name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American:/d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.və/
Received-Pronunciation:/d͡ʒəˈhəʊ.və/
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jə-hōˈ-və
rhymes with -əʊvə
CMU ARPABET:JH AH0 HH OW1 V AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A transliteration of the Masoretic pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: lifestyle, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A male given name from Hebrew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A Jehovah's Witness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
I've never had Jehovahs at my door, but the other day two Mormons came to my door.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty
Transliteration of Hebrew יְהֹוָה (yəhōwā), the Masoretic vocalization of the Biblical Hebrew יהוה (variously pronounced). The Masoretic vocalization is a so-called qere perpetuum, the deliberate insertion of the vowels of another word than the one represented by the consonant text, in this case אֲדֹנָי (“my lord”) ('Adonai'). Continuing earlier Iehoua. In English, the name is first attested in 1530, in Tyndale's Bible: I appeared vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob an allmightie God: but in my name Iehouah was I not knowne vnto them (Exodus 6:3). Tyndale used Iehouah instead of Wycliffe's Adonay. The KJV also has Jehovah in this verse specifically, while it uses Lord otherwise. Young's Literal Translation (1898) has Jehovah. The New King James Version (1982) has Lord.
Across languages
Translations
101 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Jehovah
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Albanian:
Jehovai
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Amharic:
የይሖዋ
(yäyḥowa)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Arabic:
يَهْوَه
(yahwah)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Arabic:
يهوه
(yahwa)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Armenian:
Եհովա
(Ehova)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Asturian:
Xehová
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Azerbaijani:
Yehova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Basque:
Yahveh
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Belarusian:
Его́ва
(Jehóva)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Bulgarian:
Йехо́ва
(Jehóva)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Catalan:
Jehovà
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Chinese Cantonese:
耶和華 /耶和华
(je4 wo4 waa4)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Eastern Min Chinese:
耶和華 /耶和华
(Ià-huò-huà)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Eastern Min Chinese:
雅威
(Ngā-ŭi)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Hakka Chinese:
Yâ-fò-fà
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Chinese:
耶和華 /耶和华
(Iâ-hô-hoa)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Chinese Mandarin:
耶和華 /耶和华
(Yēhéhuá)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Cornish:
Yehovah
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Danish:
Jehova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Dutch:
Jehova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Esperanto:
Jehovo
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Estonian:
Jehoova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Fijian:
Jiova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Finnish:
Jehova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
French:
Jéhovah
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Friulian:
Jeova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Galician:
Xehová
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Georgian:
იეჰოვა
(iehova)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
German:
Jehova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Greek:
Ιεχωβά
(Iechová)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Greek:
Ιεχοβά
(Iechová)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Greek:
Γιεχωβά
(Giechová)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Ancient Greek:
Ιεηωουα
(Ieēōoua)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Gujarati:
યહોવા
(yahovā)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Gun:
Jehovah
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Haitian Creole:
Jewova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Hebrew:
יְהֹוָה
(yahwe)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Hindi:
यहोवा
(yahovā)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Igbo:
Jehova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Igbo:
Jehovah
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Indonesian:
Yehuwa
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Interlingua:
Jehovah
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Italian:
Geova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Japanese:
エホバ
(Ehoba)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Kannada:
ಯೆಹೋವಾ
(yehōvā)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Kazakh:
Құдай Ие
(Qūdai İe)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Kazakh:
Иеһова
(İehova)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Khmer:
យេហូវ៉ា
(yeihouvaa)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Korean:
여호와
(Yeohowa)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Central Kurdish:
یەهۆوا
(yehowa)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Northern Kurdish:
Yehowa
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Latin:
Iehova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Latin:
Iova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Lithuanian:
Jehova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Macedonian:
Јехо́ва
(Jehóva)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Malagasy:
Jehovah
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Malayalam:
യഹോവ
(yahōva)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Maltese:
Ġeħova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Manx:
Yahvey
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Māori:
Ihowā
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Mingrelian:
იეჰოვა
(iehova)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Mingrelian:
ჲაჰვე
(yahve)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Mirandese:
Jeobá
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Navajo:
Jiihóvah
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Ossetian:
Йегъовӕ
(Jeǧovæ)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Pangasinan:
Jehova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Polish:
Jehowa
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Portuguese:
Jeová
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Quechua:
Yihowa
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Russian:
Иего́ва
(Ijegóva)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Rwanda-Rundi:
Yehova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Samoan:
Ieova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Serbo-Croatian:
Јехова
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Serbo-Croatian:
Jehova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Sicilian:
Javè
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Spanish:
Jehová
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Spanish:
Jehovah
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Swahili:
Yehova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Swedish:
Jehova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Swedish:
Jehovah
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Tagalog:
Jehova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Tagalog:
Jehovah
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Tamil:
ஜெஹோவா
(jehōvā)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Tamil:
யாவே
(yāvē)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Tatar:
Йәһвә
(Yähwä)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Telugu:
యెహోవా
(yehōvā)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Thai:
พระยาห์เวห์
(phrayawe)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Thai:
พระเยโฮวาห์
(phrayehowa)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Thai:
พระยะโฮวา
(phra yahowa)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Tongan:
Jihova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Turkish:
Yehova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Turkish:
Yehovah
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Ukrainian:
Єго́ва
(Jehóva)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Ukrainian:
Ягве
(Jahve)
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Uzbek:
Yahova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Vietnamese:
Giê-hô-va
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Vietnamese:
Jehovah
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Welsh:
Jehofa
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Xhosa:
uYehova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
Zulu:
uJehova
— transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton
