Question
What is the 72-letter Name of G-d?
Answer
A Divine Name that has the numerical value 72 is obtained by spelling out the four letters of the Tetragrammaton: Yud (=20), He (=15), Vav (=22), He (=15) (G. Scholem, Kabbalah, p.172), where the numerical values are obtained by spelling Yud as yud,vav,dalet; Vav as vav,yud,vav; and He as he, yud. 72 is also the numerical value of “hayah, hoveh, ve-yihyeh”.