"Jahwe" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈjaːve/, /ˈjaːvə/ Audio: De-Jahwe.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Jahwes [genitive], Jahweh [alternative], Jahve [alternative]
Etymology: Philological transcription of Biblical Hebrew יהוה, replacing earlier (erroneous) Iehova. As Jahwoh in 1778 (Le Clerc, Ars critica); Jahwo in 1784 (Samuel Friedrich Günther Wahl, Allgemeine Geschichte der morgenländischen Sprachen und Litteratur), 1790 (Wahl, Habakuk neu übersetzt); Jahwe in 1847 (Eduard Reuss, Der acht und sechzigste Psalm); Jahweh in 1855 (L. Herzfeld, Geschichte des Volkes Iisrael). Etymology templates: {{bor|de|hbo|יהוה}} Biblical Hebrew יהוה Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun|genitive|Jahwes|g=m}} Jahwe m (genitive Jahwes)
  1. Yahweh (personal name of God) Tags: masculine Synonyms: Jehowa, JHWH
    Sense id: en-Jahwe-de-name-t1DgxAI0 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 53 19 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 46 28 3

Alternative forms

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