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yahweh

/ˈjɑ(h)weɪ/

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What does yahweh mean?

proper noun

  1. YHWH, the deity worshiped in Abrahamic religions.

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For he compares Pharaoh to a sea-monster over whom Yahweh will throw his net (as Marduk had thrown his over Tiamat); cf.
L. W. (Leonard William) KingLegends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew TraditionProject Gutenberg ebook #2030