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Yahweh

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Yahweh Occurs nearly 6,000 times in the OT as the name for God, but increasing reverence caused it to be replaced in public reading by ‘Adonai’ (‘My great Lord’). When vowels were added to the Hebrew text, those of Adonai were combined with YHWH to warn readers to substitute Adonai for Yahweh. So ‘Jehovah’ is an incorrect hybrid of the Christian Middle Ages. In modern Jewish writing the same respect is maintained by writing ‘G—d’

The Pentateuchal source J (from German Jahveh) traces the name Yahweh to the earliest ages (Gen. 4: 26) but P attributes the first use to Moses (Exod. 6: 2–3). It is suggested that the name means ‘He causes to be what exists’, i.e. Yahweh is the creator—but it is much disputed whether the divine name ‘means’ anything.
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Yahweh

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

Yahweh Personal name of the God of the ancient Israelites of the Old Testament. God revealed His name to Moses when He called to him out of the burning bush at Mount Horeb (Sinai) (Exodus 3:14). In Hebrew, it was made up of four consonants, YHWH, and was apparently related to the Hebrew verb ‘to be’. Most English translations render it as ‘I am’. See also Jehovah
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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

Yah·weh / ˈyäˌwā; -ˌwe; -ˌvā/ (also Yah·veh / -ˌvā; -ˌve/ ) • n. a form of the Hebrew name of God used in the Bible.

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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Yahweh a form of the Hebrew name of God used in the Bible. The name came to be regarded by Jews (c.300 bc) as too sacred to be spoken, and the vowel sounds are uncertain. Compare with Jehovah.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Yahweh." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Yahweh. The God of Judaism as the tetragrammaton, YHWH, may have been pronounced. By Orthodox and many other Jews, God's name is never articulated, least of all in the Jewish liturgy.
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

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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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Yahweh. The Hebrew proper name for God. It probably represents the original pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton (q.v.).
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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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