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Where does “־יהו” come from?

־יהו (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway-.

־יהו (Hebrew): A theophoric suffix, meaning "the Lord", used in...

Definitions

  1. A theophoric suffix, meaning "the Lord", used in...

Ancestry of “־יהו”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
2Proto-Semitic*haway-—

Words derived from “־יהו”

  • Elijah
  • Elias
  • Elie
  • Elias
  • Elias
  • إلياس
  • Ἠλίας
  • Iliescu
  • Ilie
  • Եղիա
  • חזקיהו
  • אליהו
  • ישעיהו
  • Եղիա
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