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Names and Attributes of God

In the Writings of various Religions, God is referred to in many ways. The most common ones are listed below. You may have clicked on one of His names or attributes which are linked to this glossary entry.

This list of names and attributes is my no means complete. The concept of placing any limitation on God is indicative of blasphemy. If you know of other translations, names or attributes of God which are not listed, please submit them to the webmaster at: abahaiglossary@gmail.com.

A meaning or definition is given for the names and attributes which are not from the English language.

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Name / Attribute Language Religion Meaning Ref Eald Metod  Old English   Old Maker  8 Earnest of our inheritance, the (Holy Spirit) English Christian   10 Earth-Maker Hochunk   Creator 13 Ece Dryhten  Old English   Eternal Lord  8 Effacer of Sins, the English Islam Arabic: Al-'Afuww 3 Eilah Chaldaic     God  1 Ekeko Andean   God 13 Ek Onkar    Sikh meaning One Creator. "Ek" means "One"; "Onkar" means "Creator".  2 Elah Aramaic    God  4 Eleah Assyrian    God  1 El-Elyon Hebrew Judaism The Lord Most High 10 Eloha Hebrew  Judaism God  1 Elohim Hebrew  Judaism God  1 El-Olam Hebrew Judaism The Everlasting God 10 El-Shaddai Hebrew Judaism The God Who is Sufficient for the Needs of His People 10 Emancipator, the English Islam Arabic: Al-Mughni 3 Embracing All Creation English Zarathustrian Vaspan 7 Ending, the Beginning and the English Christian   10 Endless Bliss English Zarathustrian Frakhtan-taih 7  TOP   Enkindler English Bahá'í   5 Enraptured One English Bahá'í   5 Enricher, the English Islam Arabic: Al-Mughni 3 Equitable, the English Islam Arabic: Al-Muqsit 3 Eternal Creator, the English Judaism Hebrew: Jehovah-Elohim 10 Eternal God, the English Christian   10 Eternal Lord  English   Old English: Ece Dryhten  8 Eternal One English Bahá'í   5 Eternal Spirit, the English Christian   10 Eternally awake English Zarathustrian A-Khuan 7 Eternally Besought of All, the English Islam Arabic: As-Samad 3 Evaki Bakairi   Goddess 13 Ever Enduring and Immutable, the English Islam Arabic: Al-Baqi 3 Ever Forgiving, the English Islam Arabic: Al-Ghaffar 3 Ever Living, the English Islam Arabic: Al-Hayy 3 Ever Prolific English Zarathustrian Afza 7 Ever Providing, the English Islam Arabic: Ar-Razzaq 3 Ever Relenting  English Islam Arabic: At-Tawwab 3 Ever the same English Zarathustrian Ham-chun 7  TOP   Ever-Abiding English Bahá'í   5 Ever-alert English Zarathustrian Amast 7 Everlasting Father English Christian   10 Everlasting God English Christian   10 Everlasting God, the English Judaism Hebrew: El-Olam 10 Everlasting King English Christian   10 Everlasting, the English Islam Arabic: As-Samad 3 Everywhere Being Ioway   Dwarf God 13 Ever-Protecting English Zarathustrian Fashutana 7 Exalted One English Zarathustrian Prajatarah 7 Exalted One English Bahá'í   5 Exalted Remembrance English Bahá'í   5 Exalter, the English Islam Arabic: Ar-Rafi'e 3 Exalting One English Bahá'í   5 Expander, the English Islam Arabic: Al-Basit 3 Expediter, the English Islam Arabic: Al-Muqaddim 3 Ezid Hindustasni    God  4  TOP

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Sources:

1. chestofbooks.com - The Name of God in Different Languages 2. Wikipedia - Names of God 3. Wikipedia - Names of God in Islam 4. Ripley's Believe It or Not - # 96; pps. 23-24; ©1929 5. The Bahá'í Writings - The Long Healing Prayer 6. The Bahá'í Writings - Bahá'í Prayers 7. Wikipedia - Names of God in Zoroastrianism 8. Wikipedia - Names of God in Old English poetry 9. The Bahá'í Writings - 10. Full Gospel Family Publications 11. Wikipedia - List of African spirits 12. Online Translator 13. Native American Gods and Goddesses, Native American Creator Gods 14. Wikipedia - List of names of Odin 15. Wikipedia - Alláh 16. translator.eu

See also:

Athanasius Kircher's diagram of the names of God The Name of God in Different Languages at: chestofbooks.com Names of God at: wikipedia.org Names of God in the Qur'an at: wikipedia.org The Names of God at: characterbuildingforfamilies.com/names.html

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