Je·ho·vah (j -h  v )n. God, especially in Christian translations of the Hebrew Scriptures. [Blend of the letters of the Tetragrammaton and, with modification, the vowels of Adonai.] |
Jehovah [dʒɪˈhəʊvə]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament the personal name of God, revealed to Moses on Mount Horeb (Exodus 3)
[from Medieval Latin, from Hebrew YHVH: the original vocalization was considered too sacred to be pronounced and the vowels of Eloah (God) were therefore substituted in the Masoretic text, whence Yetto Vah]
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| Noun | 1. | Jehovah - a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH |
| 2. |  Jehovah - terms referring to the Judeo-Christian GodBlessed Trinity, Holy Trinity, Sacred Trinity, Trinity - the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead hypostasis of Christ, hypostasis - any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united |
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