30 Names of God

Each name will be presented with the English transliteration and the original Hebrew and Greek forms as well. Many of these names are translated simply as “God” in some English translations. To best understand the meaning these names communicate, each should be read in its context.

God (Eloah, Theos) - אֱלוֹהַּ, θεὸς

“Is a mortal man righteous before God? Or a man pure before his Creator?” (Job 4:17)

Now in this, you are not right– I answer you, for God is greater than a human being. (Job 33:12)

Every word of God is purified; He is like a shield for those who take refuge in Him. (Proverbs 30:5)

God (El) - אֵל, θεὸς

The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays His handiwork. (Psalm 19:1)

“I decreed and delivered and proclaimed, and there was no other god among you. You are my witnesses,” says the LORD, “that I am God.” (Isaiah 43:12)

For there is one God and one intermediary between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, Himself human. (1 Timothy 2:5)

God (Elohim) - אֱלֹהִים, θεὸς

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1)

He added, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Then Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God. (Exodus 3:6)

I will walk among you, and I will be your God and you will be My people. (Leviticus 26:12)

Almighty (Shadai, Pantokrator) - שַׁדַּי, ὁ παντοκράτωρ

I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name ‘the LORD’ I was not known to them. (Exodus 6:3)

As for the LORD God Almighty, the LORD is the name by which He is remembered! (Hosea 12:5)

Most High (Elyon) - עֶלְיוֹן, ὁ ὕψιστος

For You, O LORD, are the sovereign King over the whole earth; You are elevated high above all gods. (Psalm 97:9)

Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (Now he was the priest of the Most High God.) He blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth. Worthy of praise is the Most High God, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything. (Genesis 14:18-20)

She followed behind Paul and us and kept crying out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation." (Acts 16:17)

For more on God Most High, see our article: Who Is The One True God? You may also enjoy our video on Christ and Melchizedek, over on our YouTube page (click this link to check it out).

Lord (Adonai) - אָדוֹן, ὁ κύριoς

And he said, “If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, let my Lord go among us, for we are a stiff-necked people; pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.” (Exodus 34:9)

“O, Lord GOD, you have begun to show me your greatness and strength. (What god in heaven or earth can rival your works and mighty deeds?)” (Deuteronomy 3:24)

For more on what it means that Jesus is “Lord,” you may want to check out our article available here.

Master (Despotes) - ὁ δεσπότης

So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work. (2 Timothy 2:21)

But false prophets arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. These false teachers will infiltrate your midst with destructive heresies, even to the point of denying the Master who bought them. As a result, they will bring swift destruction on themselves. (2 Peter 2:1)

For certain men have secretly slipped in among you– men who long ago were marked out for the condemnation I am about to describe– ungodly men who have turned the grace of our God into a license for evil and who deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. (Jude 1:4)

They cried out with a loud voice, "How long, Sovereign Master, holy and true, before you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?" (Revelation 6:10)

The Word Of God (Logos) - ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ, Βασιλεὺς βασιλέων καὶ κύριος κυρίων

He is dressed in clothing dipped in blood, and He is called the Word of God. (Revelation 19:13)

He has a name written on His clothing and on his thigh: “King of kings and Lord of lords.” (Revelation 19:16)

LORD (Yahweh) - יהוהor יָהּ, ὁ κύριoς

God also said to Moses, “You must say this to the Israelites, ‘The LORD– the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob– has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial from generation to generation.’” (Exodus 3:15)

Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD. They said, “I will sing to the LORD, for He has triumphed gloriously, the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea. The LORD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise Him, my father's God, and I will exalt Him. The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name.” (Exodus 15:1-3)

Sing to God! Sing praises to His name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds! For the LORD is His name! Rejoice before Him! (Psalm 68:4)

I AM - אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה, ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ὤν

God said to Moses, “I AM that I AM.” And He said, “You must say this to the Israelites, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” (Exodus 3:14)

Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came into existence, I am!” (John 8:58)

They replied, “Jesus the Nazarene.” He told them, “I am.” (Now Judas, the one who betrayed Him, was standing there with them.) So when Jesus said to them, “I am,” they retreated and fell to the ground. Then Jesus asked them again, “Who are you looking for?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.” Jesus replied, “I told you that I am. If you are looking for Me, let these men go.” (John 18:5-8)

The LORD of Hosts (Sabaoth) - יהוה צְבָא֖וֹת, κυρίου σαβαὼθ

But David replied to the Philistine, “You are coming against me with sword and spear and javelin. But I am coming against you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel's armies, whom you have defied!” (1 Samuel 17:45)

David and all the men who were with him traveled to Baalah in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God which is called by the name of the LORD of hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim that are on it. (2 Samuel 6:2)

Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. (James 5:4)

The LORD Will Provide (Jireh) - יְהוָ֣ה יִרְאֶ֑ה

And Abraham called the name of that place “The LORD provides.” It is said to this day, “In the mountain of the LORD provision will be made.” (Genesis 22:14)

On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29)

The LORD Is My Banner (Nissi) - יְהוָ֥ה׀ נִסִּֽי

So Joshua destroyed Amalek and his army with the sword. The LORD said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in Joshua's hearing; for I will surely wipe out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. Moses built an altar, and he called it ‘The LORD is my Banner,’ for he said, “For a hand was lifted up to the throne of the LORD– that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.” (Exodus 17:13-16)

The LORD is our Righteousness - יהוה צִדְקֵנוּ

“In His days Judah will be saved,

And Israel will dwell securely;

And this is His name by which He will be called,

‘The Lord our righteousness.’” (Jeremiah 23:6)

The LORD Who Sanctifies You - אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם

“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.’” (Exodus 31:13)

You must be sure to obey My statutes. I am the LORD who sanctifies you. (Leviticus 20:8)

You must not profane My holy name, and I will be sanctified in the midst of the Israelites. I am the LORD who sanctifies you. (Leviticus 22:32)

The Name - שְׁמִי, τὸ ὄνομα

“For from the east to the west My name will be great among the nations. Incense and pure offerings will be offered in My name everywhere, for My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD who rules over all. (Malachi 1:11)

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in The Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20)

The LORD Is My Shepherd - יְהוָ֥ה רֹ֜עִ֗י

A psalm of David.

The LORD is my shepherd,

I lack nothing. (Psalm 23:1)

“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.” (John 10:11)

The LORD Your Healer - אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה רֹפְאֶֽךָ

He said, “If you will diligently obey the LORD your God, and do what is right in His sight, and pay attention to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, then all the diseases that I brought on the Egyptians I will not bring on you, for I, the LORD, am your Healer.” (Exodus 15:26)

The LORD Is Peace (Shalom) - יְהוָ֖ה שָׁל֑וֹם

When Gideon saw that he was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Alas, O Lord GOD! For now I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face.” The LORD said to him, “Peace to you, do not fear; you shall not die.” Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD and named it The LORD is Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. (Judges 6:22-24)

The LORD Is Here - יְהוָ֥ה׀ שָֽׁמָּה

The circumference of the city will be six miles. The name of the city from that day forward will be: ‘The LORD Is There.’ (Ezekiel 48:35)

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had ceased to exist, and the sea existed no more. And I saw the holy city– the new Jerusalem– descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Look! The residence of God is among human beings. He will live among them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them.” (Revelation 21:1-3)

The Fear of Isaac - פַחַד יִצְחָק

“Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night.” (Genesis 31:42)

“The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac. (Genesis 31:53)

Jealous - יְהוָה֙ קַנָּ֣א שְׁמ֔וֹ

“Watch yourself that you make no covenant with the inhabitants of the land into which you are going, or it will become a snare in your midst. But rather, you are to tear down their altars and smash their sacred pillars and cut down their Asherim -- for you shall not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God--otherwise you might make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land and they would play the harlot with their gods and sacrifice to their gods, and someone might invite you to eat of his sacrifice, and you might take some of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters might play the harlot with their gods and cause your sons also to play the harlot with their gods.” (Exodus 34:12-16)

The Ancient of Days - עַתִּ֥יק יוֹמִ֖ין

“I kept looking

Until thrones were set up,

And the Ancient of Days took His seat;

His vesture was like white snow

And the hair of His head like pure wool.

