Uniqueness / 'Names' / Descriptions of Gd

Between Man and HaShem

Between HaShem and the Jews

Parallel between celebration of Hashem's uniqueness, and singling out of the Jewish People: Berachot 6a, Chagigah 3a
In Olam HaBa [World to Come], Hashem's Name will be written and pronounced in the identical "Yud"-"Hay" form: Pesachim 50a
Unlike a human king, HaShem allowed Avraham to greet guests while HaShem was manifested there: Shabbat 127a

King David and Achitofel halting a potential earth-drowning flood, writing Gd's Name on parchment and sealing a hole: Makkot 11a
Gd teaches Humanity by displaying Attributes: Succah 30a
Prayer invoking Gd's attributes: Rosh HaShanah 17b
Prayer invoking Gd's attributes will not come back empty: Rosh HaShanah 17b
Calling Hashem "Ado--nay": Berachot 7b
The 4-Letter name: Rosh HaShanah 17b
Wherever Gd's power is mentioned, His humility is mentioned as well: Megillah 31a
HaShem as a "consuming fire": Sotah 14a
Joseph sanctified Gd's Name in private, and so Gd added one of the letters of His Name to Joseph's name; Joseph is sometimes identified as "Yehosef". Yehudah sanctified Gd's Name in public, and so Gd incorporated His whole Name into Yehudah's Name: Sotah 10b
"Emet [Truth]" as the Seal of Gd: Yoma 69b
"Mechayyeh Chayyim [The Enlivener of Life]": Yoma 71a
"Hei" and "Vav" together as a name of HaShem: Shabbat 104a
"Rachum" and "Chanun" [Merciful and Generous]: Shabbat 133b
"Rav Chesed [Of Plentiful Generosity]": Rosh HaShanah 17a [2x]
"Shemesh [NOT meaning "Sun"]": Sotah 10a
Gd's Justice vs Gd's Generosity: Rosh HaShanah 17b
Gd's Mercy: Megillah 25a
Gd's laughter: Bava Metzia 59b
Since the destruction of the Temple, the world makes do with Gd's Two letter Name, "Yud" and "Hei," as we no longer have the four-letter name used in Temple blessings: Eruvin 18b
Saying Gd's Name when one is impure from emitting seed: Berachot 22a


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