Considered by many as the supreme maker and ruler of the Universe, God has thus been invested with an incommensurable power. This justifies the most respectful attitude towards Him. One common, now almost subconscious, way of paying Him respects is to have HIS name and the pronouns that substitute it with capital letter.

Now let us study the proforms of the name of God. It is noticeable that the masculine pronoun "He" is often used to refer to the Lord. Within the text of the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament the references to God are made in such a manner that they are in keeping with the translations available. For instance, a translation does not use pronouns when in the original text a nominal expression is employed (such as "The One who bestows endless mercy upon humans").

However, there are many people who strongly disagree with the idea of referring to God as a male. This tradition is considered to trigger women's neglectfulness, oppression and belittlement, not to mention about limiting God in unreasonable ways.

Their opponents argue that God, who is all powerful and all knowing, could have chosen another people than the Hebrews as the chosen people if He didn't agree with the Jewish patriarchal system. Therefore, Lord's decision must say something in a subliminal way about on what gender God prefers to primarily bestow His privileges. Moreover, God first created Adam, the man, from which Eve was born (Isn't it strange how the woman, symbol of live- because Eve means 'life' in Hebrew, was born/created out of a man? ). These two arguments are put forward as decisive in settling down that God's gender is masculine.

Nowadays, there are more and more who consider that the Holy Book is flexible in contents and can adapt to fluctuating times. In conclusion, gender is not to represent a relevant aspect when speaking about God. Many choose to perceive God as transcending gender and representing a superior spirit that incorporates both masculine and feminine characteristics.