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耶和華

简耶和华 · 繁耶和華

Mandarin · pinyin Yē hé huá

Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH)
compare Yahweh 雅威 Yǎ wēi and God 上帝 Shàng dì

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耶: yé · used in transliteration
和: hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
華: Look up this written character
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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1–2–2 · Ye1 he2 hua2

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je4 wo4 waa4

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Jehovah; Yahweh; Tetragrammaton; the Lord

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