Where does “Yahweh” come from?

Yahweh is the English transliteration of Hebrew יהוה, a name of uncertain origin and meaning whose etymology remains debated among scholars.

Yahweh (English): YHWH, the deity worshiped in Abrahamic religions

Definitions

  1. YHWH, the deity worshiped in Abrahamic religions

Ancestry of “Yahweh”, step by step

Yahweh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew יהוה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
2Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen

via Biblical Hebrew יהוה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Biblical Hebrewיהוה—

Words derived from “Yahweh”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →Every word from Hebrew יהוה →