雅威

Yǎwēi

proper noun

Meanings

1 other spelling of 耶和华 (Yahweh)

耶和华 Yēhéhuá Yahweh · religious figure

Characters

elegant; refined

Examples

HSK 6

在《旧约》中，雅威是以色列人的神。

Zài 《 Jiùyuē 》 zhōng, Yǎwēi shì Yǐsèliè rén de shén.

In the Old Testament, Yahweh is the God of Israel.

HSK 7-9

学术著作多用“雅威”而非“耶和华”来翻译 YHWH。

Xuéshù zhùzuò duō yòng " Yǎwēi " érfēi " Yēhéhuá " lái fānyì YHWH.

Academic works tend to use 雅威 rather than 耶和华 to translate YHWH.

Tips

culture

雅威 is the scholarly/Catholic-style transliteration of the Tetragrammaton YHWH. The Protestant tradition prefers 耶和华 ('Jehovah'). Both render the same Hebrew name; the choice signals which translation tradition the text comes from.

Stroke Order

雅 yǎ

威 wēi