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yahweh

/ˈjɑ(h)weɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
yah-weh
IPA
/ˈjɑ(h)weɪ/
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

YHWH, the deity worshiped in Abrahamic religions.

Example Sentences

Etymology

The usual form of the ancient West Semitic (Hebrew) יהוה used in scholarship. Used especially in discussions of the religion of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah. The spelling Jahweh was used in German since the 1850s. The spelling Yahweh in English (ensuring the pronunciation of the initial consonant as /j/) first appears in the 1860s, e.g. in the Herald of the Kingdom and Age to Come edited by John Thomas, founder of the Antipas Christadelphians (vol. X. no. 1, Westchester, NY, January 1860). First appeared in English Bible translations for the Tetragrammaton in the 1902 Emphasized Bible (EBR).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈjɑ(h)weɪ/
  • British English: /ˈjɑː(h)weɪ/

Inflected Forms

Jahaveh (alternative) Jahve (alternative) Jahveh (alternative) Jahwe (alternative) Jahweh (alternative) Yahve (alternative) Yahveh (alternative) Yahwe (alternative)

Derived Forms

Yahwehist Yahwism Yahwist

Frequently Paired Words

hallelujah Tetragrammaton Jehovah

Synonyms

Yahuwah Jah Jehovah יהוה

Questions

How do you pronounce yahweh?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjɑ(h)weɪ/.
What does yahweh mean?
YHWH, the deity worshiped in Abrahamic religions.
Where does yahweh come from?
The usual form of the ancient West Semitic (Hebrew) יהוה used in scholarship. Used especially in discussions of the religion of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah. The spelling Jahweh was used in German since the 1850s. The spelling Yahweh in English (ensuring the pronunciation of the initial consonant as /j/) first appears in the 1860s, e.g. in the Herald of the Kingdom and Age to Come edited by John Thomas, founder of the Antipas Christadelphians (vol. X. no. 1, Westchester, NY, January 1860). First appeared in English Bible translations for the Tetragrammaton in the 1902 Emphasized Bible (EBR).

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