耶和華

See also: 耶和华

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (耶和華)		耶	和	華
simp. (耶和华)		耶	和	华

Etymology

Borrowed from English Jehovah, from qere perpetuum form of Biblical Hebrew יְהֹוָה.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yēhéhuá, Yéhéhuá

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝ ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ, ㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁴ wo⁴ waa⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Yâ-fò-fà
• Northern Min (KCR): Iǎ-uǎ-uǎ
• Eastern Min (BUC): Ià-huò-huà
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Iâ-hô-hoa
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ya-wu₆-gho₆; ⁶ya-wu₆ ⁶gho

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yēhéhuá
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝ ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yehéhuá
    • Wade–Giles: yeh¹-ho²-hua²
    • Yale: yē-hé-hwá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ieherhwa
    • Palladius: ехэхуа (jexɛxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yéhéhuá
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yéhéhuá
    • Wade–Giles: yeh²-ho²-hua²
    • Yale: yé-hé-hwá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeherhwa
    • Palladius: ехэхуа (jexɛxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: je⁴ wo⁴ waa⁴
    • Yale: yèh wòh wàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: je⁴ wo⁴ waa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yé⁴ wo⁴ wa⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː²¹ wɔː²¹ waː²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yâ-fò-fà
    • Hakka Romanization System: ia^ˊ fo^ˇ fa^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ya¹ fo² fa²
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯a²⁴ fo¹¹ fa¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yâ-fò-fà
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)ia^ˊ fo^ˇ fa^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ya¹ fo² fa²
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯a²⁴ fo¹¹ fa¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Iǎ-uǎ-uǎ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia²¹ ua²¹ ua²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Ià-huò-huà
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia⁵³⁻³³ ^(h-)uo⁵³⁻³³ ^(h-)ua⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iâ-hô-hoa
    • Tâi-lô: Iâ-hô-hua
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ia'hoi'hoaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ia²⁴⁻²² ho²⁴⁻²² hua⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ia²⁴⁻²² ho²⁴⁻²² hua³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ia¹³⁻²² ho¹³⁻²² hua⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ia²⁴⁻¹¹ ho²⁴⁻¹¹ hua⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia²³⁻³³ hɤ²³⁻³³ hua⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ya-wu₆-gho₆; ⁶ya-wu₆ ⁶gho
    • MiniDict: ya^去 wu^去 gho^去; ya^去 wu^去 gho^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhia-hhu₃-hho₃; ³hhia-hhu₃ ³hho
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦia²² ɦu⁵⁵ ɦo²¹/, /ɦia²² ɦu⁴⁴ ɦo²³/

Note: ⁶ya-wu₆ ⁶gho - common sandhi pattern for 3-character personal name.

Proper noun

耶和華

1. Jehovah; Yahweh; Tetragrammaton; the Lord

   • 耶和華是愛　讓我安身青草溪水邊 [Cantonese, trad.]
     耶和华是爱　让我安身青草溪水边 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 馮永梁牧師 (lyricist), 《耶和華是愛》

     je⁴ wo⁴ waa⁴ si⁶ oi³, joeng⁶ ngo⁵ on¹ san¹ cing¹ cou² kai¹ seoi² bin¹ [Jyutping]

     The Lord is love; he lets me rest beside green grass and creek waters.

   • 耶和華祝福滿滿，親像海邊土沙，恩典慈愛直到萬世代。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     耶和华祝福满满，亲像海边土沙，恩典慈爱直到万世代。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 1997, 李信儀 (lyricist), Stacey Robbins (English translator), 《耶和華祝福滿滿》 (Jehovah's Blessings Abound)

     Iâ-hô-hoa chiok-hok móa-móa, chhin-chhiūⁿ hái-piⁿ thô͘-soa, un-tián chû-ài ti̍t-kàu bān sè-tāi. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The Lord has blessings all around, as many as the sand; His favour and love never end.
     (lit. Jehovah’s blessings abound, just like the sand beside the sea; His grace and love goes on for generations.)

   • 祢是自有永有，祢名是耶和華 [MSC, trad.]
     祢是自有永有，祢名是耶和华 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2007, 陳世桓 (lyricist and translator), 《稱頌祢聖名》 (I Exalt Your Name)

     Nǐ shì zìyǒuyǒngyǒu, Nǐ míng shì Yēhéhuá [Pinyin]

     My God, the great I Am, Your name is Yahweh
     (lit. You are "I Am that I Am", Your name is Jehovah)

Synonyms

Terms for the Tetragrammaton (YHWH, Jehovah, Yahweh) in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	耶和華, 上主, 雅威 uncommon
Roman Catholic	雅威, 上主
Church of the East	序娑

Derived terms

• 耶和華見證人 / 耶和华见证人 (Yēhéhuá jiànzhèngrén)