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Yahve

Yahve

9.9
A name for the God of the Old Testament that comes from the Hebrew letters YHVH
  • proper noun
  • /jɑːˈveɪ/
translation icon : Yahvé
  • Many ancient texts refer to Yahve as the creator of the world and the one true deity.

Examples

  • In the Bible, Yahve is often depicted as a jealous God who demands loyalty from His followers.

  • Sometimes he speaks to us with terror, like Yahve or Mithras.

  • Worshippers gather every week to honor Yahve through prayer and communal rituals.

Synonyms

Jehovah
vsYahve
50 7.5

A name used for God in the Old Testament

is the consonant-root name from which that traditional form derives
Yahweh
vsYahve
18 9.3

The name used for the God of ancient Israel in the Old Testament

is the consonant-based original rendered without explicit vowels
YHWH
vsYahve
  • Literature
3 9.9

A sacred name for God used in the Hebrew Bible, written as YHWH

is a vocalized transliteration derived from those same consonants
YHVH
vsYahve
  • Literature
1 9.9

A sacred name for God in the Old Testament

is the pronounced form created from that original consonant sequence
Jahweh
vsYahve
  • Formal
1 9.9

A name for God in the Old Testament

is the underlying consonant form that these variants come from
JHVH
vsYahve
9.9

The holy name of God in the Hebrew Bible written with four Hebrew letters

is the spoken transliteration formed by adding vowel sounds to it
Yahveh
vsYahve
9.9

A name for God in the Hebrew Bible

stays closer to the unvowelled consonant sequence rather than vocal form
Yahwe
vsYahve
9.9

A name for God in the Hebrew Bible

focuses on the consonant origin rather than specific vocal spellings
Jahvey
vsYahve
  • Formal
9.9

A name for God written using the Hebrew letters YHVH

is the more general transliteration based directly on the consonants

Surface Forms

Yahve main
Yahweh main

Etymology

Yahve is a modern way to write the sacred Hebrew name made of the four consonants YHVH. Many people connect YHVH to a Hebrew verb that means 'to be' or 'I am', so Yahve suggests God as the one who 'is' and is often not spoken aloud.