Jah

See also: jah and jäh

English

Alternative forms

• Yah

Proper noun

Jah

1. (religion) A shortened form of Yahweh or Jehovah, God's personal name in the Bible. Often appearing as part of Biblical names as "-iah", or "Jeho-" as in Isaiah, Jeremiah, Jehoshua, and Jehosaphat, and Hebrew words like הַלְּלוּיָהּ‎ (“hallelujah”).
2. (Rastafari) God.
   • 2022, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, When We Were Birds, Hamish Hamilton, page 13:

     So [...] he say a prayer of thanks because Jah know.

Translations

shortened form of Jehovah

• Hebrew: יה‎ (he), יהוה‎ (he)

God — see God

See also

• Jehovah
• Yahweh
• Tetragrammaton

Anagrams

• Jha, haj