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.

Ancestry of “Yahweh”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hebrew	יהוה	YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
2	Proto-Semitic	*haway-	—

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