What do Jews call their supreme being?

Answer 1

There are many names for God in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament); they all ended up getting translated as "God" or "Lord," but in Biblical Hebrew, God is often referred to by His attributes or qualities: the Righteous One, the Faithful One, the One Who Guards Israel, the Just One (that is, the one who cares about justice), the One Who Creates, etc. When Jews pray, they use words like "Adonoi" (a Biblical Hebrew word that means "Lord"), or "Elohaynu ("Our God"). Jews believe in the same God that Christians do-- Jesus lived and died a Jew, and in the New Testament's "Lord's Prayer," he encouraged people to pray to the Father in Heaven. On the other hand, many Christians pray to both God and Jesus, or pray in Jesus' name. Jews pray directly to God and no-one else.

Answer 2

The Creator has one true name which is represented by the letters YHVH in English. The Hebrew letters are "yud, hei, vav, hei". These four letters are referred to as the tetragrammaton and are a contraction of the Hebrew words for, "was, is, and will be". His true name was only said in the Temple and with the Temple's destruction we lost the correct pronunciation.

In the Tanach (Jewish Bible), there are 72 different 'names' used for The Creator, these aren't actual names though, they're descriptions of Him that are contextual. In daily conversation, most Jews the name 'HaShem' which literally translates to 'The Name' in reference to His true name.

Answer 3

The name of God in Judaism is YHVH. Jews are not allowed to say out loud God's name without the Great Temple in Israel, since the Temple does not exist now, Jews say Adonai, meaning The Lord, instead. Because of this the true pronunciation of YHVH has been lost, though some believe this is pronounced Yahweh. Other titles for God are El Shaddai and Elohim.

Jewish Answer

The Creator has one true name which is represented by the letters YHVH in English. The Hebrew letters are "yud, hei, vav, hei". These four letters are referred to as the tetragrammaton and are a contraction of the Hebrew words for, "was, is, and will be". His true name was only said in the Temple and with the Temple's destruction we lost the correct pronunciation.

In the Tanach (Jewish Bible), there are 72 different 'names' used for The Creator, these aren't actual names though, they're descriptions of Him that are contextual. In daily conversation, most Jews use the name 'HaShem' which literally translates to 'The Name' in reference to His true name.

If anyone tells you that Jews called HaShem 'Yahweh', 'Jehovah', or any variation of those names, they are wrong. Those names are Christian inventions.
The Creator's true name is represented by the letters YHVH, however, the name was only said in the Temple and we have lost the correct pronuciation. That being said, there are 72 titles used to describe The Creator in the Tanach (Jewish Bible) and each one describes Him according to the context in which He is being discussed.

A large percentage of Jews use the name HaShem in daily conversation. HaShem translates to 'The Name' and references His true name that we do not use.
The Creator has one true name which is represented by the letters YHVH in English. The Hebrew letters are "yud, hei, vav, hei". These four letters are referred to as the tetragrammaton and are a contraction of the Hebrew words for, "was, is, and will be". His true name was only said in the Temple and with the Temple's destruction we lost the correct pronunciation.

In the Tanach (Jewish Bible), there are 72 different 'names' used for The Creator, these aren't actual names though, they're descriptions of Him that are contextual. In daily conversation, most Jews the name 'HaShem' which literally translates to 'The Name' in reference to His true name.

Answer 4

God.

Answer 5

In English, most Jews use the word God. Some spell it G-d in writing in order not to actually write it. In Hebrew, God has many names. The most sacred name of God is spelled with the Hebrew letters Yud, Hay, Vav, Hay. This name is never pronounced (it was pronounced by the High Priest just once a year in the time of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, but that was destroyed in the year 70. That name has a name. In Greek, it is called the Tetragrammaton (4-letter name). In Hebrew, it is called HaShem (the Name). Many observant Jews refer to God as HaShem outside the context of prayer. During prayer, when a Jew encounters the Tetragrammaton in text, it is usually read in Hebrew as Adonai (my Lord). A name commonly used in many psalms is Yah, as in the Hebrew word Halleluyah, which is really the command "Hallelu Yah" (Praise the Lord). Yet another name is El, as in the Hebrew name Michael, which is really the exclamation "Mi-cha El" (Who is like God). El is cognate to the Arabic word Allah.

Answer 6

yhvh