耶和华 (Yēhéhuá) · Jehovah (biblical name for God)

Meanings

1 Jehovah (biblical name for God)

About Yahweh

The personal name of God in the Hebrew Bible, God of Judaism and Christianity. Protestant Bibles use this form, from the older reading Jehovah; Catholic ones write 雅威 (Yahweh). In speech Chinese Christians mostly say 上帝 or 神.

Also called 雅威

Characters

and; harmony; used phonetically

华

huá

magnificent; China; used phonetically

Examples

HSK 3

耶和华是基督教中上帝的名字。

Yēhéhuá shì Jīdūjiào zhōng Shàngdì de míngzi.

Jehovah is the name of God in Christianity.

Tips

culture

The 耶 is the same as in 耶稣 'Jesus', and Jehovah's Witnesses are 耶和华见证人. The form Jehovah is itself a medieval blend: the four Hebrew letters YHWH read with the vowels of Adonai, 'Lord'.