Jahveh
[
yah
-ve]
/ˈyɑ vɛ/
noun
1.
Yahweh
.
Also,
Jahve,
Jahweh,
Jahwe
[
yah
-we]
/ˈyɑ wɛ/
(
Show IPA
)
.
British Dictionary definitions for
Jahveh
Jahveh
/
ˈjɑːveɪ
/
noun
1.
variant of
Yahweh
Yahweh
/
ˈjɑːweɪ
/
noun
1.
(
Old Testament
) a vocalization of the Tetragrammaton, used esp by Christian theologians
Word Origin
from Hebrew, from YHVH, with conjectural vowels; perhaps related to
hāwāh
to be; see also
Jehovah