/ dʒɪˈhəʊvə; NAmE -ˈhoʊ-/ (also Yah·weh ) noun
[ U ] the name of God that is used in the Old Testament of the Bible
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WORD ORIGIN
from medieval Latin Iehouah , Iehoua , from Hebrew YHWH or JHVH , the consonants of the name of God, with the inclusion of vowels taken from 'ăḏōnāy my lord; see also Yahweh .