Jahve

English

Proper noun

Jahve

1. Alternative form of Yahweh

Finnish

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew יהוה.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑhʋe/, [ˈjɑ̝xʋe̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑhʋe
• Syllabification^(key): Jah‧ve
• Hyphenation^(key): Jah‧ve

Proper noun

Jahve

1. Yahweh

Declension

Inflection of Jahve (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Jahve	—
genitive		Jahven	—
partitive		Jahvea	—
illative		Jahveen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Jahve	—
accusative	nom.	Jahve	—
	gen.	Jahven
genitive		Jahven	—
partitive		Jahvea	—
inessive		Jahvessa	—
elative		Jahvesta	—
illative		Jahveen	—
adessive		Jahvella	—
ablative		Jahvelta	—
allative		Jahvelle	—
essive		Jahvena	—
translative		Jahveksi	—
abessive		Jahvetta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Jahve (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jahveni — accusative nom. Jahveni — gen. Jahveni genitive Jahveni — partitive Jahveani — inessive Jahvessani — elative Jahvestani — illative Jahveeni — adessive Jahvellani — ablative Jahveltani — allative Jahvelleni — essive Jahvenani — translative Jahvekseni — abessive Jahvettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jahvesi — accusative nom. Jahvesi — gen. Jahvesi genitive Jahvesi — partitive Jahveasi — inessive Jahvessasi — elative Jahvestasi — illative Jahveesi — adessive Jahvellasi — ablative Jahveltasi — allative Jahvellesi — essive Jahvenasi — translative Jahveksesi — abessive Jahvettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jahvemme — accusative nom. Jahvemme — gen. Jahvemme genitive Jahvemme — partitive Jahveamme — inessive Jahvessamme — elative Jahvestamme — illative Jahveemme — adessive Jahvellamme — ablative Jahveltamme — allative Jahvellemme — essive Jahvenamme — translative Jahveksemme — abessive Jahvettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jahvenne — accusative nom. Jahvenne — gen. Jahvenne genitive Jahvenne — partitive Jahveanne — inessive Jahvessanne — elative Jahvestanne — illative Jahveenne — adessive Jahvellanne — ablative Jahveltanne — allative Jahvellenne — essive Jahvenanne — translative Jahveksenne — abessive Jahvettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Jahvensa — accusative nom. Jahvensa — gen. Jahvensa genitive Jahvensa — partitive Jahveaan Jahveansa — inessive Jahvessaan Jahvessansa — elative Jahvestaan Jahvestansa — illative Jahveensa — adessive Jahvellaan Jahvellansa — ablative Jahveltaan Jahveltansa — allative Jahvelleen Jahvellensa — essive Jahvenaan Jahvenansa — translative Jahvekseen Jahveksensa — abessive Jahvettaan Jahvettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jâxʋe/
• Hyphenation: Jah‧ve

Proper noun

Jȁhve m (Cyrillic spelling Ја̏хве)

1. Yahweh

Declension

Declension of Jahve

	singular
nominative	Jahve
genitive	Jahve
dative	Jahvi
accusative	Jahvu
vocative	Jahve
locative	Jahvi
instrumental	Jahvom

Swedish

Proper noun

Jahve (genitive Jahves)

1. Yahweh

   Synonym: JHVH

   • 1932, Hjalmar Söderberg, Den förvandlade messias. Jesus Barabbas II‎^[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 2025-06-01, page 19:

     [N]amnet Jesus betyder »Jahve är frälsning».

     The name Jesus means "Yahweh is salvation".

   • 2000 December 18, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Uppslagsdel: Herren”, in Bibel 2000‎^[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, archived from the original on 2025-06-01, page 2494:

     Det gamla bruket att ersätta gudsnamnet Jahve med "Herren" följs i de flesta bibelöversättningar.

     The old practice of replacing the divine name Yahweh with "the Lord" is followed in most Bible translations.

References

• Jahvisten in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)