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 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

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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´ foˇ faˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ya¹ fo² fa²
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯a²⁴ fo¹¹ fa¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yâ-fò-fà
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)ia´ foˇ faˇ
    • 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/

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]

     God 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 Yahweh)

Synonyms

Terms for YHWH; Jehovah; Yahweh in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	耶和華
Roman Catholic	雅威
Church of the East	阿羅訶

Derived terms

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