THE SACRED NAMES

A Scripture-Based Study on Yahuah and Yahusha

TRUTH CARRIERS EDUCATION SYSTEM
Torah Foundations Series - Adult/Teen Level (Ages 14+)

ABOUT THIS WORKBOOK

The divine name YHWH (יהוה) appears 6,828 times in the Hebrew Scriptures—the most frequently occurring name for Elohim. Yet most English translations replace it with "LORD."

This workbook examines:

Study Time: 8 weeks (one lesson per week)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. Lesson 1: The Tetragrammaton (YHWH)
  2. Lesson 2: Pronunciation Evidence (Yahweh vs. Yahuah)
  3. Lesson 3: History of Name Substitution
  4. Lesson 4: The Name of the Son (Yeshua/Jesus)
  5. Lesson 5: Scripture References on the Name
  6. Lesson 6: Theophoric Names (127+ Examples)
  7. Lesson 7: Objections Answered
  8. Lesson 8: Pagan Origin Claims—DEBUNKED

KEY TERMS

Hebrew/GreekEnglishMeaning
יהוה (YHWH)The TetragrammatonFour-letter divine name
אֶהְיֶה (Ehyeh)I AM"I am" or "I will be"
אֲדֹנָי (Adonai)Lord/MasterJewish substitute for YHWH
יֵשׁוּעַ (Yeshua)Salvation"YHWH saves"
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)Jesus (Greek)Greek form of Yeshua

HOW TO USE THIS WORKBOOK

The Truth Carriers Learning Method — 6 Rs

This workbook uses the 6 Rs Learning Method designed for deep understanding and long-term retention:

1. RECEIVE
Read the teaching content carefully. Take notes. Look up Scripture references.
2. REFLECT
Complete multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-blanks, and discussion questions.
3. RECALL
Close the book and write everything you remember. Check what you missed.
4. RECITE
Teach what you learned to someone else. Teaching deepens understanding.
5. REVIEW
Use the spaced review tracker. Review at Day 1, 3, 7, 21, and 60.
6. RESPOND
Apply what you learned. Do something with this knowledge this week.

LESSON 1: THE TETRAGRAMMATON (YHWH)

ADULT SN Tetragrammaton

ADULT SN Tetragrammaton

Scripture Reading

Exodus 3:14-15
"Elohim said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM.' This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you. YHWH, the Elohim of your fathers—the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—has sent me to you. This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation."

Core Teaching

The Four Hebrew Letters

The Tetragrammaton (Greek: "four letters") consists of four Hebrew consonants written right-to-left:

HebrewLetter NameSound
יYodY
הHeyH (breath)
וWaw (Vav)W/V
הHeyH (repeated)

The Name: יהוה (YHWH) appears 6,828 times in the Hebrew Bible.

The Meaning of YHWH

When Moses asked Elohim's name, He answered: אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה (Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh) = "I AM WHO I AM"

Hebrew root: היה (hayah) = "to be"

YHWH is the third-person form: "He is" or "He will be"

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

1. The Tetragrammaton consists of Hebrew letters.
2. YHWH appears times in the Hebrew Bible.
3. YHWH is connected to the Hebrew root , meaning "to be."
4. In Exodus 3:14, Elohim says "I WHO I AM."
5. Exodus 3:15 says "This is my name ."

Discussion Questions

1. Why did Elohim reveal His name to Moses at this specific moment?

2. What does "I AM WHO I AM" tell us about Elohim's character?

Multiple Choice

1. How many letters are in the Tetragrammaton?

○ A) 3
○ B) 4
○ C) 5
○ D) 6

2. YHWH appears approximately how many times in Scripture?

○ A) 1,000
○ B) 3,500
○ C) 6,828
○ D) 10,000

3. "Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh" means:

○ A) Lord of Lords
○ B) I AM WHO I AM
○ C) King of Kings
○ D) The Almighty

True or False

1. The Tetragrammaton has 5 Hebrew letters.
○ True ○ False — Correction:

2. Exodus 3:15 says the Name is "forever."
○ True ○ False — Correction:

RECALL EXERCISE

Close this workbook. Write: The 4 Hebrew letters. How many times YHWH appears. What "Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh" means.

