Editing Names of God in Judaism (section)

==Kabbalistic use==
One of the most important names is that of the {{transliteration|he|[[Ein Sof]]}} ({{lang|he|אין סוף}} 'Endless'), which first came into use after 1300&nbsp;CE.<ref>{{citation |title=Encyclopaedia Judaica, ''2nd&nbsp;ed.'' |publisher=Keter Publishing House |volume=VI |page=232 }}</ref> 
Another name is derived from the names {{lang|he|אהיה יהוה אדוני הויה}}. By spelling these four names out with the names of the Hebrew letters ({{lang|he|'''א'''לף, '''ה'''א, '''ו'''ו, '''י'''וד, '''ד'''לת}} and {{lang|he|'''נ'''ון}}){{clarify|date=January 2020}} this new forty-five letter long name is produced. Spelling the letters in {{lang|he|יהוה}} (YHWH) by itself gives {{lang|he| יוד הא ואו הא}}. Each letter in Hebrew is given a value, according to [[gematria]], and the value of {{lang|he| יוד הא ואו הא}} is also 45.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

The 72-fold name is derived from three verses in [[Book of Exodus|Exodus]] 14:19–21. Each of the verses contains 72 letters. When the verses are read [[boustrophedon]]ically 72 names, three letters each, are produced (the {{transliteration|he|[[niqqud]]}} of the source verses is disregarded in respect to pronunciation). Some regard this name as the [[Shem HaMephorash]].{{sfnp|Trachtenberg|1939|pp=90-98, 288ff}} The Proto-[[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] book {{transliteration|he|[[Sefer Yetzirah]]}} describes how the creation of the world was achieved by manipulation of these 216 sacred letters that form the names of God.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}