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Jehovah

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Je·ho·vah  (j-hv)
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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Noun1.Jehovah - a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
Jahvey, Jahweh, JHVH, Wahvey, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe, Yahweh, YHVH, YHWH
2.Jehovah - terms referring to the Judeo-Christian GodJehovah - terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
Almighty, Creator, Divine, God Almighty, Godhead, Lord, Maker
Blessed 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
Translations
Jehovah [dʒɪˈhəʊvə] N → Jehová m
Jehovah's Witness → Testigo m de Jehová
Jehovah
n → Jehova m, → Jahwe m
Jehovah [dʒɪˈhəʊvə] n → Geova m
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The girl's mind had conceived a picture of the hut, of the two peasants, of the crownless king; she had imagined the wintry forest, she had recalled the old Saxon ghost-legends, she had appreciated Alfred's courage under calamity, she had remembered his Christian education, and had shown him, with the rooted confidence of those primitive days, relying on the scriptural Jehovah for aid against the mythological Destiny.
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The chief were those who from the Pit of Hell Roaming to seek their prey on earth, durst fix Their Seats long after next the Seat of God, Their Altars by his Altar, Gods ador'd Among the Nations round, and durst abide JEHOVAH thundring out of SION, thron'd Between the Cherubim; yea, often plac'd Within his Sanctuary it self their Shrines, Abominations; and with cursed things His holy Rites, and solemn Feasts profan'd, And with their darkness durst affront his light.
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Jehovah was anthropomorphic because he could address himself to the Jews only in terms of their understanding; so he was conceived as in their own image, as a cloud, a pillar of fire, a tangible, physical something which the mind of the Israelites could grasp.
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