Jahwe
German
Alternative forms
- Jahweh
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
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Jahwe (genitive Jahwes)
- 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/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -axfɛ
- Syllabification: Jah‧we
Proper noun
Jahwe m pers (indeclinable)
- Yahweh
- Synonym: Jehowa
Further reading
- Jahwe in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Jahwe in Polish dictionaries at PWN