Jehovah

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 See also

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Hebrew יהוה Causative fom (Hiphil) of the verb "havah" (הוה) "to be / to become". "He causes to be" or "He comes to be". The word deliberately uses the vowel sounds from "adonai" (אדני) "lord".

Proper noun

Jehovah

1. A personal name of God in the Hebrew Scriptures; in Hebrew, יהוה (YHVH)

Translations

Chinese: Simplified Chinese: 耶和华 Traditional Chinese: 耶和華 Pinyin: Yehuhua Finnish: Jehova French: Jéhovah German: Jehova Hebrew: יהוה Italian: Geova

Japanese: エホバ (Ehoba) Latin Iehova Polish: Jehowa m Slovak: Jehova m Spanish: Jehová Vietnamese: Giê-hô-va

See also

• Hallelujah
• Jah
• Yahweh

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