Jehovah

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[edit] Etymology

Transliteration of Hebrew יהוה Causative form (Hiphil) of the verb "havah" (הוה) "to be / to become". "He causes to be" or "He comes to be". The word deliberately uses the vowel sounds from "adonai" (אדני) "lord".

[edit] Proper noun

Singular
Jehovah

Plural
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Jehovah

  1. (religion) The personal name of God in the Hebrew Scriptures; in Hebrew, יהוה (YHVH)
  2. A Jehovah's Witness.
    • I've never had Jehovahs at my door, but the other day two Mormons came to my door.

[edit] Translations

name of God
Jehovah's Witness — see Jehovah's Witness
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