Jehovah
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7.5
- proper noun
- /dʒɪˈhoʊvə/
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Jehová
- "Shout the glad tidings o'er Egypt's dark sea/Jehovah has triumphed, his people are free!" they sang.
- Jehovah's Witnesses
- Jehovah's Witnesses refuse blood
Well, I was raised in England as a Jehovah's Witness.
- Well, I was raised in England as a Jehovah's Witness.
- And my main character in Mania was brought up as a Jehovah's Witness.
- I mean, my, my editor and your friend grew up as a Jehovah's Witness.
- But the second book is really a guide book for for Jehovah's Witnesses who are are thinking about leaving.
- Like I grew up in this bubble of, you know, being part of Jehovah's Witnesses and anyone who challenged anything.
- And the rule within the Jehovah's Witnesses was if if you leave, you're disowned by the community.
- There's a Mormon church, there's a Jehovah's Witness church.
- JA, you know, Jehovah Witness, Jehovah Witness for the rap.
- But religious background, Jehovah's Witness background.
- She's staunch Jehovah's Witness, so you would think she'd be full of love.
- But but you were around it and there's a performance aspect to being a Jehovah's Witness, right?
Examples
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A few years ago, my wife and I left the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Academic text (2010) -
This Jehovah's Witness came to the door yesterday.
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Dear Heavenly Father, Jehovah, God, we thank you for this food.
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I mean, both my parents are Jehovah's Witnesses.
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It says right here, A worshipper of Jehovah must be honest in all things.
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The Court reversed itself after having ruled against a Jehovah's Witness family in a similar case in 1940.
Academic text (1993) -
Members of the Jehovah's Witnesses do not allow blood transfusions to be given for any reason.
Academic text (1990) -
Almighty Jehovah.
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The American experiment had blemishes, such as the persecution of the Mormons and the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Academic text (1993) -
Dear Heavenly Father, Jehovah, we thank you for your guidance and blessings.
Synonyms
197
5.5
God in Christianity and Judaism who people pray to
159
8.4
A name for God used in some religions
148
3.9
The name of God used by Muslims and Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews
123
7.0
A name people use for God, the being who made everything
88
9.5
God who created the world according to some religions
23
8.6
A being that people believe created the world and rules it
18
9.3
The name used for the God of ancient Israel in the Old Testament
15
4.9
A name for the very powerful God in Jewish and Christian religions
4
9.4
A name people use for God in Rastafarian religion and reggae music
3
9.9
A sacred name for God used in the Hebrew Bible, written as YHWH
3
9.9
A Hebrew name in the Bible used for God or gods
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9.9
A respectful Hebrew name used for God in Jewish prayer
1
9.9
A sacred name for God in the Old Testament
1
9.9
A name for God in the Old Testament
A name for God in the Hebrew Bible
A name for the God of the Old Testament that comes from the Hebrew letters YHVH
A name for God in the Hebrew Bible
The holy name of God in the Hebrew Bible written with four Hebrew letters
A name for God written using the Hebrew letters YHVH
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jehovah comes from the Hebrew holy name written as the four letters YHWH. Early readers added the vowel sounds of Adonai, which means 'Lord', to help say the name, creating the spoken form 'Jehovah'. So Jehovah is used as a name for God in the Old Testament and in many translations.