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YHWH = Yehowah (Jehovah, Yahweh)[edit]
The Hebrew Bible and the Greek Bible were both written using gematria (isopsephy): a letter-number substitution code where the numbers were symbolically important and words with like sums have a natural connect(74).
In English, we now most commonly spell the tetragrammaton as YHWH. One of the reasons behind this is the gematria of spell=64 (s19+p16+e5+l12+l12) & YHWH=64. Using the most basic letter-number substitution or Step 2 of Simple(74) English(74) Gematria(74) with the key(74): A=1...Z=26, we also find Avraham=64, Moriah=64, Zion=64, Israel=64, and chosen=64. Many Freemasons, Kaballists, and others through the centuries have practiced sacred geometry and sacred gematria. Masons uniquely recognize that G-d (7_4) is the Grand Architect of the Universe or G.A.O.T.U.=64.
When adding vowels to YHWH, we have Yehowah (Jehovah) or Yahweh. Yehowah having 7 letters & YHWH 4 is important, i.e. Liberty(7) Bell(4), Capitol(7) Hill(4), Western(7) Wall(4), etc. and an example of 'Step 1' of gematria! - Brad Watson, Miami, FL 64.136.26.231 (talk) 17:12, 25 October 2010 (UTC)