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The term Source, as God; Lots of people are using the term Source for God, as a general term not part of any religion. I would ask you to do your research, because Sourse came from the Hebrew Bible, the Prodistan Old Testament, and the Cathic Old Testament. The word for "source" in Biblical and modern Hebrew is makor (spelled מָקוֹר), which literally translates to a spring, fountain, or wellspring. The very foundation and source of the God described in the Old Testament (the Hebrew Bible). The term source connects to spring and fountain because they all describe the point where a stream or river begins or where water naturally wells up from the ground. Etymology and Shared Roots • Latin Root: The connection comes from the Latin word fons (genitive fontis), which translates directly to "source" or "spring". the Hebrew Bible and the Protestant Old Testament share the same core text, but they differ significantly in book division, order, and theological arrangement, while Catholic and Orthodox Old Testaments include extra books. https://www.thekjvstore.com/articles/comparing-the-hebrew-bible-and-the-old-testament/ https://aleteia.org/2025/02/28/hebrew-bible-vs-old-testament-more-than-an-editorial-choice/ The Hebrew Bible uses several terms to refer to a water spring or fountain: • ʿAyin (עַיִן): The most common biblical term for a natural spring. Literally meaning "eye," it portrays a spring as the "eye of the landscape"—a bright, open pool of water visible on the surface. Examples include ʿAyin-gedi (Song of Songs 1:14) or the Gihon Spring. • Maʿyan (מַעְיָן): A derivative noun of ʿayin, also meaning a natural spring or fountain of flowing water. It appears frequently in descriptions of the Promised Land as "a land of brooks of water, of fountains (maʿyanot), and depths..." (Deuteronomy 8:7). • Maqor (מָקוֹר): A noun meaning a spring, fountain, or source (derived from a verb meaning to dig). It is used for physical water flows as well as metaphorically, such as God being the "spring (maqor) of living water" (Jeremiah 2:13). • Mabbuaʿ (מַבּוּעַ): A masculine noun meaning a gushing spring or fountain, derived from the root to utter or gush forth. It appears in passages like Isaiah 35:7 and Ecclesiastes 12:6. • Gihon (גִּיחֹן): The proper name of the prominent natural spring in Jerusalem (the Gihon Spring), derived from giakh (to burst forth or gush). Protestant Old Testament; • Ayin (עַיִן): Literally means "eye", metaphorically applied to a natural spring or "eye of the landscape" where water bubbles up from the ground. It frequently appears in place names like En Gedi (Spring of the Kid). • Ma'yan (מַעְיָן): Derived directly from 'ayin, this masculine noun specifically means a spring, fountain, or flowing source of subterranean water. It is used both literally (e.g., in Psalm 104:10) and figuratively. • Maqor (מָקוֹר): Refers to a source, spring, or fountain (often from a dug or natural gushing source). It is famously used metaphorically by the prophet Jeremiah, who describes God as the "fountain [maqor] of living waters" (Jeremiah 2:13, 17:13) The Catholic old testament; 1). Jeremiah 17:13 New Catholic Bible 13 O Lord, you are the hope of Israel; all those who abandon you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will have their names inscribed in the netherworld because they have forsaken the Lord, the source of living water. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2017%3A13%20&version=NCB 2). Jeremiah 2:13 New Catholic Bible 13 For my people are guilty of two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns that hold no water. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%202%3A13&version=NIV So, you can see that the term; Source, as God comes from the Hebrew bible, the Protestant Old Testament, and the Catholic Old Testament. It translates to "spring" or "fountain". By using this term, you are praying to the Hebrew God, and the God of the old testament. If you are looking for a general term, this isn't it. You need to do research into where words come from, because the have meaning.