Names In The Bible

I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!’

In her article “Be Specific,” Natalie Goldberg mentions the importance of being specific and giving things their proper name. By doing so we are able to connect with the world on a much deeper level,thus allowing us to become conscious of our surroundings and recognize the uniqueness these objects bring to this world. A name is a unique way of distinguishing people from one another. It is an important aspect of our individuality and who we are as people. It reveals who we are and where we come from.

Names are important to us, as we grow up, our names and our personalities become intertwined, they are how people identify us. So when we adopt a new name, even for a brief period of time, we allow ourselves to essentially become a new person: we can change what we didn’t like about our old selves, and assume new characteristics that we admire in others. For some, it is freeing to embrace a new name, but for others it is comforting to go back to their old one.

His name was all he had to represent him. So One’s name means something to

Your name is your personality it helps you stand out from others and what makes you different. The jews had their name taken away and now there numbers it doesn't make them different just the same.“I became A-7713. From then on, I had no other name.” (Wiesel 42) Jews had their whole identity changed to show that there all the same and that was the next step of dehumanization.

Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!

“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them you have hanged! How may I live without my name?

A name is given to every human child at birth. It is used mostly by those around an individual as a way to identify them. Without names people would have a difficult time communicating things to other people. Names in fiction represent a character in his or her entirety. Usually having deeper meaning like explaining a character's origin, names are given to characters with a purpose. Authors might hide a plot twist or hidden meaning in a name like Darth Vader, Vader meaning father in Dutch and also in German.

"I would like to baptize myself under a new name" Cusneros, Sandra "My Name" A name is something that just about everyone is born with having and have no say so in the choice of their name. Some names are extremely different, and some are rather common. There is a huge variety of names throughout our world and names can have effects on people. A name is something that you are referred to as and since some names are different there are people who may make fun of you for it, though you had no input on what your name is. "At school they say my name funny as if the syllables were made out of tin and hurt the roof of your mouth." Cisneros, Sandra "My Name" Some names can be hard to pronounce and can be hard for the person with this name to accept.

God, the creator of all is known in Hebrew as Elohim, meaning strength or power. He is also known as YHVH translated

The word “LORD” is used in place of the Hebrew word “yhwh.” The Jews considered this title to be sacred and made no attempt to pronounce it; however, the scribes eventually added vowels and the word became “Yahweh” or “Jehovah” [a hybrid term] about eleven-hundred A.D.

Beautiful! Such is the power of language, or at least the power of language in the hands of God. At the beginning of the Babel story, all the people of the earth journey together to a new land and begin to build a city. "Let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth," they say, after they have prepared the mortar, and it is not clear whether they mean a name for themselves or a name for the city (Gen. 11:4). But whatever the object of their identification, it is important to note that they see a certain inherent power in both the act of naming and the very name itself. By naming themselves, they can exercise the power of self definition. And also, they believe that a name will protect them from getting "scattered"--a fate which they seem to fear, probably because they also see a certain power in group solidarity.

In Exodus the name of God is given to Moses, when he asks at the burning bush. This moment in time with a burning bush and Moses asking for God’s name is such an important moment. From the very beginning God is not given a personal name, only a title. In Genesis the reader is shown, as Alexander says “that different aspects of God’s nature are highlighted by the names used to designate him: El Elyon (“God Most High,” Gen. 14:18-20), El Roi (“God who sees me,” Gen. 16:13), El Shaddai (“God Almighty,” Gen. 17:1), El Olam (“God Everlasting,” Gen. 21:33). Here in Exodus God introduces himself by using the personal name “Yahweh,” translated in most English versions as “the LORD” (Exodus 3:15)” (Alexander 191). This personal name God has given himself

    Names are a terrible way to understand someone’s identity because names are regularly replicated. In my sixth grade class, there were three Mollys. We all had different backgrounds, different religious affiliations, and different personalities. If our names displayed who we are, wouldn’t our identities all be the same? Instead of staring at names and trying to understand their meaning, one should focus on a person’s personality, for personality depicts our identity. In fact, I have learned from experience to not infer one’s identity based on their name. For instance, in middle school, I was mutual friends with a girl named Kassidy. One Tuesday afternoon, my friend, Katy told me that Kassidy was going to sit with us at lunch that day. I shrugged my shoulders and replied with a casual “okay”. Before Kassidy walked in, I had a whole image of her in my mind: blonde hair, cute pastel colored clothes, and religious, all stereotypes that I thought a person with an innocent name like Kassidy

Yod Hah Hav Heh was the Hebrew representation of the Hebrew word Yahweh or YHWH (because there were no vowels in the Hebrew language) It was considered to be blasphemy to speak the name of God so Yahweh was written and never spoken out loud.