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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Yahweh, YHWH, Yahwe, Yahveh, YHVH, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah, JHVHnoun

    a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH

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  1. YHVHnoun

    known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters u05D9u05D4u05D5u05D4 which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHVH (or IHVH, JHVH, or YHWH). These are usually combined with vowels in English to arrive at the spelling "Jehovah," but some Bible scholars agree that a perhaps closer pronunciation to the original Hebrew word would be something like "Yahweh".

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  1. yhvh

    The Tetragrammaton (; from Ancient Greek τετραγράμματον (tetragrámmaton) '[consisting of] four letters'), or the Tetragram, is the four-letter Hebrew theonym יהוה‎ (transliterated as YHWH), the name of God in the Hebrew Bible. The four letters, written and read from right to left (in Hebrew), are yodh, he, waw, and he. The name may be derived from a verb that means "to be", "to exist", "to cause to become", or "to come to pass". While there is no consensus about the structure and etymology of the name, the form Yahweh is now accepted almost universally, though the vocalization Jehovah continues to have wide usage.The books of the Torah and the rest of the Hebrew Bible except Esther, Ecclesiastes, and (with a possible instance of the short form יה‎ in verse 8:6) the Song of Songs contain this Hebrew name. Observant Jews and those who follow Talmudic Jewish traditions do not pronounce יהוה‎ nor do they read aloud proposed transcription forms such as Yahweh or Yehovah; instead they replace it with a different term, whether in addressing or referring to the God of Israel. Common substitutions in Hebrew are Adonai ("My Lord") or Elohim (literally "gods" but treated as singular when meaning "God") in prayer, or HaShem ("The Name") in everyday speech.

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  1. yhvh

    YHVH, also often read as Yahweh, is the Hebrew name for God used in the Bible. This tetragrammaton, a term made of four letters, is often translated as "the Lord" in many English versions of the Bible. It is considered the most sacred name of God in the Jewish faith, and due to its sanctity, was traditionally not pronounced, but read as "Adonai". The exact pronunciation and meaning have been subjects of debate.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of yhvh in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of yhvh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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