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Jehovah

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Etymology

Transliteration of Hebrew יהוה Causative fom (Hiphil ) of the verb "havah" (הוה) "to be / to become". "He causes to be" or "He comes to be". The word deliberately uses the vowel sounds from "adonai" (אדני) "lord".

Proper noun

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


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