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Jehovah \Je*ho"vah\, n. [Heb. usually y[e^]h[=o]v[=a]h (with the
vowel points of [a^]d[=o]n[=a]i Lord), sometimes (to avoid
repetition) y[e^]h[=o]vih (with the vowel points of
[e^]l[=o]h[=i]m God); but only the four Heb, consonants yhvh
are conceded to be certainly known.]
A Scripture name of the Supreme Being, by which he was
revealed to the Jews as their covenant God or Sovereign of
the theocracy; the ``ineffable name'' of the Supreme Being,
which was not pronounced by the Jews.


Yahweh \Yah"weh\ (y[aum]"w[e^]), Yahwe \Yah"we\, n. Also Jahveh
\Jah"veh\ (y[aum]"w[e^]), Jahve \Jah"ve\, etc.
A modern transliteration of the Hebrew word translated
{Jehovah} in the Bible; -- used by some critics to
discriminate the tribal god of the ancient Hebrews from the
Christian Jehovah. Yahweh or {Yahwe} is the spelling now
generally adopted by scholars.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]