: god sense 1a
—used especially by the ancient Hebrews
compare tetragrammaton
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Examples of Yahweh in a Sentence
a count of the number of times Yahweh is mentioned in the Old Testament
Recent Examples on the Web
Wilks, who is four years older, practices a form of Christianity that hews closely to the Old Testament at the Assembly of Yahweh, a church his family founded outside of Cisco, a town in Central Texas.
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Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
The higher power in the Bible goes by many names — God, Jesus Christ, Jehovah, Yahweh, the Messiah.
—Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2024
Whom would you rather be fathered by, Job or Yahweh?
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
In Israel, the hero figure evolved into Yahweh — the Hebrew name for god — fighting a leviathan, Uehlinger said.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
This is because the ancient Hebrew name for God, Yahweh or YHWH, when written resembles four ones.
—Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
Prieto's secret code name was Harmony, while Jordan went by Yahweh.
—Effie Orfanides, Peoplemag, 26 June 2023
Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
The higher power in the Bible goes by many names — God, Jesus Christ, Jehovah, Yahweh, the Messiah.
—Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2024
Whom would you rather be fathered by, Job or Yahweh?
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
In Israel, the hero figure evolved into Yahweh — the Hebrew name for god — fighting a leviathan, Uehlinger said.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
This is because the ancient Hebrew name for God, Yahweh or YHWH, when written resembles four ones.
—Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
Prieto's secret code name was Harmony, while Jordan went by Yahweh.
—Effie Orfanides, Peoplemag, 26 June 2023
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“Yahweh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yahweh. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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