If you are talking about a verse from Psalms 46:11 (in Jewish numbering), that's not an accurate translation. The verse is
הַרְפּוּ וּדְעוּ, ×›Ö¼Ö´×™-×Ö¸×?Ö¹×›Ö´×™ ×ֱלֹהִי×
actually translates to:
"Relax, and know that I am God..."
Be still and know that I am God
The Hebrew language has many words for God. One of the most common is eloheem (אלוקים) which means "God". The actual name of God is never pronounced out loud according to Jewish tradition, and in fact, we do not even know how to pronounce it, since we do not know what the vowels are for the name (we only know the consonants).
I don't know of any Hebrew mermaid but there are Semitic ones. The Phoenician's main God Dagon was a Merman.
"...that I am God"?
I Psalm 49, verse 10 says Be still and know I am god, it does not say , You are God.
It was (and still is) centered around two things: the law of God and human relationships.
The most sacred name of God in the Hebrew scriptures is the Tetragrammaton, which are the 4 consonants of God's name. Unfortunately, since we do not know what the vowels are, we are unable to correctly pronounce this name.
Psalms 46:10 It says "Be still, and know that I am God. The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress."
YHVH is how it appears in the Hebrew Bible. But we do not know what the vowels are, and Jewish custom forbids the pronunciation of the name. When speaking Hebrew you would say "el" which is short for "elohim".
Gabrielle means "God is my Hero" in Hebrew.
The Jews received the Torah from God written in Hebrew, and significant numbers still read and study Torah in the original Hebrew to this day.
Monotheism.See the Related Links.Link: Who founded Hebrew monotheism?Link: What do Jews believe about God?