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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
JEHOVAH.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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JEHOVAH,
the chief Hebrew name of the Deity. (Heb.) In Exod. vi. 3.—Heb.
yahóváh, or more correctly yahaveh; see the article on Jehovah in the
Concise Dict. of the Bible. The etymology is uncertain, but it is
perhaps from the root háváh, to be, to exist; and, if so, the sense is 'the
self-existent.' [†]
ADDENDA This
form is due to the divine name being pointed, in the Heb. scriptures, with the
vowels of another word. The original pronunciation was yahveh, the
etymology of which is entirely unknown.—A.L.M.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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