Revelation 19:12 "His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his
head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man
knew, but he himself." So strong is the power of the spoken
word, that the mighty four-letter name of God, the
Tetragrammaton -- IHVH is never pronounced by devout Hebrews.
The name is usually substituted for by another four-letter name,
ADNI, which is pronounced Adonai and means Lord. The true
pronunciation of IHVH is known to very few, as it is believed to
be a great secret, and "He who can rightly pronounce it, causeth
heaven and earth to tremble, for it is the name which rusheth
through the universe." IHVH is commonly spelled out as Jehovah.
The intrinsic meaning of the Tetragrammaton -- IHVH -- is "to
be," and it is a symbol of existence. It also represents the
four cardinal points, the four elements, (fire, air, water, and
earth), and the four worlds of the Kabbalists. The Name may be
transposed in twelve different ways, all of which mean "to be."
The twelve transpositions are kno