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Following the end of the Babylonian captivity and the subsequent establishment of Yehud Medinata in the 4th century BCE, Yahwism coalesced into what is known as Second Temple Judaism, [13] [14] from which the modern ethnic religions of Judaism and Samaritanism, as well as the Abrahamic religions of Christianity and Islam, would later emerge.
The Christian Community Bible (1988) is a translation of the Christian Bible in the English language originally produced in the Philippines and uses "Yahweh". The World English Bible (1997) is based on the 1901 American Standard Version, but uses "Yahweh" instead of "Jehovah". [103] Hebraic Roots Bible (2009, 2012). [104]
The Tetragrammaton in the Ketef Hinnom silver scrolls with the Priestly Blessing from the Book of Numbers [10] (c. 600 BCE). Also abbreviated Jah, the most common name of God in the Hebrew Bible is the Tetragrammaton, יהוה, which is usually transliterated as YHWH.
Yahweh [a] was an ancient Levantine deity worshiped in Israel and Judah as the primary deity of the polytheistic religion of Yahwism. [4] [5] Though no consensus exists regarding the deity's origins, [6] scholars generally contend that he is associated with Seir, Edom, Paran and Teman, [7] and later with Canaan.
Jah or Yah (Hebrew: יָהּ , Yāh) is a short form of the tetragrammaton יהוה (YHWH), the personal name of God: Yahweh, which the ancient Israelites used. The conventional Christian English pronunciation of Jah is / ˈ dʒ ɑː /, even though the letter J here transliterates the palatal approximant (Hebrew י Yodh).
Sacred Name Bibles are not used frequently within Christianity, or Judaism. Only a few translations replace Jesus with Semitic forms such as Yeshua or Yahshua . Most English Bible translations translate the tetragrammaton with L ORD where it occurs in the Old Testament rather than use a transliteration into English.
The Tetragrammaton YHWH, the name of God written in the Hebrew alphabet, All Saints Church, Nyköping, Sweden Names of God at John Knox House: "θεός, DEUS, GOD.". The Bible usually uses the name of God in the singular (e.g. Ex. 20:7 or Ps. 8:1), generally using the terms in a very general sense rather than referring to any special designation of God. [1]
In Christianity, when the Tetragrammaton is vocalized, the forms Yahweh or Jehovah are used. [ 5 ] [ 147 ] Jah or Yah is an abbreviation of Jahweh/Yahweh, and often sees usage by Christians in the interjection " Hallelujah ", meaning "Praise Jah", which is used to give God glory.