when Yahushua noticed it, He said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman?
For she has done a good work toward Me.
11. “For you always have the poor with you, but Me you do not always have.
12. For in pouring this perfume on My body, she did it for My buriel.
13. Truly, I say to you, wherever this good News is proclaimed in all the
world, what this woman has done shall be spoken of also, to her remembrance.”
Let us analyse this a little:-
We have a woman, an alabaster flask, costly perfume and some men.
Alabaster:- is white & delicate, not your everyday old clay pot, alabaster
was something special to hold something special.
Costly perfume:- This is stated as being ‘spikenard’ in Mark 14:3,
so this was most likely perfumed oil, spikenard (as pictured in the title banner)
is still used as essential oil today.
The woman is pouring this perfume oil on the head of Ha Mashiyach, anointing,
The Anointed for buriel. The men however do not understand this and complain-
all they see is the physical, and as they see it, the waste of money.
The woman however has been given wisdom and understanding that the men
do not yet have. A few days earlier we see a similar situation in Yohanan (John) 12.
Yohanan (John) 12:1-8
1 Then six days before the Passover, Yahushua came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had died,
whom He raised from the dead.
2 Then they made Him a supper there, and Martha served. But Lazarus was one of those reclining with Him.
3 Then taking a pound of ointment of pure, costly spikenard, Miriam anointed the feet of Yahushua and wiped off His feet with her hairs. And the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
4 Then Simon's son, one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was about to betray Him, said,
5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor”?
6 But he said this, not that he was caring for the poor, but that he was a thief and held the moneybag
and carried away the things being put in.
7 Then Yahushua said, “Allow her, for she has kept it for the day of My burial.
8 For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”
The following day was when Yahushua fulfilled the prophecy of Zekaryah(Zechariah)9:9
Zekaryah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes
to you! He is righteous and being victorious, humble, and riding on an ass,
even on a colt, the son of an ass.
And all the people shouted as Tehillim(Psalm)118:26
Yohanan (John) 12:12-13
12.On the morrow, coming to the Feast, hearing that Yahushua is coming to Jerusalem, a great crowd
13 took palm branches and went out to a meeting with Him, and they were crying out,
Hosanna! "Being blessed is the One coming in the name of , the King of Yisrael!" (Psa. 118:26 )
In Yohanan 12:3 you will note that Miriam anointed the feet of Ha Mashiyach not
his head. Is there a connection with the anointing of Yahushua’s feet and the anointing of his,
head by the woman in Mark 14 & Mattithyahu 26 who would be mentioned wherever
the Good News is proclaimed.
Yeshayahu(Isaiah)52:6-8
6 So My people shall know My name in that day; for I am He speaking. See, it is I!
7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him proclaiming good news, making peace heard,
bearing tidings of good, making heard salvation, saying to Zion, Your Elohiym reigns.
8 The voice of your watchmen, they lift the voice together, they sing aloud. For they shall see
eye to eye when Yahuwah brings back Zion.
Nahum 1:15
Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace!
O Yahudah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass
through thee; he is utterly cut off.
So here in Yeshyahu 52 and Nahum 15; the feet of Ha Mashiyach being connected to
the Good News. Before we return to the woman of Mark 14 & Mattithyahu 26, let us
look at one other event that involved a woman, an alabaster flask and costly perfume.
Luke 7:37-50
37 And, behold, a woman who was a sinner in the city, knowing that He reclined in the Pharisee's
house, taking an alabaster vial of ointment,
38 and standing at His feet, weeping behind Him, she began to wash His feet with tears. And she
was wiping with the hairs of her head. And she ardently kissed His feet and was
anointing them with the ointment.
39 But seeing, the Pharisee who invited Him spoke within himself, saying, This one, if he
were a prophet, would have known who and what the woman who touches him is; for she is a sinner.
40 And answering, Yahushua said to the man, “Simon, I have a thing to say to you.”
And he said, “Teacher, speak”.
41 “There were two debtors to a certain creditor: the one owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty.
42 But they not having a thing to pay, he freely forgave both. Then which of them do you say will
love him most?”
43 And answering, Simon said, “ I suppose the one to whom he freely forgave the most”. And He said to him, “You have judged rightly”.
44 And turning to the woman, He said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give water for My feet, but she washed My feet with tears and wiped off with the hairs of her head.
