English
Jah
Jah comes from Hebrew יָהּ, and goes back to יהוה ‘YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentיהוה‘YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentיָהּYāh
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Jah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentיהוה‘YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentיָהּYāh
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Jah
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol…”
Every English word from Hebrew יהוה
Today it means
name A shortened form of the Tetragrammaton.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew יהוה / Jah