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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Jehovah
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Jabal Jabin Jachin Jacob Jael Jahweh Japheth Jared Javan Jebus/Jebusite Jedidiah Jehovah Jerah Jeremiah Jericho Jerusalem Jeshua Jeshurun Jesse Jesus Jether Jethro Jidlaph Joab Job Jobab Jochebed Joel Johanan/ John Jokshan Joktan Jonah Jonathan Jordan Joseph Joshua Jubal Judah Judith |
Jehovah
This pronounceable form of YHWH was introduced in 1520 by Galatinus but immediately strongly contested. Because the Hebrew script only has consonants, the vowels had to be inserted when the text was read out loud. When the language ceased to be used, the Masoretes devised an ingenious vowel-notation system to preserve the pronunciation. However, the name YHWH was deemed so holy that it shouldn't be pronounced. In stead, the reader would say |
(adonai), meaning My Lord, from the untranslated root 
('adon 27b). Another derivation of this same root is the noun 
('eden 27a, not to be confused with 
, the name
and the word Jehovah was born.
