Divine Name

 

יהוה

יְהֹוָה

In English, going in our direction, the four consonants are YHWH.

This is a verb form: first person, pual (causative mode), present tense.

The consonants came first. Vowels: a e i o u

The second form of the divine name on this page has the vowels for Adonai, not the vowels for the original verb form.

Greek translation: "ego eimi."

Y + a + H + o + W + a + H

Yahowah --> Jehova