Jehovah
noun /dʒəˈhəʊvə/
/dʒəˈhəʊvə/
(also Yahweh)
- the name of God that is used in the Old Testament of the BibleWord Originfrom medieval Latin Iehouah, Iehoua, from Hebrew YHWH or JHVH, the consonants of the name of God, with the inclusion of vowels taken from 'ăd̲ōnāy ‘my lord’; see also Yahweh.