YAHUAH’S WORD · READING COMPANION
Glossary & sources
Hebrew-roots names, places and selected terms used in this reading edition. These are editorial reading conventions, not a pronunciation guide. The surrounding text remains modern English.
Selected terms
| English/source form | Reading form |
|---|---|
| Yahweh / Jehovah | Yahuah |
| Jesus | Yahusha |
| God / Elohim | Alahym |
| Lord | Adonai |
| Christ / Messiah | Mashiach |
| Holy Spirit | Ruach haQodesh |
| spirit | ruach |
| holy / set apart | qodesh |
| bless | barak |
| blessed | baruk |
| blessing | barakah |
| peace | shalom |
| Sabbath | Shabbat |
| appointed times | mo’adim |
| covenant | berith |
| law — divine instruction | Torah |
| heaven / heavens | Shamayim |
| earth | Aratz |
| Holy of Holies | Qodesh haQodashim |
| angels | malakim |
| angel | malak |
| Hallelujah / Alleluia | HallaluYah |
| king / kings | Melek / Melakim |
| Lord of lords | Adoni ha Adonim |
| Alpha and Omega | Aleph and Taw — Hebrew-letter rendering of the Greek title |
| Yahuah of Armies / Hosts | Yahuah Tzabaot |
“Torah” is used for divine instruction in the Old and New Testaments, guided by Strong’s H8451 and G3551. Other uses of “law” remain English. Glossary substitutions and name spellings are still undergoing contextual editorial review.
Where comparison with Ha’Magalah identifies the divine Name behind “Lord,” this edition uses Yahuah. Titles remain Adonai. Ambiguous passages retain the source title while awaiting contextual review.
Names & places
| English/source form | Reading form |
|---|---|
| Moses | Mashah |
| David | Dawid |
| Solomon | Shalomah |
| Joseph | Yahusaph |
| Jehoshaphat | Yahushaphat |
| John | YahuChanan |
| Judah / Judea | Yahudah |
| Jews | Yahudiym |
| Judas Iscariot | Yahudah ish Qariot |
| Jerusalem | Yarushalam |
| Bethlehem | Biyth Lacham |
| Israel | Yashar’Al |
| Smyrna | Smurna |
| Egypt | Matsriym |
| Assyria | Ashur |
| Canaan | Kana’an |
| Ethiopia | Kush |
| Gaza | Azah |
Names use Y rather than J, with Yahu retained in the approved forms. Ha’Magalah is consulted as a name reference; its verse prose is not the English base of this edition.
Source credits
King James Version (KJV). We acknowledge the historic work of the translators of the Authorized Version, first published in 1611. KJV was the foundation of an earlier local draft. The current reader uses modern English rather than KJV verse wording.
World English Bible. The current English text is adapted from this public-domain translation. Hebrew-roots names and glossary changes are the editorial work of Static Labs. This adapted edition is called Yahuah’s Word — Hebrew Roots Edition; it is not the official, unmodified World English Bible.
Public-domain dedication and source terms · Digital text source
Editorial adaptation: Static Labs. The Hebrew and Greek interlinear remains a separate study reference.
Luke 17:36 and Acts 8:37, 15:34 and 24:7 are included using the official World English Bible footnote wording. The related additions in Acts 24:6 and 24:8 are also included. Each has a separate source note identifying the textual variant. Romans 16:25–27 uses the existing WEB text from Romans 14:24–26, moved to conventional Textus Receptus numbering without duplication. Source notes are editorial explanations, not Scripture text.
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