Most modern English translations of the Old Testament render the Tetragrammaton, YHWH, as LORD. Even The American Heritage Dictionary recognizes Lord (with a capital "L") as God. The first chapter ...

17:5). In Hebrew, the divine name is written as, YHWH (Yahweh), known as the Tetragrammaton, being so sacred that it could not be pronounced. It is derived from the Hebrew verb - to be.