The words "I am," do not mean "self existent one."
"I AM"
Brown-Driver-Briggs
1 exist, be in existence (i.e. originally
have come into existence), כָּלהַֿיּמִים אֲשֶׁר הָיָה
1 Samuel 1:28 all the days which he shall have been (lived, = חַי
Genesis 5:5 etc., DrSm),
Job 3:16;
Isaiah 23:13; often with בְּ local וְכֹל שִׂיחַ הַשָּׂדֶה טֶרֶם יִהְיֶה בָאָרֶץ
Genesis 2:5 (J)
and there was not yet in the earth any shrub of the field; ׳וּבְאֵלֶּה לֹא הָיָה אִישׁ וגו
Numbers 26:64 (P)
and among them there was not a man to be found, etc.; also וְלֹא הָיָה כַּיּוֺם הַהוּא לְפָנָיו וְאַחֲרָיו
Joshua 10:14 (JE)
& there hath not been a day like that before it nor since. compare
2 Samuel 14:25;
1 Kings 18:5;
1 Kings 21:25; 1Ki 23:25;
Nehemiah 13:26 +; somewhat weaker, in the frequently introductory clause וַיְהִי אִישׁ
now there was a man Judges 13:2;
1 Samuel 1:1;
1 Samuel 9:1;
Numbers 9:6 (P),
Job 1:1 +; on אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה
Exodus 3:14 see יהוֺה.
Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries w/TVM, Strong - H1961
היה;hâyâh; haw-yaw' A primitive root (compare H1933);
to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary): - beacon, X altogether, be (-come, accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), continue, do, faint, fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, X use.
"YAHWEH"
Brown-Driver-Briggs
הוהc. 6823 i.e. יַהְוֶה; proper name, of deity Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel
I. יהוה is not used by E in Genesis, but is given
Exodus 3:12-15 as the
name of the God who revealed Himself to Moses at Horeb, and is explained thus : אֶהְיֶה עִמָּ֑ךְ I shall be with thee (Exodus 3:12), which is then implied in אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה I shall be the one who will be it Exodus 3:14a (i.e: with thee
Exodus 3:12)
and then compressed into אֶהְיֶה Exodus 3:14b (i.e. with thee
Exodus 3:12),
which then is given in the nominal form יהוה He who will be it Exodus 3:15 (i.e. with thee
Exodus 3:12). compare EwBTh ii. 337, 338 RSl.c., Proph. 385 ff.
Other interpretations are: I am he who I am, i.e. it is no concern of yours (Le Clerc LagPsalt.Hieron.156);
I am (this is my name), inasmuch as I am (אֲשֶׁר = כִּי; AE JDMich WeJD Th xxi, 540 = compare Hexateuch 72); Di and others
I am who I am, he who is essentially unnameable, inexplicable, —
E uses יהוה sparingly by the side of אלהים and האלהים in his subsequent narrative. The Ephraimitic writers in Judges Samuel Kings use it in similar proportions. P abstains from the use of יהוה until he gives an account of its revelation to Moses
Exodus 6:3; but subsequently uses it freely. He gives no explanation of its meaning. He represents that אֵל שַׁדַּי was the God of the patriarchs. J uses יהוה from the beginning of his narrative, possibly explaining it,
Genesis 21:83 by אל עולם, the evergreen tamarisk being a symbol of the ever-living God; compare De
Genesis 21:33. Elsewhere יהוה is the common divine name in pre-exilic writers, but in post-exilic writers gradually falls into disuse, and is supplanted by אלהים and אדני. In Job it is used 31 t. in prose parts, and
Job 12:9 (a proverb); not elsewhere in the poem. Chronicles apart from his sources prefers אלהים and האלהים. Daniel uses יהוה only in chap. 9 (7 t.); Ecclesiastes not at all. In the Elohistic group of
Psalm 42-83 it is used 39 t. (see אלהים) . It occurs as the name of Israel's God MI18. It is doubtful whether it was used by other branches of the Shemitic family, compare COT
Genesis 2:4b DlPa 158 ff. DrStud. Bib. i. 7 ff.
A Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Greek Testament and The Hebrew Bible
3068. יְהֹוָה Yehôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw´; from 1961; (the)
self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord. comp. 3050, 3069.
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I am sorry dear fiend, we will have to agree to disagree. I agree with
@Yeshua HaDerekh. I am
not interested in fighting with you on the name of God, HARK!. If you want to have a friendly discussion it is ok but if you want to argue, then I am not interested but thank you for sharing your view. I have already stated in the OP already that the tetragrammaton YHWH
translated to Yahweh, is the only proper name for God in the old testament. The OP is only showing that God has
many names because he is God because he cannot be described in a single name because he is God and has many names, nothing more.
