Words the Bible translates as the lord
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- yahwehיהוהthe personal name of the God of Israel: his own name, the name he gives himself, by which his people are to call on him and know him as the God who is with them.
- yahיָהּYah: the short form of God's personal name, the form Israel used in song and worship and the piece that gives us the word "hallelujah."
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