"Jah" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jah
  1. (religion) A shortened form of Yahweh or Jehovah, God's personal name in the Bible. Often appearing as part of Biblical names as "-iah", or "Jeho-" as in Isaiah, Jeremiah, Jehoshua, and Jehosaphat, and Hebrew words like הַלְּלוּיָהּ (“hallelujah”). Categories (topical): Religion, Gods Translations (shortened form of Jehovah): יה (Hebrew), יהוה (Hebrew)
    Sense id: en-Jah-en-name-rmLQZOjP Disambiguation of Gods: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hebrew translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 100 0 Topics: lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'shortened form of Jehovah': 88 12
  2. (Rastafari) God. Tags: Rastafari Categories (topical): Rastafari, God, Gods
    Sense id: en-Jah-en-name-FDezprA3 Disambiguation of God: 42 58 Disambiguation of Gods: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Yah Related terms: Jehovah, Yahweh, Tetragrammaton

Alternative forms

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