يهوه
yahwah/jah.wah/
The English phrase "yahweh" is translated into Arabic as يهوه (yahwah).
يهوه is used as the personal name of God.
Meaning: personal name of God (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced /jah.wah/. It has two syllables and is romanized as yahwah.
Did you know?
- Because the name يهوه is considered extremely sacred, some Arabic-speaking religious communities avoid pronouncing it aloud, similar to the tradition in Judaism.
- The Arabic form يهوه preserves the four-consonant structure of the Hebrew tetragrammaton, which is rare for loanwords that usually simplify to a three-letter root.
- While يهوه is used in academic or biblical contexts, Arabic speakers typically use الله ('Allah') for God, regardless of whether they are Christian, Muslim or Jewish.
Examples in context
- يُذكر اسم يهوه في الكتاب المقدس.Yudhkar ism Yahwah fi al-kitab al-muqaddas.The name Yahweh is mentioned in the Bible.
- هذا النص يشير إلى يهوه.Hadha al-nass yushir ila Yahwah.This text refers to Yahweh.
- هل قرأت عن يهوه في التاريخ؟Hal qara'ta 'an Yahwah fi al-tarikh?Did you read about Yahweh in history?
Example conversation
Two people are discussing a religious text in a library.
- يوسف Youssefيا مريم، ما معنى كلمة يهوه هنا؟Ya Maryam, ma ma'na kalimat Yahweh huna?Maryam, what does the word Yahweh mean here?
- مريم Maryamإنها تشير إلى اسم الله يا يوسف.Innaha tushir ila ism Allah ya Yusuf.It refers to the name of God, Yusuf.
- يوسف Youssefهل يُستخدم اسم يهوه دائماً؟Hal yustakhdam ism Yahweh da'iman?Is the name Yahweh always used?
- مريم Maryamلا، هناك أسماء أخرى مستخدمة أيضاً.La, hunaka asma' ukhra mustakhdama aydan.No, there are other names used as well.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry يهوه, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
