Jah

See also: jah and jäh

English

Alternative forms

• Yah

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יָהּ (Yāh).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dʒɑː/, /jɑː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dʒɑ/, /jɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Proper noun

Jah

1. (religion) A shortened form of the Tetragrammaton.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalm 68:4:

     Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.

2. (Rastafari) God.
   • 2022, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, When We Were Birds, Hamish Hamilton, page 13:

     So [...] he say a prayer of thanks because Jah know.

Translations

shortened form of Jehovah

• Hebrew: יה (he), יהוה (he)
• Hindi: याह m (Yāh)

God — see God

See also

• Jehovah
• Yahweh
• Tetragrammaton

Anagrams

• Jha, haj