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Webster 1913 Edition

Jehovah

Je-ho′vah

,
Noun.
[Heb. usually
yĕhōvāh
(with the vowel points of
ădōnāi
Lord), sometimes (to avoid repetition)
yĕhōvih
(with the vowel points of
ĕlōhīm
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Jehovah

JEHO'VAH

,
Noun.
The Scripture name of the Supreme Being. If, as is supposed, this name is from the Hebrew substantive verb, the word denotes the Permanent Being, as the primary sense of the substantive verb in all languages, is to be fixed, to stand, to remain or abide. This is a name peculiarly appropriate to the eternal Spirit, the unchangeable God, who describes himself thus, I am that I am. Ex.3.

Definition 2024

Jehovah

Jehovah

See also: Jéhovah

English

Proper noun

Jehovah

  1. (religion) The personal name of God in the Hebrew Scriptures; in Hebrew, יהוה (YHVH)

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Noun

Jehovah ‎(plural Jehovahs)

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

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Jehovah m

  1. Archaic spelling of Jeová.

Spanish

Proper noun

Jehovah m

  1. Jehovah

Etymology

Transliteration of Hebrew יְהֹוָה ‎(yahwe), the Masoretic vocalization of the Biblical Hebrew יהוה. The Masoretic vocalization is a so-called qeri perpetuum, the deliberate insertion of the vowels of another word than the one represented by the consonant text, in this case אֲדֹנָי ‎(“my lord”).

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒəˈhoʊvə/

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