Questions tagged [shemos-sacred-names]
name of God printed in a way that may not be erased
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Zohar and the 42 first letters of Torah
Sometimes it is said that 42 is the gematria of אהיה, but it is only 21. What is meant by that statement? I only know about the ana bekhoach prayer.
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Uttering the name of God to kill people
According to the Midrash Tanchuma (see also see also Shemot Rabbah 1:29, Yalkut Shimoni 167 and Yalkut Reuveni: Parashat Shemot), Moshe killed the Egyptian (Exodus 2:11-12) by uttering a particularly ...
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Accidentally said אֱלֹהַי וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתַי instead of אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵֽאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ (or vice versa) - What to do?
If one mixes up the standard prayer lines brough in the title, should one correct it, or should one continue? If it depends on context, is there a principle to help guide one as to which contexts one ...
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Asher Bidvaro - why these Shemot?
In the evening prayer for Shema, where we praise Hashem for bringing the night, etc, we then say 'Havaya Tzeva'ot' is your Name. Why is this His Name in this context?
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Free PDF of Moshe Zacutto Shorshei Shemot In English Online?
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Does anyone know a free PDF of the Book Shorshei HaShemot by Moshe Zaccuto in English?
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Is it allowed to say Good Shabbos in the Mikva [duplicate]
One is not allowed to say Hashem's name in a bathroom.
Shulchan Aruch OC 84 states one may not say Shalom in a mikva because it is one of Hashem's names.
According to the Zohar, "Shabbat" is ...
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Does Shaimos’s sanctity applied to sculpted names
There is a prohibition in Halacha of erasing one of the Hebrew names of Hashem, known as Shaimos. My question is whether this only applies to normally written or printed names or also names sculpted ...
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Do we pronounce the name of G-d in Aleinu?
I noticed in Aleinu that at the end, we say "בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיֶה יְהוָה אֶחָד". I was wondering if someone could tell me about the origins of this line. Specifically, when we say יִהְיֶה ...
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What does "אל" mean?
I am talking about the Lashon Hakodesh appelation, אל, which is often translated as "God".
What, precisely does it mean? How do we relate to a God, vs say, a King, or an Eternity, or a Lord ...
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Can someone have the name Haleluka
Can someone’s Hebrew name be halleluka or would that be problematic?
Someone mentioned to me that it would be, but I couldn’t find any source for it.
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Sha'arei Orah - Self-Contradictory?
Sha'arei Orah (Gates of Light) is a book by Rabbi Joseph Gikatilla. It is a book of kabbalah and features an in-depth discussions on the attributes of each sefirah. However, many of its statements (at ...
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Would using a word replacer extension to replace any instance of the Tetragrammaton with the words Adonai or Elohim be allowed?
I would like to know if this could also apply to other words which can replace the utterance or writing of the Tetragrammaton.
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Saying shalom as a greeting
Being that the word shalom in the greeting "shalom aleikhem" is G.ods name — can one omit the word aleikhem and just say shalom as a greeting ?
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Are these Sheimos Hashem?
Someone just showed me an "ayin hara necklace" that has the words "אלד" and "סאל" on the charm and asked me to explain what it means. What are those words?
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Does using different Divine names in prayer have practical consequences and effects?
It is well known that there are different names for G-d, blessed be He, even shown in the Torah itself, where different references to Him emphasize different relations and attributes.
Having said that,...
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