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Introduction This page surveys the Hebrew Names and Titles of God the Father as found in the Brit Chadashah. They are listed in alphabetical order, with the Hebrew spelling, common transliteration, and English phonetics following. For each Name, I include some Scriptural references.
Abba

Abba (ab-ba) Aramaic. Abba. “Daddy” or “dear Father”; a term of endearment, not as formal as “Av.” (Mark 14:26; Rom. 8:15; Gal. 4:6).
Abba our Father

Abba Avinu (ab-ba ah-VEE-nu) Aramaic. Abba our Father (Rom. 8:15).
All Sufficient God

El Shaddai (el sha-DAI) The All Sufficient God; Shad means “breast” in Hebrew (Rev. 1:8; cp. Gen. 17:1).
Consuming Fire

Esh Okhlah (EISH oh-khe-LAH) Consuming Fire (Heb. 12:29; cp. Deut. 4:24).
Creator

Hayotzer (ha-yoh-TSEIR) The Creator (Rom. 1:25; 1 Peter 4:9).
El Elyon

El Elyon (el el-YOHN) The Most High God. (Heb. 7:1; cp. Gen. 14:20; Psalm 9:2).
Elohim

Elohim (e-lo-HEEM) God (2 Cor. 9:7).
El Shaddai

El Shaddai (el sha-DAI) The All Sufficient God; Shad means “breast” in Hebrew (Rev. 1:8; cp. Gen. 17:1).
Everlasting Father

Avi’ad (a-vee-AD) Everlasting Father; Father of Eternity (1 Cor. 8:6).
Father of All

Avi-khol (a-vee-KHOL) Father of all (Eph. 4:6).
Father of Glory

Avi HaKavod (a-vee hak-kah-VOHD) Father of Glory (Eph. 1:17).
Father of Lights

Avi HaMe’orot (a-vee ha-me-oh-ROHT) Father of Lights (James. 1:17).
Father of Mercies

Avi HaRachamim (a-vee ha-ra-cha-MEEM) Father of Mercies (2 Cor. 1:3).
Father of our LORD Jesus the Messiah

Avi Yeshua Hamashiach Adoneinu (a-vee ha-roo-KHOT) Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah (Col. 1:3; Rom. 15:6; 2 Cor. 1:3; 1 Pet. 1:3 ).
Father of Spirits

Avi HaRuchot (a-vee ha-roo-KHOT) Father of spirits (Hebrews 12:9).
God

Elohim (e-lo-HEEM) God (2 Cor. 9:7).
God of Abraham

Elohei Avraham (e-lo-hay av-rah-HAHM) The God of Abraham (Acts 7:32; cp. Ex. 3:15).
God of all Comfort

Elohei khol-Nechamah (e-lo-hay khol-ne-kha-MAH) God of all Comfort (2 Cor. 1:3).
God of our Fathers

Elohei Avoteinu (e-lo-hay a-vo-TAY-nu) God of our fathers (Acts 7:32; cp. Deut. 26:7; 1 Chron. 12:17).
God of Glory

Elohei HaKavod (e-lo-hay hak-ka-VOHD) God of Glory (Acts 7:2; cp. Psa. 29:3).
God of Israel

El Yisrael (el yees-rah-EL) The God of Israel (Matt. 15:31; cp. Ps. 68:36).
God of Issac

Elohei Ya’akov (e-lo-hay yeetz-KHAK) The God of Isaac (Acts 7:32; cp. Ex. 3:15).
God of Jacob

Elohei Ya’akov (e-lo-hay ya-a-kov) God of Jacob (Acts 7:32; cp. Ex. 3:15).
God of Peace

Elohei HaShalom (e-lo-hay ha-sha-LOHM) The God of Peace (Heb. 13:20).
God the Father

Elohim Avinu (e-lo-HEEM ah-VEE-nu) God the Father (2 Tim. 1:2).
Heavenly Father

Avinu Shebashamayim (a-vee-KHOL) Our Heavenly Father; “Our Father Who art in Heaven” (Matt. 6:9; Luke 11:2).
King of Kings

Melekh HaMelakhim (ME-lekh ha-me-lah-KHEEM) King of Kings (1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 17:14; 19:16).
King of the Nations

Melekh HaGoyim (ME-lekh ha-goi-YEEM) King of the nations (Rev. 15:3).
Living God

Elohim Chayim (e-lo-HEEM KHAI-eem) The Living God (2 Cor. 3:3; 6:16; cp. Jer. 10:10).
LORD God

Adonai Elohim (a-doh-NIGH e-lo-HEEM) The LORD God (Acts 3:22; cp. Gen. 2:4, etc.).
LORD of Hosts

Adonai Tseva’ot (a-doh-NIGH tse-va-OHT) The LORD of armies (or hosts) (2 Cor. 6:18; James 5:4; cp. 1 Sam. 1:11).
LORD of Lords

Adonei Ha-Adonim (a-doh-NEI ha-a-doh-NEEM) Lord of Lords (1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 17:14; 19:16).
Most High God

El Elyon (el el-YOHN) The Most High God. (Heb. 7:1; cp. Gen. 14:20; Psalm 9:2).
Our Heavenly Father

Avinu Shebashamayim (a-vee-KHOL) Our Heavenly Father; “Our Father Who art in Heaven” (Matt. 6:9; Luke 11:2).
The All Sufficient God

El Shaddai (el sha-DAI) The All Sufficient God; Shad means “breast” in Hebrew (Rev. 1:8; cp. Gen. 17:1).
The Creator

Hayotzer (ha-yoh-TSEIR) The Creator (Rom. 1:25; 1 Peter 4:9).
The Excellent One

Hagaon (ha-GAH-ohn) The Exaltation; The Excellency (2 Peter 1:17; cp. Job 37:4; Isa. 2:19).
The Father of Jesus the Messiah

HaAv L’Yeshua HaMashiach (ha-ahv le-ye-SHU-a ham-ma-SHEE-ach) The Father of Jesus the Messiah (2 Cor. 11:31).
The God of Israel

El Yisrael (el yees-rah-EL) The God of Israel (Matt. 15:31; cp. Ps. 68:36).
The Judge

HaShofet (ha-SHO-fet) The Judge (James 4:12; cp. Judges 11:27).
The King of Kings

Melekh HaMelakhim (ME-lekh ha-me-lah-KHEEM) King of Kings (1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 17:14; 19:16).
The King of the Nations

Melekh HaGoyim (ME-lekh ha-goi-YEEM) King of the nations (Rev. 15:3).
The Living God

Elohim Chayim (e-lo-HEEM KHAI-eem) The Living God (2 Cor. 3:3; 6:16; cp. Jer. 10:10).
The LORD God

Adonai Elohim (a-doh-NIGH e-lo-HEEM) The LORD God (Acts 3:22; cp. Gen. 2:4, etc.).
The LORD God Almighty

Adonai Elohei Tseva’ot (a-doh-NIGH e-lo-HAY tse-va-OHT) Lord God Almighty; Lord God of Hosts (Rev. 15:3).
The LORD God of Israel

Adonai Elohei Yisrael (a-doh-NIGH e-lo-HEEM yees-rah-EL) The Lord God of Israel (Luke 1:68; cp. Isa. 17:6).
The LORD of Hosts

Adonai Tseva’ot (a-doh-NIGH tse-va-OHT) The LORD of armies (or hosts) (2 Cor. 6:18; James 5:4; cp. 1 Sam. 1:11).
The LORD of Lords

Adonei Ha-Adonim (a-doh-NEI ha-a-doh-NEEM) Lord of Lords (1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 17:14; 19:16).
The Majesty on High

HaGedullah Bamaron (ha-ge-doo-lah bam-ma-ROHM) The Majesty on High (Heb. 1:3; cp. 1 Chron. 29:11).
The Most High God

El Elyon (el el-YOHN) The Most High God. (Heb. 7:1; cp. Gen. 14:20; Psalm 9:2).
The Only Wise God

Elohim Echad V’hechakham (e-lo-HEEM e-KHAD ve-he-khah-KHAM) The Only Wise God (1 Tim. 1:17).
The Power

Hagevurah (ha-ge-voo-RAH) The Power (Mark 14:62).
The Sovereign One

Hamvorakh (ham-voh-RAKH) Potentate, Emperor, Sovereign, Supreme Ruler (1 Tim. 6:15).
A Note about the Hebrew and Greek Texts for the Father’s Names
The New Testament was written in Koine Greek, of course, and that's the starting point for serious exegesis of its writings. The Hebrew names derived here come from the Salkinson-Ginsburg Hebrew New Testament (1999 edition) which I compared to F. Delitzsch's older Hebrew translation of the Brit Chadashah as well as with the Robinson-Pierpont Majority Text (1995), the Westcott and Hort NT, and the Friberg NT (UBS3/4). I also cross-checked against the LXX and various Jewish sources.
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