First Known Use: 1530
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Jehovah
noun Je·ho·vah \ji-ˈhō-və\
—used as the name of God in the Old Testament of the Bible
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: god 1a
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Origin of JEHOVAH
New Latin, reading (as Yĕhōwāh) of Hebrew yhwh Yahweh with the vowel points of 'adhōnāy my lord
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Jehovah
noun Je·ho·vah \ji-ˈhō-və\
Definition of JEHOVAH for Kids
: god 1
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