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Yahweh

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Yahweh , modern reconstruction of YHWH, the ancient Hebrew ineffable name for God . Other forms are Jah, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Jehovah, Yahve, Yahveh, and Yahwe.


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