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Yahveh

Yahveh

9.9
A name for God in the Hebrew Bible
  • noun
  • /ˈjɑːvɛ/
translation icon : Yahveh
  • Jewish tradition avoids pronouncing Yahveh, substituting titles like 'Adonai' instead.

Examples

  • Many biblical scholars use Yahveh to refer to the God of Israel as described in the Hebrew Scriptures.

  • The spelling Yahveh appears in some early English translations of the Bible.

  • Many people worship Yahveh as the one true God.

  • In the Bible, Yahveh is often referred to as a loving deity.

  • Jewish tradition avoids pronouncing Yahveh, substituting titles like 'Adonai' instead.

  • Many biblical scholars use Yahveh to refer to the God of Israel as described in the Hebrew Scriptures.

  • In the Bible, Yahveh is often referred to as a loving deity.

Synonyms

Jehovah
vsYahveh
50 7.5

A name used for God in the Old Testament

stays closer to a direct transliteration from Hebrew consonants
Yahweh
vsYahveh
18 9.3

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

is an alternative spelling used less often for the same name
YHWH
vsYahveh
  • Literature
3 9.9

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

provides a vocalised transliteration including vowel sounds
YHVH
vsYahveh
  • Literature
1 9.9

A sacred name for God in the Old Testament

adds vowel sounds to those consonants to show pronunciation
Jahweh
vsYahveh
  • Formal
1 9.9

A name for God in the Old Testament

uses the Y initial transliteration rather than the J spelling
Yahve
vsYahveh
9.9

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

keeps the more established vowel choices in transliteration
Yahwe
vsYahveh
9.9

A name for God in the Hebrew Bible

uses the fuller traditional vowel pattern instead
JHVH
vsYahveh
9.9

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

favors a vowelled form that signals pronunciation explicitly
Jahvey
vsYahveh
  • Formal
9.9

A name for God written using the Hebrew letters YHVH

is the more general or widely used spelling outside specialist works

Surface Forms

Yahveh singular
Yahvehs plural

Etymology

The word Yahveh comes from the Hebrew letters YHWH, a special four-letter name for God in the Old Testament. Many Jewish people do not pronounce YHWH and instead say Adonai ('Lord'), so Yahveh is used in English as the holy name for God.