[ dʒɪ'həʊvə ]
■ noun a form of the Hebrew name of God used in some translations of the Bible.
Origin
from med. L. Iehouah , Iehoua , from Heb. YHWH or JHVH , the consonants of the name of God, with the inclusion of vowels taken from 'ăḏōnāy 'my lord'; cf. Yahweh .