Transcript Henry Trocino, Jr. March 29, 2014 What’s In Your Name?  Felix – “Happy”  Arnold – “As Strong as an Eagle”  Myra –

Henry Trocino, Jr.
March 29, 2014
What’s In Your Name?
 Felix – “Happy”
 Arnold – “As Strong as an
Eagle”
 Myra – “I Pour, Weep”
 Rosario – “A Beautiful Young
Lady”
 Henry – “Ruler of the Home”
 Mylene – “Dark-Skinned Girl”
What’s
in
an
OT
Name?
 "El“ means, “God.”
 Ezekiel ("God is strong")
 Nathaniel ("Gift of God")
 Emmanuel ("God with us")
 Elishah ("God is Savior")
 Eliezer ("God is help")
What’s in an OT Name?
 "Yahweh," the Hebrew name
of God.
 Abbreviated as "Yah" or "Jah,"
and often shows up as "iah" in
Bible names –
 Jeremiah ("Yah is high"),
 Nehemiah ("Yah is comfort"),
and
 Jedidiah ("Yah is a friend").
What’s in an OT Name?
 Names built on the Hebrew word for "king" -- "melek"
or "melech" -- such as
 Abimelech ("father of the king") and
 Ebedmelech ("servant of the king").
 By combining words for God and king,
 we get Elimelech ("God is king").
What’s in an OT Name?
 Lord is from the Hebrew, “Adoni.”
 Adoni-Zedek (“Lord of
righteousness”).
 Righteousness is from the
Hebrew, “zedek.”
 Melchizedek combines the
Hebrew word “melchi,” a form of
the word for “king” and “zedek,”
which means righteousness.
 Hence, Melchizedek means “my
king is righteousness.”
What’s in an OT Name?
 1 Chronicles 2:41, “Jekamiah begat
Elishama”
 The 2 names talk about God.
 Jekamiah (“Jah is standing”)
 Elishama (“God is hearer.”)
 Our God is standing before you.
 Our God is listening to you.
 Amen!