Yahveh

Variant of Yahweh

Yahweh definition

Yah·weh or Yahwe Yah′we (yä′we, -wā)

noun

God: a form of the Hebrew name in the Old Testament
also Yahve Yah′ve or Yahveh Yah′·veh (yä′ve, -vā)

Etymology: Heb, hypothetical reconstruction of the Tetragrammaton YHWH: first component, ya, Yahu, god < older Canaanite name

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