JHVH


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JHVH

or JHWH  (yo͝od′hä′väv′hä′, yä′wā, yä′wĕ)
n.
Variants of YHWH.
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JHVH

or

JHWH

n
(Bible) Old Testament variants of YHVH
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YHVH

or YHWHH,
a transliteration of the Tetragrammaton.
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Noun1.JHVH - a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
Jahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah, Wahvey, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe, Yahweh, YHVH, YHWH
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