Yahweh

American  

[yah-we] / ˈyɑ wɛ /

Also Yahwe,

noun

1. a name of God, transliterated by scholars from the Tetragrammaton and commonly rendered Jehovah.

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Yahweh British  

/ ˈjɑːveɪ, ˈjɑːweɪ /

noun

1. Old Testament a vocalization of the Tetragrammaton, used esp by Christian theologians

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Etymology

Origin of Yahweh

from Hebrew, from YHVH, with conjectural vowels; perhaps related to hāwāh to be; see also _Jehovah

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Example Sentences

Freud argued that this tribe eventually met another group of Egyptian emigrants, only this band worshiped a mountain god called Yahweh.

From Salon

Bob Waldridge, pastor of Yahweh Baptist Church, loaded chairs, pews and sound equipment from the damaged 100-year-old church building into a trailer.

From Seattle Times

“Yahweh will smite!!!” it continued, using an Old Testament name for God.

From Washington Post

In May, a group of students from Stevens High School asked the school board to display an alternate version of the motto they designed that includes the names of Buddha, Yahweh and Allah.

From Washington Times

Past subjects have included the Jonestown Massacre, Nation of Yahweh, Children of God and the Tony Alamo Ministries, among others.

From Fox News