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Jehovah
Jehovah a form of the Hebrew name of God used in some translations of the Bible. The name comes from medieval Latin Iehouah, Iehoua, from Hebrew YHWH or JHVH, the consonants of the name of God, with the inclusion of vowels taken from 'ăḏōnāy ‘my lord’.
Jehovah's Witness a member of a fundamentalist Christian sect (the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society) founded in the US by Charles Taze Russell (1852–1916), denying many traditional Christian doctrines (including the divinity of Christ) but preaching the Second Coming of Christ, and refusing military service and blood transfusion on religious grounds. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Jehovah." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Jehovah." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Jehovah.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Jehovah." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Jehovah.html |
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Jehovah The divine name for the Hebrews was YHWH; but so sacred a word was not pronounced by Jews—and they substituted Adonai (Lord). But when vowels were added to the Hebrew script, the vowel points inserted in YHWH were those of Adonai, producing the form Jehovah as in AV and frequently in English usage.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Jehovah." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Jehovah." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Jehovah.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Jehovah." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Jehovah.html |
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Jehovah. Eng. vocalization of the four consonants that make up the tetragrammaton. It is erroneous, since it took the vowels of adonai (‘my lord’) which were inserted into printed or written texts to prevent any attempt to pronounce the name of God.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Jehovah." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Jehovah." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Jehovah.html JOHN BOWKER. "Jehovah." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Jehovah.html |
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Jehovah Latinized representation of the name of the God of the Israelites. The name Jehovah developed during the Middle Ages from the Latin framework of the sacred name Yahweh (JHVH) and the vowels from Adonai (short a, o, and a).
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"Jehovah." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jehovah." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Jehovah.html "Jehovah." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Jehovah.html |
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"Jehovah." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jehovah." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-jehovah.html "Jehovah." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-jehovah.html |
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"Jehovah." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jehovah." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Jehovah.html "Jehovah." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Jehovah.html |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Jehovah." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Jehovah." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Jehovah.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Jehovah." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Jehovah.html |
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Jehovah •aquiver, downriver, forgiver, giver, quiver, river, shiver, sliver, upriver
•silver • mitzvah • lawgiver • Oliver
•miniver, Nineveh
•quicksilver
•conniver, contriver, diver, driver, fiver, Godiva, Ivor, jiver, Liver, reviver, saliva, skiver, striver, survivor, viva
•skydiver • slave-driver • piledriver
•screwdriver
•bovver, hover
•Moskva
•revolver, solver
•windhover
•Canova, Casanova, clover, Dover, drover, Grsbover, Jehovah, left-over, Markova, Moldova, moreover, Navrátilová, nova, ova, over, Pavlova, rover, trover, up-and-over
•layover • flyover • handover
•changeover
•makeover, takeover
•walkover • spillover • pullover
•Hanover • turnover • hangover
•wingover • sleepover • slipover
•popover, stopover
•Passover • crossover • once-over
•pushover • leftover
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"Jehovah." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jehovah." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Jehovah.html "Jehovah." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Jehovah.html |
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