45 You gave Me no kiss, but she from when I entered did not stop fervently kissing My feet.
46 You did not anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet with ointment.
47 For this reason I say to you, Her many sins are remitted, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, he loves little.
48 And He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven”.
49 And those reclining with Him began to say within themselves, Who is this who even forgives sins?
50 But He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace”.
Here again in Luke 7, we have a woman with an alabaster flask anointing the feet of
Ha Mashiyach and a man objecting. This time the objection is not due to money, but
rather it is due to the self righteous attitude of the Pharisee toward the woman
he regarded as a sinner.
So what do all these three incidences have in common firstly they involve a woman,
at least one man, an alabaster flask and expensive perfume oil.
The first two events (in chronological time order) involve anointing Yahushua’s feet,
the final one anointing His head.
In all incidences the Woman knew what was going on she had wisdom,
knowledge and understanding.
The woman of Luke 7 knew Yahushuah was Ha Mashiyach, the self righteous Pharisee
did not. Miriam in John 12 knew Yahushua’s time was near, Judas could only see his own
self interest being poured out and thought it a waste. Miriam anointed Mashiyach’s feet before
He rode on the donkey as the King proclaiming Good News.
Yahushua states “Allow her, for she has kept it for the day of My burial.”
That tells us clearly that the Ruach had revealed to Miriam, the Truth and understanding
of what was about to occur. Meanwhile Judas complained and Martha served supper.
Finally in Mark 14 & Mattithyahu 26 we see the woman, [who is not named, but can we guess it was
probably Miriam considering Yahushua’s words in John12 ?] anointing Yahushua’s head as
He sat at the Table. This time it says ‘His taught ones’ objected. His taught ones
could easily have included some women - although most people seem to think it was just
the Apostles. Clearly in this situation it was this one woman who understood what was about to
take place. Yahushua stating,”in pouring this perfume on My body, she did it for My buriel”
As the Body of Mashiyach on the earth today - do we proclaim the Good News as loudly
as we should? As watchmen (Yeshyahu52:8) do we lift up the voice together? - or is there
far too much competition between groups? Let us strive to work closer together.
As The Woman , the Called Out Ones of Yahuwah, the Bride of Mashiyach,
we are The Woman with the knowledge and understanding of current events.
We have foreknowledge of what is about to happen that others in this world, the vast
majority, do not have.
Do we keep the Precious Oil of the Ruach Ha Kadosh, poured out on and into us by the Father,
in a refined, purified, white vessel (like Alabaster) ? Or are we just that same
old clay pot that would rather sell that Precious Oil for a profit?
Just as the woman with the Alabaster Flask, mankind in general will object to what we say and do.
Mattithyahu (Matthew) 10:22
And you shall be hated by all for My Name’s sake, but he who shall have
endured to the end shall be saved.
Have we cried tears of appreciation for the innumerable sins that have been forgiven us?
Do we sigh and cry for the sins of Yisrael?[Yehezqel (Ezekiel) 9:4-6]
Or are we like the self righteous Pharisee?
Will we be ready for the Day that Ha Mashiyach returns?
Let us proclaim that Good News TOGETHER LOUDER!
Let us Pray that we all appreciate the anointing of that precious oil of the Ruach Ha Kadosh,
more and more each day. That we will indeed purify our vessels and have our lamps lit
with plenty of oil, when the bridegroom returns.
To finish, let us look at a couple of Scriptures from The Song of Solomon.
SHIR haSHARIM (Song of songs)1:12
While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent forth its fragrance.
( Yahushuah the King sat at the table Mattithyahu 26:7- Also John 12:2)
SHIR HaSHARIM 4:11 -15
11 Thy lips, O my bride, drop as the honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell
of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
12 A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
13 Thy shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants,
14 Spikenard and saffron, Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.
15 Thou art a fountain of gardens, A well of living waters, And flowing streams from Lebanon.
Let us be wise like the woman with the Alabaster Flask and be ready for Our King, High Priest
and elder brother,
Let us be ready to call Him “Ishi” “My Husband” (Hoshea 2:16)
“””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””
Foot note
Spikenard oil is still used today
Physically Spikenard essential oil is used as a diuretic,
useful for rashes and skin allergies, it is anti-fungal and
has a balancing effect on the menstrual cycle.
Emotionally this oil is reserved for deep seated grief or old pain.
It is used in palliative care to help ease the transition from life to death.
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