Jehovah
Syllables: Je·ho·vah/d͡ʒəˈhəʊ.və/US/d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.və/
Jehovah proper noun: a transliteration of the Masoretic pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
Proper noun
Jehovah
- A transliteration of the Masoretic pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- 2 And God spake vnto Moses, and said vnto him, I am the Lord.
3 And I appeared vnto Abraham, vnto Isaac, and vnto Iacob, by the Name of God Almighty, but by my name IEHOVAH was I not knowen to them.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 6:2–3 - After Serena Williams’ win at Wimbledon today, she will likely say — as she usually does after a big win — “I want to thank Jehovah God.”[…]
- “I have to thank Jehovah God for this,” Serena Williams told the crowd after receiving the trophy at the Australian Open in January, her sixth win there.2015 July 11, Kimberly Winston, “Serena Williams’ secret weapon: The surprising faith of the Wimbledon champ”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Jul 2015, Acts of...
- 2 And God spake vnto Moses, and said vnto him, I am the Lord.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
Noun
Jehovah (plural Jehovahs)
- A Jehovah's Witness.
- I've never had Jehovahs at my door, but the other day two Mormons came to my door.
Jehovah meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
Jehovah in Hindi
- transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
- यहोवा yahovā
Jehovah in Tamil
- transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
- ஜெஹோவா jehōvā, யாவே yāvē
Jehovah in Telugu
- transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
- యెహోవా yehōvā
Jehovah in Malayalam
- transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
- യഹോവ yahōva
More languagesFewer languages
- Jehovah in Kannada
- ಯೆಹೋವಾ yehōvā
- Jehovah in Gujarati
- યહોવા yahovā
- Jehovah in Tagalog
- Jehova, Jehovah
- Jehovah in Arabic
- يَهْوَه yahwah, يهوه yahwa
- Jehovah in Indonesian
- Yehuwa
- Jehovah in Thai
- พระยาห์เวห์ phrayawe, พระเยโฮวาห์ phrayehowa, พระยะโฮวา phra yahowa
- Jehovah in Vietnamese
- Giê-hô-va, Jehovah
Forms of Jehovah
| plural | Jehovahs |
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Origin of Jehovah
Transliteration of Hebrew יְהֹוָה (yəhōwā), the Masoretic vocalization of the Biblical Hebrew יהוה (variously pronounced). The Masoretic vocalization is a so-called qere perpetuum, the deliberate insertion of the vowels of another word than the one represented by the consonant text, in this case אֲדֹנָי (“my lord”) ('Adonai'). Continuing earlier Iehoua. In English, the name is first attested in 1530, in Tyndale's Bible: I appeared vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob an allmightie God: but in my name Iehouah was I not knowne vnto them (Exodus 6:3). Tyndale used Iehouah instead of Wycliffe's Adonay. The KJV also has Jehovah in this verse specifically, while it uses Lord otherwise. Young's Literal Translation (1898) has Jehovah. The New King James Version (1982) has Lord.
Words formed from Jehovah
Phrases with Jehovah
Words that rhyme with Jehovah
Questions about Jehovah
- What does Jehovah mean?
- Jehovah means a transliteration of the Masoretic pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- What is Jehovah in Hindi?
- Jehovah in Hindi is यहोवा (yahovā). See Jehovah meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Jehovah?
- Jehovah can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Jehovah?
- Jehovah is pronounced /d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.və/ (US).
Words near Jehovah in the dictionary
Source and license
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