Jehovah

n. (Biblical) name of God in the Old Testament; one of the modern Christian names of God

Jehovah is an English transcription of , which is a specific vocalized spelling of (i.e. the  Tetragrammaton) that is found in the Masoretic Text. has the consonants of the Tetragrammaton, and 's vowel points are similar to, but not precisely the same as the vowel points found in Adonai. Since the beginning of the 17th century, [or possibly even earlier], scholars have questioned whether the vowel points found in are the actual vowel points of God's name. Some scholarly sources teach that has the vowel points of [i.e. Adonai], but to be redundant, the vowel points of these two words are not precisely the same, and scholars are not in total agreement as to why does not have the precise same vowel points as Adonai has. The first English translators of , believed they had the correct vowel points, and translated it as it was written:"Jehova" in 1270 A.D. Latin."Iehouah" in 1530 A.D. English."Iehovah" in 1611 A.D. English."Jehovah" in 1769 A.D. English."Yehowah" used by some using another transcription of the consonants of the Tetragrammaton (See Yahweh).
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Yahweh is a proposed English reading of , the name of the God of Israel, as preserved in the original consonantal Hebrew Bible text. These four Hebrew letters [ i.e. ] are often collectively called the Tetragrammaton (from the Greek , meaning 'four-letter [word]'), and are usually transliterated JHWH in German, and either YHWH, YHVH, JHWH or JHVH in English.
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Noun
1. a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
(synonym) Yahweh, YHWH, Yahwe, Yahveh, YHVH, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahvey, Jahweh, JHVH
(hypernym) God, Supreme Being
2. terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
(synonym) Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty
(hypernym) God, Supreme Being
(hyponym) Trinity, Holy Trinity, Blessed Trinity, Sacred Trinity

n. Jehovah, (Biblical) name of God in the Old Testament; one of the modern Christian names of God

(n.)
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.