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The 72-fold name is derived from three verses in Exodus 14:19–21. Each of the verses contains 72 letters. When the verses are read boustrophedonically 72 names, three letters each, are produced (the niqqud of the source verses is disregarded in respect to pronunciation).
- Elohim
Elohim in Hebrew script. The letters are, right-to-left:...
- Shem HaMephorash
The 72-fold name is highly important to Sefer Raziel...
- Names of God
YHWH (יהוה ) is the proper name of God in Judaism. Neither...
- Elohim
The 72-fold name is highly important to Sefer Raziel HaMalakh. It is derived from Exodus 14:19–21, read boustrophedonically to produce 72 names of three letters. This method was explained by Rashi, (b. Sukkah 45a), as well as in Sefer HaBahir (c. 1150~1200).
Angel [26] (per Reuchlin)Biblical Verse [33] [34] (per Rudd)Demon Ruled [35] (per Rudd)1. Vehuiah2. Ielial3. Sitael4. ElemiahYHWH (יהוה ) is the proper name of God in Judaism. Neither vowels nor vowel points were used in ancient Hebrew writings and the original vocalisation of YHWH has been lost.
God is conceived as unique and perfect, free from all faults, deficiencies, and defects, and further held to be omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, and completely infinite in all of his attributes, who has no partner or equal, being the sole creator of everything in existence. [3] [7] In Judaism, God is never portrayed in any image. [8]
The 3 verses of 72 letters each refer in sequence to the divine attributes of chesed, gevura, and tiferet. By Moshe Yakov Wisnefsky. The 72 triplets become 72 "names" of G‑d. The three consecutive verses from Exodus 14:19 -21 each contain 72 letters, an obviously rare phenomenon.
- Moshe Wisnefsky
Each of the verses contains 72 letters, and when combined they form 72 names, known collectively as the Shemhamphorasch. A 42-lettered kabbalistic name of God contains various combinations of the names אהיה יהוה אדוני הויה, which when spelled out contains 42 letters.
Jah, a short form of the name; Jehovah; Names of God in Judaism; Sacred Name Movement; Tetragrammaton; Theophany; Tutelary deity
