Jahveh

[ yah-ve ]
/ ˈyɑ vɛ /

noun

Also Jah·ve, Jah·weh, Jah·we [yah-we] /ˈyɑ wɛ/.

Definition for jahve (2 of 2)

Yahweh
[ yah-we ]
/ ˈyɑ wɛ /

noun

a name of God, transliterated by scholars from the Tetragrammaton and commonly rendered Jehovah.
Also Yah·we, Yah·veh, Yah·ve [yah-ve] /ˈyɑ vɛ/, Jahveh, Jahve, Jahweh, Jahwe.

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British Dictionary definitions for jahve (1 of 2)

Jahveh

Jahweh (ˈjɑːweɪ)

/ (ˈjɑːveɪ) /

noun

variant of Yahweh

British Dictionary definitions for jahve (2 of 2)

Yahweh

Jahweh Yahveh or Jahveh (ˈjɑːveɪ)

/ (ˈjɑːweɪ) /

noun

Old Testament a vocalization of the Tetragrammaton, used esp by Christian theologians

Word Origin for Yahweh

from Hebrew, from YHVH, with conjectural vowels; perhaps related to hāwāh to be; see also Jehovah