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},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "יהוה (tetragrammaton)",
"word": "Dominus Iehova"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "יהוה (tetragrammaton)",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Jahwe"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "יהוה (tetragrammaton)",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Javé"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "יהוה (tetragrammaton)",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Jehová"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "יהוה (tetragrammaton)",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Jeová"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Jáxve",
"sense": "יהוה (tetragrammaton)",
"word": "Я́хве"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Jágve",
"sense": "יהוה (tetragrammaton)",
"word": "Я́гве"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Ijegóva",
"sense": "יהוה (tetragrammaton)",
"word": "Иего́ва"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "יהוה (tetragrammaton)",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Jehova"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "יהוה (tetragrammaton)",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Jahve"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "יהוה (tetragrammaton)",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Jehová"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "יהוה (tetragrammaton)",
"word": "Yavé"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "יהוה (tetragrammaton)",
"word": "Yahvé"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "יהוה (tetragrammaton)",
"word": "Yahweh"
},
{
"code": "syc",
"lang": "Syriac",
"sense": "יהוה (tetragrammaton)",
"word": "ܝܗܘܗ"
}
],
"word": "YHWH"
}
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