Jehovah

== English == === Etymology === Transliteration of Hebrew יְהֹוָה (yəhōwā), the Masoretic vocalization of the Biblical Hebrew יהוה (variously pronounced). The Masoretic vocalization is a so-called qere perpetuum, the deliberate insertion of the vowels of another word than the one represented by the consonant text, in this case אֲדֹנָי (“my lord”) ('Adonai'). 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 === (General American) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.və/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈhəʊ.və/ enPR: jə-hōˈ-və Rhymes: -əʊvə Hyphenation: Je‧ho‧vah === Proper noun === Jehovah (religion) A transliteration of the Masoretic pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew. ==== Derived terms ==== Jehovist ==== Descendants ==== → Māori: Ihowā → Tokelauan: Ieova ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Jehovah (plural Jehovahs) (informal) A Jehovah's Witness. ==== Translations ==== === See also === hallelujah Jah Yahuwah Yahweh Yehovah YHWH == Afrikaans == === Proper noun === Jehovah Jehovah == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Jehovah m pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Jeová == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xeoˈba/ [xe.oˈβ̞a] Rhymes: -a Syllabification: Je‧ho‧vah === Proper noun === Jehovah m alternative form of Jehová