耶 和 华

Yē hé huádictionary entry

Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH) / compare Yahweh 雅威[Yǎ wēi] and God 上帝[Shàng dì]

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Original source entry:

耶和華 耶和华 [Ye1 he2 hua2] /Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH)/compare Yahweh 雅威[Ya3 wei1] and God 上帝[Shang4 di4]/

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Other forms in these source records: 耶和華

耶
yē
(phonetic ye)
yé
interrogative particle (classical)
ye
final particle indicating enthusiasm etc
和
hé
(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [hàn]) / (math.) sum / to make peace / (sports) to draw; to tie / (bound form) harmonious / (bound form) Japan; Japanese / (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[hé])
hè
to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others
hú
to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
huó
to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huò]
huò
to mix (ingredients) together / to blend / classifier for rinses of clothes / classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
Hé
surname He
华
huā
flower
huá
magnificent / splendid / flowery
Huá
abbr. for China
Huà
Mount Hua 華山|华山[Huà Shān] in Shaanxi / surname Hua

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