TEACH-BACK CHALLENGE

Explain the Tetragrammaton to someone who has never heard of it.

Person: Date:

Question:

SCRIPTURE MEMORY: Exodus 3:15

"This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation."

Write:

APPLICATION STEP

What I did:

LESSON 2: PRONUNCIATION EVIDENCE

ADULT SN Yahusha Etymology

ADULT SN Yahusha Etymology

Core Teaching

The Challenge

Ancient Hebrew was written with consonants only—no vowels! The pronunciation was passed down orally until eventually lost.

Two Main Candidates:

  1. "Yahweh" — Scholarly consensus
  2. "Yahuah" — Alternative based on theophoric names

Evidence Supporting "Yahuah"

Theophoric Name Suffixes: Biblical names show the suffix -yahu (יָהוּ):

Evidence Supporting "Yahweh"

Samaritan Tradition: Church fathers report Samaritans pronounced it as Ἰαβε (Iabe/Yabe) = "Yahweh"

Modern Scholarly Consensus: Favors "Yahweh" based on Greek transliterations.

Why "Jehovah" Is Wrong

"Jehovah" is a hybrid mistake—combining YHWH consonants with Adonai vowels. First appeared c. 1100 CE.

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

1. The Masoretes developed vowel points in the -10th centuries CE.
2. Theophoric names show the suffix .
3. The scholarly consensus favors as the pronunciation.
4. "Jehovah" is a form created by mistake.

True or False

1. Ancient Hebrew had vowel points like modern Hebrew.
2. Theophoric names preserve syllables of YHWH.
3. "Jehovah" was the original pronunciation.
4. Modern scholars favor "Yahweh" as most probable.

Multiple Choice

1. The suffix "-yahu" in names like Eliyahu supports which pronunciation?

○ A) Jehovah
○ B) Yahuah
○ C) LORD
○ D) Adonai

2. The scholarly consensus favors:

○ A) Jehovah
○ B) Yahuah
○ C) Yahweh
○ D) LORD

3. "Jehovah" first appeared around:

○ A) 500 BCE
○ B) 33 AD
○ C) 1100 CE
○ D) 1930

True or False (6Rs)

1. We can be 100% certain of the original pronunciation.
○ True ○ False — Correction:

2. The short form "Yah" is virtually certain.
○ True ○ False — Correction:

RECALL EXERCISE

Close this workbook. Write: Evidence for Yahweh. Evidence for Yahuah. Why Jehovah is wrong.

TEACH-BACK CHALLENGE

Explain the pronunciation debate to someone.

Person: Date:

SCRIPTURE MEMORY: Psalm 83:18

"That they may know that You, whose name alone is YHWH, are the Most High over all the earth."

APPLICATION STEP

What I did:

LESSON 3: HISTORY OF NAME SUBSTITUTION

ADULT SN Lord Substitution

ADULT SN Lord Substitution

Jeremiah 23:27
"They think... my people will forget my name, just as their ancestors forgot my name through Baal."

Core Teaching

Timeline: Jews largely stopped pronouncing YHWH by the 3rd century BCE. The High Priest continued on Yom Kippur until 70 CE.

Substitutes: Adonai (reading Torah), HaShem (everyday speech), Elohim (when YHWH and Adonai appear together).

Why English Bibles Use "LORD": Septuagint → Latin Vulgate → German → English followed the substitution pattern.

Questions

1. Jews stopped pronouncing YHWH by the century BCE.
2. The High Priest pronounced it on in the Holy of Holies.
3. In everyday speech, Jews say meaning "The Name."
4. In English Bibles, in capitals represents YHWH.

