Jehovah
Latinate transliteration of יהוה (YHWH) with the vowel points of Adonai
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Summary
Jehovah is a theonym[1]. Jehovah draws 9,031 Wikipedia views per month (theonym category, ranking #5 of 19).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: names of God in Judaism[3], deity[4]
- Based on: Yahweh[5], Adonai[6]
- Depicts: God[7], deity[8]
- Said to be the same as: Sabaoth[9], God[10], God in Judaism[11], Yahweh[12], Tianzhu[13], Shangdi[14]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[18], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[19], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[20], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], New International Encyclopedia[23]
- Native label: יְהֹוָה[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25]
Why It Matters
Jehovah has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Jehovah is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Works attributed to Jehovah include Amos 1[28], a chapter of the Bible[29], written by Amos[30].