YHWH
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YHWH is the personal name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible, regarded as the supreme, covenant-making and covenant-keeping deity in Jewish and Christian traditions.
All labels observed (25)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yahweh | 34 |
| God of Israel | 21 |
| YHWH canonical | 18 |
| Tetragrammaton | 6 |
| Adonai | 3 |
| the God of Israel | 3 |
| Yah (Yahweh) | 2 |
| Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh | 1 |
| Elohim | 1 |
| HaShem | 1 |
| Hebrew phrase "YHWH Sabaoth" | 1 |
| Hebrew phrase "YHWH Tzevaot" | 1 |
| Holy One of Israel | 1 |
| Jehovah | 1 |
| Jehovah in the Old Testament | 1 |
| Tetragrammaton YHWH | 1 |
| YHVH Tzavaot | 1 |
| YHWH (the divine name) | 1 |
| Yahweh (short form) | 1 |
| Yo (Yahweh) | 1 |
| Yo refers to Yahweh | 1 |
| tetragrammaton YHWH | 1 |
| the LORD | 1 |
| the LORD (YHWH) | 1 |
| יהוה | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abrahamic God
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ deity ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
YHWH
ⓘ
surface form:
Adonai
YHWH ⓘ
surface form:
HaShem
YHWH ⓘ
surface form:
Jehovah
YHWH ⓘ
surface form:
Yahweh
YHWH ⓘ
surface form:
the LORD
|
| appearsIn |
Book of Exodus
ⓘ
Book of Genesis ⓘ Psalms ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Psalms
|
| associatedWith |
Abrahamic covenant
ⓘ
Revelation at Mount Sinai ⓘ
surface form:
Covenant at Sinai
Mosaic covenant ⓘ Torah ⓘ |
| attribute |
covenant-keeping
ⓘ
creator of heaven and earth ⓘ eternal ⓘ holy ⓘ just ⓘ merciful ⓘ monotheistic deity ⓘ omnipotent ⓘ omnipresent ⓘ omniscient ⓘ supreme being ⓘ |
| category |
YHWH
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tetragrammaton
|
| centralText |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ |
| commandedPractice |
Sabbath observance
ⓘ
ethical monotheism ⓘ |
| hasNameForm |
YHWH
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tetragrammaton
|
| inChristianTheology | identified with the Father of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian theology
ⓘ
Western religious thought ⓘ later Jewish theology ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalSubstitute |
Adonai
ⓘ
Shaddai ⓘ
surface form:
HaShem
|
| numberOfLetters | 4 ⓘ |
| prohibition | name not pronounced in Jewish practice ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | people of Israel ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ Rastafari movement ⓘ
surface form:
Rastafari
Samaritanism ⓘ |
| revealedAt |
Burning bush
ⓘ
Mount Sinai ⓘ |
| revealedTo | Moses ⓘ |
| role |
YHWH
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
God of Israel
national deity of ancient Israel and Judah ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition | Masoretic Text ⓘ |
| selfRevelation |
I AM
ⓘ
surface form:
"I AM WHO I AM"
|
| title |
God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
ⓘ
YHWH self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Holy One of Israel
King of Israel ⓘ Lord of hosts ⓘ
surface form:
Lord of Hosts
|
| worshipCenter |
Jewish Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem Temple
|
| writingSystem | Hebrew alphabet ⓘ |
| writtenAs |
YHWH
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
יהוה
|
Referenced by (105)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
God of Israel
this entity surface form:
Elohim
this entity surface form:
Adonai
this entity surface form:
God of Israel
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
this entity surface form:
tetragrammaton YHWH
this entity surface form:
God of Israel
this entity surface form:
the God of Israel
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
this entity surface form:
God of Israel
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
this entity surface form:
God of Israel
this entity surface form:
Hebrew phrase "YHWH Tzevaot"
this entity surface form:
Hebrew phrase "YHWH Sabaoth"
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
this entity surface form:
the God of Israel
this entity surface form:
Adonai
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
this entity surface form:
God of Israel
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
this entity surface form:
God of Israel
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
this entity surface form:
Yo (Yahweh)
this entity surface form:
Tetragrammaton
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
subject surface form:
Samuel
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
subject surface form:
Samuel
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
subject surface form:
Tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
this entity surface form:
Tetragrammaton
this entity surface form:
Yahweh
this entity surface form:
Jehovah
this entity surface form:
the LORD
this entity surface form:
HaShem
this entity surface form:
Adonai