YHWH

Y4H4W4H4

proper noun

The deity worshipped in Abrahamitic religions, variously rendered as Yahweh or Jehovah.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative IHVH · alternative IHWH · alternative JHVH · alternative JHWH · alternative YHVH · alternative YKVK

  1. The deity worshipped in Abrahamitic religions, variously rendered as Yahweh or Jehovah.

    At the very least, the phraseology provides a clear linguistic marker, that the following section should not be read simply as an account of the Chaoskampf of the warrior YHWH battling the forces of chaos.

    1993, James Nogalski, Redactional Processes in the Book of the Twelve, De Gruyter, page 166

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
holy father

Origin

Transliteration of Biblical Hebrew יהוה (YHWH), known as the Tetragrammaton. See there for more.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic يَهْوَه
  • يَهْوَه (yahwah)Tetragrammaton
Chinese Mandarin 耶和華 /耶和华, 雅威
  • 耶和華 /耶和华 (yé-hé-huá)Tetragrammaton
  • 雅威 (yǎ-wēi)Tetragrammaton
Dutch JHWH, JHVH
  • JHWHTetragrammaton
  • JHVHTetragrammaton
  • JahwehTetragrammaton
  • JahweTetragrammaton
  • JehovaTetragrammaton
Esperanto Jehovo, Javeo
  • JehovoTetragrammaton
  • JaveoTetragrammaton
German JHWH, JHVH
  • JHWHTetragrammaton
  • JHVHTetragrammaton
  • JahweTetragrammaton
  • JahwehTetragrammaton
  • JahveTetragrammaton
  • JahvehTetragrammaton
  • JehowaTetragrammaton
  • JehowahTetragrammaton
Greek Γιαχβέ, Ιεχωβά
  • Γιαχβέ (Giachvé)Tetragrammaton
  • Ιεχωβά (Iechová)Tetragrammaton
  • Ιεοβά (Ieová)Tetragrammaton
Hebrew יהוה
  • יהוהTetragrammaton
Hindi यहोवा
  • यहोवा (yahovā)Tetragrammaton
Japanese エホバ, ヤハウェ
  • エホバ (Ehoba)Tetragrammaton
  • ヤハウェ (Yahawe)Tetragrammaton
Latin Dominus Iehova
  • Dominus IehovaTetragrammaton
Polish JHWH
  • JHWHTetragrammaton
Portuguese Javé, Jehová
  • JavéTetragrammaton
  • JehováTetragrammaton
  • JeováTetragrammaton
  • JHVHTetragrammaton
  • IavéTetragrammaton
Russian Я́хве, Я́гве
  • Я́хве (Jáxve)Tetragrammaton
  • Я́гве (Jágve)Tetragrammaton
  • Иего́ва (Ijegóva)Tetragrammaton
Spanish Jehová, Yavé
  • JehováTetragrammaton
  • YavéTetragrammaton
  • YahvéTetragrammaton
  • YahwehTetragrammaton
Swedish JHVH
  • JHVHTetragrammaton
Cite this entry
APA

YHWH. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/YHWH

MLA

“YHWH.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/YHWH. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “YHWH,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/YHWH.

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