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From: "Walter A Pohl"
Subject: Using the Name of Elohim in Vain
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 17:10:12 -0500

USING THE NAME OF ELOHIM IN VAIN

I urge each of you to pass on to your friends, relatives, groups and members the following information in whole or part, in any form you like. This material is not copyrighted and can be edited or re-written to get the points across.

There should be no question in anyone's mind that the true shortened name of our Elohim(g-d) is YAH. The name YAH (Strong's #3050)is mentioned 50 times in the Tanach(Old Testament). 50 is the number of Jubilee. Although the word YAH is predominantly falsely translated from the Hebrew to English as Adonai, LORD, or God, it is properly translated in the following verse:

(New King James Version) Psalms 68:4 Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Extol Him who rides on the clouds, by His name YAH, and rejoice before Him.

(King James Version) Psalms 68:4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. (By the way, the letter J only came into existence around 500 A.D., prior to that only the letter "Y" was used.)

This name is also used to create another name, YAHU (Strong's #3058), which is pronounced "yahoo". The name is mentioned 58 times in the Tanach(Old Testament), and is used as a part of over 77 biblical names such as Eliyahu, Yeshayahu, Yahudah, Yahudith. The name YAHU can be broken down
into it's two basic parts of YAH and HU(hoo). We already mentioned that YAH is the shortened form of the heavenly name, and the word HU(hoo)(Strong's #1931)literally means "HE IS". So when you say the name YAHU(Yahoo), what you are really saying is "He is YAH" or "YAH he is"!

This brings me to the following 2 points, one being that of
commercialization and the other that of ethnic upbringing:

1. I have seen several believing individuals and organizations that are using the web company www.yahoo.com to host their websites, lists or user groups. They either are unaware of the significance of the word "Yahoo(YAHU)" or they do not care. Some may think that this is petty or trivial, but I feel that no believer in the name, or Israelite should use a commercial company whose name means "He is YAH" or "YAH he is". Not to mention the unholy information contained on and searched for through this company name. Can you stand before YAH and tell him you used HIS name to search for cheaper hotel rates or purchase a new article of clothing. Yes www.yahoo.com does offer companies internet storefronts for on-line purchases. I know we believers can never get the company to change the name, but that does not mean we should condone it.

2. In may of the European languages like German, they translate the English word "yes" to "yah". This means if you ask them a question in their native language and the answer is "yes", they will say "yah". This does not mean that they are purposefully using the name in vain, it's just a flaw in the language, and as a result can be very hard to break. This may be why the Tanach has a sin offering for sins committed unknowingly. But this does not excuse those who know better and still refuse to change.

In closing, here is a rumor I heard, that I can't substantiate, but that sounds believable. It is said that the cowboys first used the word "yahoo" after reading an article on the Israelite warriors, where it mentioned that they would exclaim "yahoo" when starting and ending a battle. And now that you know what that means, you can imagine that believing warriors would always acknowledge that their fate and the outcome of all battle's rest in YAH's hands, and so they would REVERENTLY proclaim "YAHU (He is YAH)" This also goes for the militaries use of the word HUYAH(hooyah), which means basically the same thing.

ya·hoo Pronunciation Key (yäh, y-)
n. pl. ya·hoos
A crude or brutish person. See Synonyms at boor.

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[From Yahoo, member of a race of brutes in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.]
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yahoo·ism n.

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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yahoo

\Ya"hoo\, n. 1. One of a race of filthy brutes in Swift's ``Gulliver's Travels.'' See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.

2. Hence, any brutish or vicious character.

3. A raw countryman; a lout; a greenhorn. [U. S.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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yahoo

n 1: not very intelligent or interested in culture [syn: yokel, rube, hick, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon] 2: one of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in Swift's Gulliver's Travels [syn: Yahoo]
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University

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If the preceding definitions are applied to a word that has the same pronunciation as that of Yahu, then it seems that it would be an abomination to the Heavenly Father! An alternative pronunciation seems to be "yaehoo", which is not the pronunciation used by yahoo.com.

The word "yahoo" seems to have originated with the book, "Gulliver's Travels", written by Jonathan Swift, first published in 1726.

YermeYah

I believe BedeYah is correct. The following term SOUNDS like the Hebrew pronunciation of our Father's name. But, not being a Hebrew word, the reason it cannot mean anything about Him is apparent. If there were a word in Hebrew that sounded like "I AM" that was used to describe a slob, that would not mean it described Yahweh this way.

There is a language barrier here, and symantecs have taken the better of this topic. The fact that the word Yahoo had origins in Gulliver's Travels implies that it was not designed by a Hebrew speaking person, and thus the fact it sounds like "Yah" is simply coincidental.

If it were an English speaking person who coined a term "I AM" and slandered that saying, it would be dishonoring our Father, and more accurately be using His name in vein.

Let me share a recent experience. I've been seriously considering opening a store at the yahoo mall on the internet. It was bothering me, however, that the name yahoo is pronounced like the Heavenly Father's name, in names like Eliyahu. Just when I was about to make my decision, I received this email that I've shared at the beginning of this thread. I believe that it is from YHWH, and for that reason, I decided not associate my business with the yahoo mall.

I am not necessarily condemning yahoo.com, but I believe that it might be prudent to not associate with it either.

YHWH be praised,
YermeYah