Multiple Choice

1. Jews stopped pronouncing YHWH by:

○ A) 1000 BCE
○ B) 3rd century BCE
○ C) 33 AD
○ D) 1611 AD

2. "HaShem" means:

○ A) The Lord
○ B) The Name
○ C) The King
○ D) The Master

RECALL EXERCISE

Write: When Jews stopped pronouncing the Name. The substitutes used. Why English Bibles use LORD.

TEACH-BACK CHALLENGE

Explain the history of name substitution to someone.

Person:

SCRIPTURE MEMORY: Jeremiah 23:27

"They think... my people will forget my name..."

APPLICATION STEP

LESSON 4: THE NAME OF THE SON

Matthew 1:21
"You are to give him the name Yeshua, because he will save his people from their sins."

Core Teaching

Hebrew Forms: Yehoshua (full) = 218 times; Yeshua (short) = 29 times

Meaning: "YHWH saves" or "YHWH is salvation"

Evidence for "Yeshua": 71 ossuaries, 85 inscriptions. Common in 1st century.

"Yahusha": NO historical support—first appeared in 1930s Sacred Name Movement.

The Linguistic Evolution

Hebrew Yeshua → Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) → Latin Iesus → English Jesus

The letter J didn't exist until c. 1600!

Questions

1. The full Hebrew form is .
2. The shortened form common in the first century was .
3. Yeshua means "YHWH ."
4. The pronunciation "Yahusha" first appeared in the .

Multiple Choice

1. Yeshua means:

○ A) King of Kings
○ B) YHWH saves
○ C) The Anointed
○ D) Son of Man

2. "Yahusha" first appeared in:

○ A) 1st century
○ B) 500 CE
○ C) 1930s
○ D) Ancient manuscripts

RECALL EXERCISE

Write: Yeshua vs Yehoshua. What the name means. Evidence against "Yahusha."

TEACH-BACK CHALLENGE

Explain how Yeshua became Jesus to someone.

SCRIPTURE MEMORY: Matthew 1:21

"You are to give him the name Yeshua, because he will save his people from their sins."

APPLICATION STEP

📅 SPACED REVIEW TRACKER

Instructions: After completing each lesson, return to review at these intervals.

LessonCompletedDay 1Day 3Day 7Day 21Day 60
1. The Tetragrammaton___/___/___☐☐☐☐☐
2. Pronunciation Evidence___/___/___☐☐☐☐☐
3. Name Substitution___/___/___☐☐☐☐☐
4. Name of the Son___/___/___☐☐☐☐☐
5. Scripture References___/___/___☐☐☐☐☐
6. Theophoric Names___/___/___☐☐☐☐☐
7. Objections Answered___/___/___☐☐☐☐☐
8. Pagan Claims Debunked___/___/___☐☐☐☐☐

Why Spaced Repetition Works

Without review, we forget 80% within a month. With spaced review, retention can exceed 90%.

"Precept upon precept... line upon line..." — Isaiah 28:10

ANSWER KEY

LESSON 1

Fill-in-Blank: 1) four, 2) 6,828, 3) hayah, 4) AM, 5) forever

6Rs MC: 1-B, 2-C, 3-B

6Rs T/F: 1-False (4 letters), 2-True

LESSON 2

Fill-in-Blank: 1) 6th, 2) -yahu, 3) Yahweh, 4) hybrid

T/F: 1-F, 2-T, 3-F, 4-T

6Rs MC: 1-B, 2-C, 3-C

6Rs T/F: 1-False (not 100% certain), 2-True

LESSON 3

Fill-in-Blank: 1) 3rd, 2) Yom Kippur, 3) HaShem, 4) LORD

6Rs MC: 1-B, 2-B

LESSON 4

Fill-in-Blank: 1) Yehoshua, 2) Yeshua, 3) saves, 4) 1930s

6Rs MC: 1-B, 2-C