雅威

Yǎwēi

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Meanings

1 Yahweh (the personal name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible)

Characters

elegant; refined

Examples

在《旧约》中，雅威是以色列人的神。

Zài 《Jiùyuē》 zhōng, Yǎwēi shì Yǐsèlièrén de shén.

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

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

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

Stroke Order

雅 yǎ

威 wēi