"יה" meaning in Hebrew

See יה in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /jaːh/ (note: reconstructed Biblical), /jɔːɔh/ (note: Tiberian), /ja(h)/ [Modern-Israeli] Forms: יָהּ [canonical, masculine], Yah [romanization]
Etymology: Contracted form of 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.
    Sense id: en-יה-he-name-XFomSDEp Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ה, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, God Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ה: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of God: 98 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /jaːh/ (note: reconstructed Biblical), /jɔːɔh/ (note: Tiberian), /ja(h)/ [Modern-Israeli]
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, masculine Alternative form of: טו (extra: ("fifteen"), usually avoided owing to its homonymy with the holy name Jah)
    Sense id: en-יה-he-noun-M36B~0Zl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_text": "Contracted form of יהוה (“YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "יָהּ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Yah",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "Yah",
        "wv": "יָהּ"
      },
      "expansion": "יָהּ • (Yah) m",
      "name": "he-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "77 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ה",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "98 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "he",
          "name": "God",
          "orig": "he:God",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Jah, one of the names of God and a common theophoric element in Hebrew names."
      ],
      "id": "en-יה-he-name-XFomSDEp",
      "links": [
        [
          "Jah",
          "Jah"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ],
        [
          "theophoric",
          "theophoric"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jaːh/",
      "note": "reconstructed Biblical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɔːɔh/",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ja(h)/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "יה"
}

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      "args": {
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        "2": "י",
        "3": "ה",
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        "t2": "five"
      },
      "expansion": "י (“ten”) + ה (“five”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From י (“ten”) + ה (“five”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "15"
      },
      "expansion": "יה • (15) m",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(\"fifteen\"), usually avoided owing to its homonymy with the holy name Jah",
          "word": "טו"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of טו (\"fifteen\"), usually avoided owing to its homonymy with the holy name Jah"
      ],
      "id": "en-יה-he-noun-M36B~0Zl",
      "links": [
        [
          "טו",
          "טו#Hebrew"
        ],
        [
          "fifteen",
          "fifteen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jaːh/",
      "note": "reconstructed Biblical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɔːɔh/",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ja(h)/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "יה"
}
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    "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew masculine nouns",
    "Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ה",
    "Hebrew noun entries missing plural construct forms",
    "Hebrew noun entries missing plural forms",
    "Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms",
    "Hebrew nouns",
    "Hebrew proper nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "he:God"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_text": "Contracted form of יהוה (“YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "יָהּ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Yah",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "Yah",
        "wv": "יָהּ"
      },
      "expansion": "יָהּ • (Yah) m",
      "name": "he-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Jah, one of the names of God and a common theophoric element in Hebrew names."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Jah",
          "Jah"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ],
        [
          "theophoric",
          "theophoric"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jaːh/",
      "note": "reconstructed Biblical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɔːɔh/",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ja(h)/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "יה"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Hebrew compound terms",
    "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew masculine nouns",
    "Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ה",
    "Hebrew noun entries missing plural construct forms",
    "Hebrew noun entries missing plural forms",
    "Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms",
    "Hebrew nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "he:God"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "י",
        "3": "ה",
        "t1": "ten",
        "t2": "five"
      },
      "expansion": "י (“ten”) + ה (“five”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From י (“ten”) + ה (“five”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "15"
      },
      "expansion": "יה • (15) m",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(\"fifteen\"), usually avoided owing to its homonymy with the holy name Jah",
          "word": "טו"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of טו (\"fifteen\"), usually avoided owing to its homonymy with the holy name Jah"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "טו",
          "טו#Hebrew"
        ],
        [
          "fifteen",
          "fifteen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jaːh/",
      "note": "reconstructed Biblical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɔːɔh/",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ja(h)/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "יה"
}

Download raw JSONL data for יה meaning in Hebrew (2.5kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: 15",
  "path": [
    "יה"
  ],
  "section": "Hebrew",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "יה",
  "trace": ""
}

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