Jahwe

German

Etymology

Philological transcription of Biblical Hebrew יהוה‎, replacing earlier (erroneous) Iehova. As Jahwoh in Le Clerc, Ars critica, 1778; Jahwo in 1784 (Breitkopf, Allgemeine Geschichte der morgenländischen Sprachen und Litteratur), 1790 (Wahl, Habakuk neu übersetzt). Jahwe in 1847 (Reuss, Der Acht und Sechzigste Psalm); Jahweh in 1855 (Herzfeld, Geschichte des volkes Iisrael).

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Jahwe

  1. Yahweh (personal name of God)

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈja.xfɛ/

Proper noun

Jahwe m pers

  1. Yahweh

Declension

Indeclinable.

Further reading
  • Jahwe in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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