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Jehovah

Pronunciation: /dʒɪˈhəʊvə/
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Definition of Jehovah

noun

  • a form of the Hebrew name of God used in some translations of the Bible.

Origin:

from medieval Latin Iehouah, Iehoua, from Hebrew YHWH or JHVH, the consonants of the name of God, with the inclusion of vowels taken from 'ăḏōnāy 'my lord'; see also Yahweh, Tetragrammaton

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