His throne was ablaze with flames,

Its wheels were a burning fire.

A river of fire was flowing

And coming out from before Him;

Thousands upon thousands were attending Him,

And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him;

The court sat,

And the books were opened.” (Daniel 7:9-10)

The Son of Man - בַ֥ר אֱנָ֖ש, ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου

“I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him. And to Him was given dominion, Glory and a kingdom, That all the peoples, nations and men of every language Might serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will not pass away; And His kingdom is one Which will not be destroyed.” (Daniel 7:13-14)

“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (Luke 19:10)

The Alpha and Omega - יְהוָה֙ רִאשׁ֔וֹן וְאֶת־אַחֲרֹנִ֖ים, τὸ ἄλφα καὶ τὸ ὦ

Who acts and carries out decrees? Who summons the successive generations from the beginning? I, the LORD, am present at the very beginning, and at the very end– I am the one. (Isaiah 41:4)

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God– the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come– the All-Powerful! (Revelation 1:8)

He also said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water free of charge from the spring of the water of life.” (Revelation 21:6)

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end! (Revelation 22:13)

Consuming Fire - יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֵ֥שׁ אֹכְלָ֖ה, ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν πῦρ καταναλίσκον

For the LORD your God is a consuming fire; he is a jealous God. (Deuteronomy 4:24)

For our God is indeed a devouring fire. (Hebrews 12:29)

The Potter - הַיֹּצֵ֖ר, ὁ κεραμεὺς

One who argues with his creator is in grave danger, one who is like a mere shard among the other shards on the ground! The clay should not say to the potter, “What in the world are you doing? Your work lacks skill!” (Isaiah 45:9)

Yet, LORD, you are our father. We are the clay, and You are our potter; we are all the product of Your labor. (Isaiah 64:8)

“I, the LORD, say: ‘O nation of Israel, can I not deal with you as this potter deals with the clay? In My hands, you, O nation of Israel, are just like the clay in this potter's hand.’” (Jeremiah 18:6)

Has the potter no right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special use and another for ordinary use? (Romans 9:21)

Father - אָב, πατὴρ

Yet, LORD, You are our Father. We are the clay, and You are our potter; we are all the product of Your labor. (Isaiah 64:8)

Jesus replied, “Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father. Go to My brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’” (John 20:17)

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery leading again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba, Father.” (Romans 8:15)

Rock - צּוּר or סלע, πέτρα

As for the Rock, his work is perfect, for all His ways are just. He is a reliable God who is never unjust, He is fair and upright. (Deuteronomy 32:4)

He only is my rock and my salvation,

My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.

On God my salvation and my glory rest;

The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. (Psalm 62:6-7)

Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. You, O LORD, have appointed them to judge; And You, O Rock, have established them to correct.(Habakkuk 1:12)

And all drank the same spiritual drink. For they were all drinking from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. (1 Corinthians 10:4)

Savior - ישׁע, σωτηρία

My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, my stronghold, my refuge, my Savior. You save me from violence! (2 Samuel 22:3)

Declare and set forth your case; Indeed, let them consult together. Who has announced this from of old? Who has long since declared it? Is it not I, the LORD? And there is no other God besides Me, A righteous God and a Savior; There is none except Me. (Isaiah 45:21)

In fact this is why we work hard and struggle, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of believers. (1 Timothy 4:10)

This information was adapted from a webpage by The Exalted Christ.