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Jehovah en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /d͡ʒəˈhəʊ.və/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • jə-hōˈ-və
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.və/ (General-American)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (informal) A Jehovah's Witness.
    • I've never had Jehovahs at my door, but the other day two Mormons came to my door.

Forms

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Jehovahs Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

Yahweh · YHWH · Yehovah · hallelujah · Yahuwah · Jah

Jehovah en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /d͡ʒəˈhəʊ.və/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • jə-hōˈ-və
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.və/ (General-American)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. A transliteration of the Masoretic pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
    • 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 Faith:
    • 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:
    • Stop! Stop, will you?! Stop that! Stop it! Now, look! No one is to stone anyone until I blow this whistle! Do you understand?! Even, and I want to make this absolutely clear, even if they do say Jehovah. 1979, Scene 5: Premature Ejection, in Monty Python's Life of Brian, spoken by High Priest (John Cleese):
  2. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.

Deriveds

Jehovist

Descendants

耶和華 · 耶和華 · 耶和华 · 耶和华 · Ihowā · Ieova

Translations (101)

th พระเยโฮวาห์ (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · ig Jehovah (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · az Yehova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · el Γιεχωβά (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · nan-hbl 耶和華 /耶和华 (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · grc Ιεηωουα (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · da Jehova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · ast Xehová (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · nv Jiihóvah (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · ar يَهْوَه (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · ml യഹോവ (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · mt Ġeħova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · ko 여호와 (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · gl Xehová (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · hy Եհովա (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · ht Jewova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · tl Jehovah (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · mi Ihowā (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · id Yehuwa (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · ckb یەهۆوا (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · kn ಯೆಹೋವಾ (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · tl Jehova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · te యెహోవా (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · sh Јехова (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · xmf ჲაჰვე (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · ta யாவே (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · guw Jehovah (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · th พระยาห์เวห์ (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · he יְהֹוָה (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · rw Yehova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · be Его́ва (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · fur Jeova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · lt Jehova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · el Ιεχωβά (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · cdo 耶和華 /耶和华 (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · bg Йехо́ва (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · yue 耶和華 /耶和华 (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · ta ஜெஹோவா (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · mwl Jeobá (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · cmn 耶和華 /耶和华 (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · de Jehova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · ja エホバ (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · gu યહોવા (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · ca Jehovà (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · hak Yâ-fò-fà (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · scn Javè (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · qu Yihowa (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · uz Yahova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · os Йегъовӕ (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · sh Jehova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · eu Yahveh (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · kk Құдай Ие (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · ia Jehovah (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · et Jehoova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · tt Йәһвә (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · vi Giê-hô-va (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · cy Jehofa (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · uk Ягве (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · pt Jeová (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · ar يهوه (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · sv Jehova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · mk Јехо́ва (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · tr Yehovah (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · xmf იეჰოვა (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · mg Jehovah (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · xh uYehova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · am የይሖዋ (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · sv Jehovah (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · af Jehovah (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · gv Yahvey (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · it Geova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · km យេហូវ៉ា (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · th พระยะโฮวา (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · hi यहोवा (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · la Iehova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · nl Jehova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · es Jehová (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · ka იეჰოვა (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · ru Иего́ва (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · tr Yehova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · eo Jehovo (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · uk Єго́ва (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · sw Yehova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · sm Ieova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · vi Jehovah (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · la Iova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · kmr Yehowa (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · es Jehovah (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · zu uJehova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · ig Jehova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · kk Иеһова (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · to Jihova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · pl Jehowa (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · el Ιεχοβά (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · fi Jehova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · fj Jiova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · pag Jehova (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · fr Jéhovah (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · cdo 雅威 (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · kw Yehovah (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton) · sq Jehovai (transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton)