jehovah Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
    Yahweh; Yahveh; Jahvey; JHVH; YHVH; YHWH; Jahweh; Yahve; Wahvey; Yahwe.
  2. noun terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
    Creator; God Almighty; Almighty; Lord; Divine; Maker; Godhead.

WordNet

Je*ho"vah noun
Etymology
Heb. usually y&ecr;h&omac;vah (with the vowel points of &acr;d&omac;nai Lord), sometimes (to avoid repetition) y&ecr;h&omac;vih (with the vowel points of &ecr;l&omac;him God); but only the four Heb, consonants yhvh are conceded to be certainly known.
Definitions
  1. A Scripture name of the Supreme Being, by which he was revealed to the Jews as their covenant God or Sovereign of the theocracy; the "ineffable name" of the Supreme Being, which was not pronounced by the Jews.

Webster 1913