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 יהוה‎.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yēhéhuá, Yéhéhuá

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ, ㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁴ wo⁴ waa⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Yâ-fò-fà
Min Dong (BUC): Ià-huò-huà
Min Nan (POJ): Iâ-hô-hoa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: Yēhéhuá
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ieherhwa
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: Yéhéhuá
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeherhwa
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: je⁴ wo⁴ waa⁴
  - Yale: yèh wòh wàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: je⁴ wo⁴ waa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yé⁴ wo⁴ wa⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɛː²¹ wɔː²¹ wäː²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yâ-fò-fà
  - Hakka Romanization System: ia´ foˇ faˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ya¹ fo² fa²
  - 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
  - IPA: /(j)i̯a²⁴ fo¹¹ fa¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Ià-huò-huà
  - IPA ^(key): /ia⁵³⁻³³ ^(h-)uo⁵³⁻³³ ^(h-)ua⁵³/
Min Nan
- (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

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, trad.]
  耶和华祝福满满，亲像海边土沙，恩典慈爱直到万世代。 [Taiwanese, 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

雅威 (Yǎwēi, “Yahweh”)

Derived terms

耶和華見證人／耶和华见证人 (Yēhéhuá jiànzhèngrén)

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