From YHWH to Lord, From Name to Title?
YHWH (I AM – WHAT I AM):
“Moses says: May I say who sent me? He asks for ‘God’s‘ [‘Elohiym’s] name. The Israelites will want to know who has sent me, and ‘God’ [‘Elohiym] replies with a sentence, “Ehyeh asher ehyeh. ”This is a first person sentence that can be translated, “I am who I am”, or perhaps, “I will be who I will be,”..” Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_that_I_Am
The name that is the Word and Works of Abraham’s ‘Elohiym! The ‘spirit’ (ruwach: expression, etc..) of the ‘Elohiym of Creation (YHWH).
“Used as an emphatic statement,” that of the steward’s wisdom in action, the ‘spirit’ of the Creator (ha-ruwach: the-heavenly expression, etc..); YH’s heavenly messengers, ambassadors; appointed men, women, and prophets, leading to ‘YH’shua’ (YH Saves); – leading to the faithful in YHWH.
May, “YHWH bless you and keep you!” Numbers 6: 24-26. Source for scholarly view on YHWH: The Tetragrammaton
Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon:
Lord (Various Definitions):
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Lord: 8269 sar sar from 8323; a head person (of any rank or class):–captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, ((-task- ))master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward. https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h8269/nkjv/wlc/0-1/
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Lord: rab(–bi, boni), rab; (Aramaic) corresponding to H7227:—captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout. https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h7229/kjv/wlc/0-1/
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Lord: אֲדֹנָיʼ Ădônây, ad-o-noy’; an emphatic form of H113; the Lord (used ‘as a proper name’ of ‘God’ [‘Elohiym] only):—(my) ‘Lord’. https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h136/kjv/wlc/0-1/
A Britannica.com definition for L-rd (also the biblical Baal (L-rd)):
” ‘god’ [elohiym] worshipped in many ancient Middle Eastern communities, especially among the Canaanites, who apparently considered him a fertility deity and one of the most important ‘gods’ (‘elohiym) in the pantheon….” (Read more at source).