Yahweh Definition

yäwā, -wĕ
noun
A name for God thought to represent the original pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton among the ancient Hebrews.
American Heritage
God.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • jehovah
  • Jahweh
  • Jahvey
  • Wahvey
  • Yahve
  • yhvh
  • yahveh
  • Yahwe
  • yhwh
  • jhvh

Origin of Yahweh

  • Conventional pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton, written in Hebrew as yhwh hwy in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Yahweh Sentence Examples

  • He, like Jeremiah, was friendly to Nebuchadrezzar, regarding him as Yahweh's instrument for the chastisement of the nation.

  • The prevalent famine and distress are due to Yahweh's indignation at such remissness.

  • His strongest denunciation is directed against the religious practices of the time in Judea - the worship of the Canaanite local deities (the Baals), the Phoenician Tammuz, and the sun and other Babylonian and Assyrian gods (vi., viii., xvi., xxiii.); he maintained vigorously the prophetic struggle for the sole worship of Yahweh.

  • According to ' Yahweh's spirit, thought of as Yahweh's vital principle, as man's spirit is man's vital principle, is to be breathed into them, as, in Gen.

  • The wheels symbolize divine omniscience and control, and the whole vision represents the coming of Yahweh to take up his abode among the exiles.

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Words Starting With

YYAYAH

Words Ending With

HEH

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Yahweh

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With Y6 Letter Words Ending With H