What is the Hebrew name often translated as 'I am' that appears in God's self-revelation to Moses?

• A. Adonai
• B. Elohim
• C. Yahweh (YHWH)
• D. Allah

Answer: (C)

The concept being tested is God's self-disclosure and what His name means. The Hebrew name Yahweh (YHWH) is built from the verb “to be,” signaling that God is self-existent, eternal, and always present. In Moses’ encounter, God declares “Ehyeh asher ehyeh” (“I am who I am” or “I will be who I will be”), linking this idea of being to the personal name Yahweh. That connection shows why this name is central: it isn’t just a title, it expresses God’s ongoing, unchanging presence with His people. In English translations you’ll often see it as “the LORD,” a reverent rendering that preserves the sacredness of the name. The other terms are different ways of naming God or refer to God in another language, but the name tied directly to the phrase about being is Yahweh.