Yahweh

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UK/ˈjɑː(h)weɪ/US/ˈjɑ(h)weɪ/US[ˈjɑːʍeɪ̯]US[ˈjɑːweɪ̯]

proper noun

YHWH, the deity worshiped in Abrahamic religions.

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YahuwahJahJehovahיהוה
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Jahaveh · alternative Jahve · alternative Jahveh · alternative Jahwe · alternative Jahweh · alternative Yahve · alternative Yahveh · alternative Yahwe

  1. lifestyleYHWH, the deity worshiped in Abrahamic religions.

    1985 "At the time when Yahweh God made earth and heaven" (New Jerusalem Bible, Genesis 2:4)

    Synonyms: Yahuwah, Jah, Jehovah, יהוה

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounYHWH, the deity worshiped in Abrahamic religions.

Similar
YahuwahJahJehovahיהוה
Also see
holy father

Origin

The usual form of the ancient West Semitic (Hebrew) יהוה used in scholarship. Used especially in discussions of the religion of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah. The spelling Jahweh was used in German since the 1850s. The spelling Yahweh in English (ensuring the pronunciation of the initial consonant as /j/) first appears in the 1860s, e.g. in the Herald of the Kingdom and Age to Come edited by John Thomas, founder of the Antipas Christadelphians (vol. X. no. 1, Westchester, NY, January 1860). First appeared in English Bible translations for the Tetragrammaton in the 1902 Emphasized Bible (EBR).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἰαώ, Ἰαωουηέ
  • Ἰαώ (Iaṓ)personal name of God
  • Ἰαωουηέ (Iaōouēé)personal name of God
  • Ἰαβά (Iabá)personal name of God
  • Ἰαωουῄ (Iaōouēí)personal name of God
  • Ἰαωουεῄ (Iaōoueēí)personal name of God
  • Ἰαωουέ (Iaōoué)personal name of God
  • Ἰαωουεά (Iaōoueá)personal name of God
  • Ἰαουέ (Iaoué)personal name of God
  • Ἰαουαί (Iaouaí)personal name of God
Arabic يَهْوَه
  • يَهْوَه (yahwah)personal name of God
Catalan Jahvè
  • Jahvèpersonal name of God
Chinese Cantonese 耶和華 /耶和华, 雅威
  • 耶和華 /耶和华 (je⁴ ho⁴ waa⁴)personal name of God
  • 雅威 (ngaa⁵ wai¹)personal name of God
Chinese Mandarin 耶和華 /耶和华, 雅威
  • 耶和華 /耶和华 (Yēhéhuá)personal name of God
  • 雅威 (Yǎwēi)personal name of God
Danish Jahve
  • Jahvepersonal name of God
Dutch Jahweh, Jahwe
  • Jahwehpersonal name of God
  • Jahwepersonal name of God
Esperanto Javeo
  • Javeopersonal name of God
Finnish Jahve
  • Jahvepersonal name of God
French Yahvé
  • Yahvépersonal name of God
German Jahwe, Jahweh
  • Jahwepersonal name of God
  • Jahwehpersonal name of God
Greek Γιαχβέ, Ιαχβέ
  • Γιαχβέ (Giachvé)personal name of God
  • Ιαχβέ (Iachvé)personal name of God
Hebrew יהוה
  • יהוהpersonal name of God
Hindi यहोवा, याहवे
  • यहोवा (yahovā)personal name of God
  • याहवे (yāhve)personal name of God
Indonesian Yahwe
  • Yahwepersonal name of God
Irish Iáimhé
  • Iáimhépersonal name of God
Itallian Geova, Javè
  • Geovapersonal name of God
  • Javèpersonal name of God
Japanese ヤハウェ
  • ヤハウェ (Yahawe)personal name of God
Korean 야훼
  • 야훼personal name of God
Persian یهوه
  • یهوه (yahve)personal name of God
Polish Jahwe
  • Jahwepersonal name of God
Portuguese Javé
  • Javépersonal name of God
Russian Я́хве
  • Я́хве (Jáxvɛ)personal name of God
Spanish Yavé
  • Yavépersonal name of God
Swedish Jahve
  • Jahvepersonal name of God
Thai พระยาห์เวห์
  • พระยาห์เวห์ (prá yah-weh)personal name of God
Ukrainian Ягве
  • Ягве (Jahve)personal name of God
Vietnamese Gia-vê, Yavê
  • Gia-vêpersonal name of God
  • Yavêpersonal name of God
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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