Igziabeher

Igziabeher (Ge'ez: እግዚአብሔር, romanized: ʾəgziʾäbḥer, lit. 'lord of the world') is a name for God used in the Ethiosemitic languages.[1]

Another, more generic word for God is Amharic: አምላክ, romanized: amlak, which is derived from the Proto-Semitic term malik meaning "king, ruler."

Igziabher is also used within the Rastafari movement as a name of God. It can be heard in the roots reggae and dub reggae music of artists such as Peter Broggs and Peter Tosh (who recorded a song named "Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised)" on his album Legalize It), The Abyssinians, Third World and Midnite.

In the fourth century, King Ezana ruled a large part of what is now Eritrea and northern Ethiopia. People in his realm worshipped several gods, called Beher, Astar, and Maher. Igziabeher is possibly a variant of the name Beher.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ AmharicDictionary. "God". SelamSoft. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  2. ^ Mokhtar, G (1990). Ancient Civilizations of Africa, page 376. California: University of California Press.
  3. ^ Milkias, P (2011). Ethiopia, page 170. ABC-CLIO: Westport, CT.
  4. ^ Phillipson, DW (2014). Foundations of an African Civilisation, page 96.New York: Boydell and Brewer, Ltd.
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