<P> Exchange of names held sacred between different religious traditions is typically limited . Other elements of religious practice may be shared, especially when communities of different faiths are living in close proximity (for example, the use of Om and Gayatri within the Indian Christian community) but usage of the names themselves mostly remains within the domain of a particular religion, or even may help define one's religious belief according to practice, as in the case of the recitation of names of God (such as the japa). Guru Gobind Singh's Jaap Sahib, which contains 950 names of God . The Divine Names, the classic treatise by Pseudo-Dionysius, defines the scope of traditional understandings in Western traditions such as Hellenic, Christian, Jewish and Islamic theology on the nature and significance of the names of God . Further historical lists such as The 72 Names of the Lord show parallels in the history and interpretation of the name of God amongst Kabbalah, Christianity, and Hebrew scholarship in various parts of the Mediterranean world . </P> <P> The attitude as to the transmission of the name in many cultures was surrounded by secrecy . In Judaism, the pronunciation of the name of God has always been guarded with great care . It is believed that, in ancient times, the sages communicated the pronunciation only once every seven years; this system was challenged by more recent movements . </P> <P> The nature of a holy name can be described as either personal or attributive . In many cultures it is often difficult to distinguish between the personal and the attributive names of God, the two divisions necessarily shading into each other . </P> <P> El comes from a root word meaning might, strength, power . Sometimes referring to God and sometimes the mighty when used to refer to the God of Israel, El is almost always qualified by additional words that further define the meaning that distinguishes him from false gods . A common title of God in the Hebrew Bible is Elohim (Hebrew: אלהים). The root Eloah (אלה) is used in poetry and late prose (e.g., the Book of Job) and ending with the masculine plural suffix "- im" ים creating a word like ba ` alim ("owner (s)" and adonim ("lord (s), master (s)") that may also indicate a singular identity . </P>

What are the different names of god and what do they mean