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YHWH

YHWH

3 9.9
A sacred name for God used in the Hebrew Bible, written as YHWH
  • proper noun
  • Literature
translation icon : YHWH
  • And YHWH is the only true God; there are no gods before or after Him.
  • YHWH Elohim
  • God as YHWH
  • name of YHWH

Examples

  • Many scholars believe that the name Lord in Hebrew, written YHWH, is pronounced Yahweh.

    Blog text (4)

  • Then they began to call upon the name of YHWH (Gen. 4:25-26).

  • In Genesis 2:17, YHWH Elohim says of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil:

    Academic text (1994)

  • Then they began to call upon the name of YHWH (Gen. 4:25-26).

    Academic text (1994)

  • The Tetragrammaton, YHWH, has always been considered unpronounceable, just as its referent is ineffable.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The divine name, YHWH (spelled with the Hebrew letters yud, hey, vav, hey), is never pronounced.

    Blog text (33)

  • In most English translations, YHWH is substituted with the word "LORD" in capital letters.

  • Many scholars believe that the name Lord in Hebrew, written YHWH, is pronounced Yahweh.

Synonyms

Jehovah
vsYHWH
50 7.5

A name used for God in the Old Testament

is the Hebrew-derived transliteration noted in the description rather than this traditional form
Yahweh
vsYHWH
18 9.3

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

is the described transliteration rather than this particular spelling variant
Elohim
vsYHWH
  • Literature
3 9.9

A Hebrew name in the Bible used for God or gods

is the specific transliterated personal name rather than a general title
Adonai
vsYHWH
1 9.9

A respectful Hebrew name used for God in Jewish prayer

is the specific transliterated personal name rather than an honorific title
YHVH
vsYHWH
  • Literature
1 9.9

A sacred name for God in the Old Testament

is the common transliterated form used in the given description
Jahweh
vsYHWH
  • Formal
1 9.9

A name for God in the Old Testament

is the general transliteration used in the description rather than this scholarly form
Tetragrammaton
vsYHWH
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Four Hebrew letters that show God's name and are not spoken aloud by Jews

is the transliterated name itself rather than the letters or their sacred status
Yahve
vsYHWH
9.9

A name for the God of the Old Testament that comes from the Hebrew letters YHVH

is the referenced transliteration rather than this alternate spelling
Yahveh
vsYHWH
9.9

A name for God in the Hebrew Bible

is the primary transliteration chosen in the description instead of this form
Yahwe
vsYHWH
9.9

A name for God in the Hebrew Bible

is the single transliteration noted in the description rather than multiple forms
Jahvey
vsYHWH
  • Formal
9.9

A name for God written using the Hebrew letters YHVH

is the standard transliteration in the description not this specialized form
JHVH
vsYHWH
9.9

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

is the full transliterated name form rather than an initialled representation

Surface Forms

YHWH main

Etymology

The word YHWH comes from ancient Hebrew where God's special name was written with four letters and no vowels, so the exact sound was not written down. Because the name was kept very sacred, people often said Adonai instead and English Bibles usually print it as 'the LORD', while some suggest the original sound was like Yahweh, which explains why YHWH is used as the holy name of God in the Bible.