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Jehovah \Je*ho"vah\, n. [Heb. usually y[e^]h[=o]v[=a]h (with the
vowel points of [a^]d[=o]n[=a]i Lord), sometimes (to avoid
repetition) y[e^]h[=o]vih (with the vowel points of
[e^]l[=o]h[imac]m God); but only the four Heb, consonants
yhvh are conceded to be certainly known.]
A Scripture name of the Supreme Being, by which he was
revealed to the Jews as their covenant God or Sovereign of
the theocracy; the "ineffable name" of the Supreme Being,
which was not pronounced by the Jews.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ![]() |
Yahweh \Yah"weh\ (y[aum]"w[e^]), Yahwe \Yah"we\, prop. n. Also
Jahveh \Jah"veh\ (y[aum]"w[e^]), Jahve \Jah"ve\, Yahve \Yahve\,
Yahveh \Yahveh\, etc.
A modern transliteration of the Hebrew word translated
Jehovah in the Bible; -- used by some critics to
discriminate the tribal god of the ancient Hebrews from the
Christian Jehovah. Yahweh or Yahwe is the spelling now
generally adopted by scholars.
Syn: Yahwe, Yahveh, Wahvey, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahvey, Jahweh,
Jehovah.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +WordNet 1.5 +CM] Jahvism
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ![]() |
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "Jehovah":
Almighty God, Alpha and Omega, Demiourgos, Demiurge, God,
God Almighty, Heaven, I Am, King of Kings, Lord, Lord of Lords,
Lord of hosts, Omnipotence, Omniscience, Providence, the Absolute,
the Absolute Being, the All-holy, the All-knowing,
the All-merciful, the All-powerful, the All-wise, the Almighty,
the Creator, the Deity, the Divinity, the Eternal,
the Eternal Being, the First Cause, the Infinite,
the Infinite Spirit, the Maker, the Omnipotent, the Omniscient,
the Preserver, the Supreme Being, the Supreme Soul
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 | ![]() |
Jehovah noun
1: a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated
from the Hebrew consonants YHVH [syn: Yahweh, YHWH,
Yahwe, Yahveh, YHVH, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahvey,
Jahweh, JHVH]
2: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead,
Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0 | ![]() |
Jehovah \Je*ho"vah\, n. [Heb. usually y[e^]h[=o]v[=a]h (with the
vowel points of [a^]d[=o]n[=a]i Lord), sometimes (to avoid
repetition) y[e^]h[=o]vih (with the vowel points of
[e^]l[=o]h[=i]m God); but only the four Heb, consonants yhvh
are conceded to be certainly known.]
A Scripture name of the Supreme Being, by which he was
revealed to the Jews as their covenant God or Sovereign of
the theocracy; the ``ineffable name'' of the Supreme Being,
which was not pronounced by the Jews.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
Yahweh \Yah"weh\, Yahwe \Yah"we\, n. Also Jahveh \Jah"veh\,
Jahve \Jah"ve\, etc.
A modern transliteration of the Hebrew word translated
Jehovah in the Bible; -- used by some critics to
discriminate the tribal god of the ancient Hebrews from the
Christian Jehovah. Yahweh or Yahwe is the spelling now
generally adopted by scholars.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
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