Jehovah
WordNet

noun


(1)   Terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
(2)   A name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
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Etymology


Transliteration of Hebrew יהוה Causative form (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. The personal name of God in the Hebrew Scriptures; in Hebrew, יהוה (YHVH)
  2. 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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