יהוה

Etymology
The etymology of this theonym has been discussed very extensively in scholarly literature, but remains uncertain.

For the scholarly consensus, see the Wikipedia article on the Tetragrammaton's etymology; for other proposals, see Lewis (2020).

Proper noun

 * 1) The Tetragrammaton, one of the names of God.
 * 2) The proper, personal name of the Jewish and Christian God.

Usage notes

 * The word is written in the Hebrew Bible either without vocalisation or as ', using the vocalization of the word, because of the prohibition of uttering the name. It is thought that the original pronunciation was probably lost around the Hellenistic era. In some cases, when preceded by the word , it is written as ', using the vocalization of the word.
 * Secular Jews in Israel pronounce the word as usually, under most circumstances.
 * Religious Jews pronounce it as only for liturgical purposes, otherwise they use other terms such as.
 * Samaritans pronounce it as — from, the Aramaic equivalent of Hebrew  — under all circumstances, even in liturgy.
 * Although Jews would not be likely to use the Tetragrammaton to refer to the Christian God, Hebrew-speaking Christians (and ) may, and it is used in translations of the New Testament.