Jahwe

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Philological transcription of Biblical Hebrew יהוה‎, replacing earlier (erroneous) Iehova. As Jahwoh in Le Clerc, Ars critica, 1778; Jahwo in 1784 (Samuel Friedrich Günther Wahl, Allgemeine Geschichte der morgenländischen Sprachen und Litteratur), 1790 (Wahl, Habakuk neu übersetzt); Jahweh in 1847 (Eduard Reuss, Der acht und sechzigste Psalm); Jahweh in 1855 (L. Herzfeld, Geschichte des Volkes Iisrael).

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Jahwe (genitive Jahwes)

  1. Yahweh (personal name of God)
    Synonyms: Jehowa, JHWH

Usage notes
  • The masculine/neuter possessive pronoun sein is used for this as in sein Volk.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יהוה‎.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjax.fɛ/
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  • Rhymes: -axfɛ
  • Syllabification: Jah‧we

Proper noun

Jahwe m pers (indeclinable)

  1. Yahweh
    Synonym: Jehowa

Further reading
  • Jahwe in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Jahwe in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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