"יה" meaning in Hebrew

See יה in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /jah/ [Biblical-Hebrew], /ja(h)/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: ⁧יָהּ⁩ [canonical], Yah [romanization]
Etymology: Contracted form of ⁧יהוה⁩ (“YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah”). Etymology templates: {{m|he|יהוה||YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah}} ⁧יהוה⁩ (“YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah”) Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=m|tr=Yah|wv=יָהּ}} ⁧יָהּ⁩ • (Yah) m
  1. Jah, one of the names of God and a common theophoric element in Hebrew names. Categories (topical): God
    Sense id: en-יה-he-name-XFomSDEp Disambiguation of God: 82 18 Categories (other): Hebrew entries with topic categories using raw markup, Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ה Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with topic categories using raw markup: 67 33 Disambiguation of Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ה: 84 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /jah/ [Biblical-Hebrew], /ja(h)/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: ⁧יה⁩ [canonical]
Etymology: From ⁧י⁩ (“ten”) + ⁧ה⁩ (“five”). Etymology templates: {{compound|he|י|ה|t1=ten|t2=five}} ⁧י⁩ (“ten”) + ⁧ה⁩ (“five”) Head templates: {{he-noun|g=m|tr=15}} ⁧יה⁩ • (15) m
  1. Alternative form of ⁧טו⁩ ("fifteen"), usually avoided owing to its homonymy with the holy name Jah. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ⁧טו⁩ (extra: ("fifteen"), usually avoided owing to its homonymy with the holy name Jah)
    Sense id: en-יה-he-noun-W4fntf6I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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