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Jehovah Common

Jehovah has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH

2

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

3

A Jehovah's Witness.

Proper Noun
1

The personal name of God in the Hebrew Scriptures; in Hebrew, יהוה‎ (YHVH)

See Also
jah jehovah's witness yhwh jehovahs jehovist jehovian hallelujah yahweh
Related Terms
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Trinity hypostasis

Origin

Jehovah is a transliteration of the Hebrew name יהוה (YHWH), which was deliberately read with the vowels from the word "my lord" (Adonai) to avoid pronouncing the sacred tetragrammaton. This reading tradition evolved from an earlier form, Iehoua.

Rhyming Words
vah 4evah alvah kiavah shivah mikvah mitsvah mitzvah yeshivah bar mitzvah bat mitzvah bark mitzvah
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