Where does “야훼” come from?

야훼 (Korean) comes from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

야훼 (Korean): Yahweh (personal name of God)

Definitions

  1. Yahweh (personal name of God)

Ancestry of “야훼”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
2Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →Every word from Hebrew יהוה →