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YHWH

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YHWH also YHVH or JHVH or JHWH  (ydväv, yäw, yäw)
n.
The Hebrew Tetragrammaton representing the name of God.
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Noun1.YHWH - a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH


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139 BM613 In Israelite wisdom literature, 'election' refers to the election of Israel by YHWH (God) as the people chosen among the nations to receive special wisdom.
The Name YHWH appears to be a compilation of various tenses of the infinitive verb, "to be.
Some refer to Him as YHWH, some as Allah, some as one God and others as triune God.
 
 
 
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