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====Usage notes====
====Usage notes====
* Observant Jews, outside of prayer, may prefer to write and say {{m|he|קָהּ|tr=kah}}, so as not to abuse the name of God.
* Observant Jews, outside of prayer, may prefer to write and say {{m|he|קָהּ|tr=kah}}, so as not to abuse the name of God.

===References===
* {{R:Strong's|H|3050}}


===Etymology 2===
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# {{alternative form of|טו|nodot=1|lang=he}} ("[[fifteen]]"), ''usually avoided owing to its homonymy with the holy name'' Jah.
# {{alternative form of|טו|nodot=1|lang=he}} ("[[fifteen]]"), ''usually avoided owing to its homonymy with the holy name'' Jah.

===References===
* {{R:Strong's|H|3050}}

[[Category:he:God]]
[[Category:he:God]]

Revision as of 02:34, 26 April 2018

Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Contracted form of יהוה (YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah).

Proper noun

יָהּ (Yah)

  1. Jah, one of the names of God and a common theophoric element in Hebrew names.

Usage notes

  • Observant Jews, outside of prayer, may prefer to write and say קָהּ (kah), so as not to abuse the name of God.

Etymology 2

From י (ten) +‎ ה (five).

Noun

יה (15m

  1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Alternative form of טו ("fifteen"), usually avoided owing to its homonymy with the holy name Jah.

References