YHWH
YHWH proper noun: the deity worshipped in Abrahamitic religions, Yahweh, called Adonai in Judaism due to a taboo on using the full name, and God and the Lord in Christianity.
Proper noun
YHWH
- The deity worshipped in Abrahamitic religions, Yahweh, called Adonai in Judaism due to a taboo on using the full name, and God and the Lord in Christianity.
- At the very least, the phraseology provides a clear linguistic marker, that the following section should not be read simply as an account of the Chaoskampf of the warrior YHWH battling the forces of chaos.1993, James Nogalski, Redactional Processes in the Book of the Twelve, De Gruyter, page 166
- Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (also IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe).
YHWH meaning in Hindi and Arabic
YHWH in Hindi
- יהוה (tetragrammaton)
- यहोवा yahovā
YHWH in Arabic
- יהוה (tetragrammaton)
- يَهْوَه yahwah
Forms of YHWH
| alternative form | IHVH |
|---|---|
| alternative form | IHWH |
| alternative form | JHVH |
| alternative form | JHWH |
| alternative form | YHVH |
| alternative form | YKVK |
Questions about YHWH
- What does YHWH mean?
- YHWH means the deity worshipped in Abrahamitic religions, Yahweh, called Adonai in Judaism due to a taboo on using the full name, and God and the Lord in Christianity.
- What is YHWH in Hindi?
- YHWH in Hindi is यहोवा (yahovā). See YHWH meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is YHWH?
- YHWH is a proper noun.
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