# 耶和華
## Chinese

* 耶和華 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 耶和華 (Cantonese)
* 耶和華 (Wu)
* Yâ-fò-fà (Hakka)
* Ià-huò-huà (Eastern Min)
* Iâ-hô-hoa (Southern Min)

### Etymology

Borrowed from English Jehovah, from qere perpetuum form of Biblical Hebrew יְהֹוָה.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Yēhéhuá, Yéhéhuá
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝ ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ, ㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): je$^4$ wo$^4$ waa$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Yâ-fò-fà
* Northern Min (KCR): Iǎ-uǎ-uǎ
* Eastern Min (BUC): Ià-huò-huà
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): e$^1$ hor$^2$ hua$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Iâ-hô-hoa
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$ya-wu$_6$-gho$_6$; $^6$ya-wu$_6$ $^6$gho
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Yēhéhuá
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄝ ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yehéhuá
*** Wade–Giles: yeh$^1$-ho$^2$-hua$^2$
*** Yale: yē-hé-hwá
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ieherhwa
*** Palladius: ехэхуа (jexɛxua)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Yéhéhuá
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yéhéhuá
*** Wade–Giles: yeh$^2$-ho$^2$-hua$^2$
*** Yale: yé-hé-hwá
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeherhwa
*** Palladius: ехэхуа (jexɛxua)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: je$^4$ wo$^4$ waa$^4$
*** Yale: yèh wòh wàh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: je$^4$ wo$^4$ waa$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yé$^4$ wo$^4$ wa$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛː²¹ wɔː²¹ waː²¹/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yâ-fò-fà
*** Hakka Romanization System: ia$^ˊ$ fo$^ˇ$ fa$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ya$^1$ fo$^2$ fa$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /i̯a²⁴ fo¹¹ fa¹¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yâ-fò-fà
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)ia$^ˊ$ fo$^ˇ$ fa$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ya$^1$ fo$^2$ fa$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯a²⁴ fo¹¹ fa¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Iǎ-uǎ-uǎ
*** Sinological IPA : /ia²¹ ua²¹ ua²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Ià-huò-huà
*** Sinological IPA : /ia⁵³⁻³³ $^{(h-)}$uo⁵³⁻³³ $^{(h-)}$ua⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: e$^1$ hor$^2$ hua$^1$ [Phonetic: e$^5$ or$^2$ hua$^1$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: A̤-Hó̤-Hua
*** Sinological IPA : /e⁵³³⁻²¹ $^{(h-)}$ɒ¹³ hua⁵³³/
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: e$^1$ hor$^2$ hua$^1$ [Phonetic: e$^5$ lor$^2$ hua$^1$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: A̤-Hó̤-Hua
*** Sinological IPA : /e⁵³³⁻²¹ $^{(h-)}$lɒ¹³ hua⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iâ-hô-hoa
*** Tâi-lô: Iâ-hô-hua
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ia'hoi'hoaf
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ia²⁴⁻²² ho²⁴⁻²² hua⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ia²⁴⁻²² ho²⁴⁻²² hua³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ia¹³⁻²² ho¹³⁻²² hua⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ia²⁴⁻¹¹ ho²⁴⁻¹¹ hua⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia²³⁻³³ hɤ²³⁻³³ hua⁴⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$ya-wu$_6$-gho$_6$; $^6$ya-wu$_6$ $^6$gho
*** MiniDict: ya$^去$ wu$^去$ gho$^去$; ya$^去$ wu$^去$ gho$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$hhia-hhu$_3$-hho$_3$; $^3$hhia-hhu$_3$ $^3$hho
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦia²² ɦu⁵⁵ ɦo²¹/, /ɦia²² ɦu⁴⁴ ɦo²³/

### Proper noun

耶和華
* Jehovah; Yahweh; Tetragrammaton; the Lord
    From: 馮永梁牧師 (lyricist), 《耶和華是愛》
    je$^4$ wo$^4$ waa$^4$ si$^6$ oi$^3$, joeng$^6$ ngo$^5$ on$^1$ san$^1$ cing$^1$ cou$^2$ kai$^1$ seoi$^2$ bin$^1$ [Jyutping]
    The Lord is love; he lets me rest beside green grass and creek waters.
    From: 1997, 李信儀 (lyricist), Stacey Robbins (English translator), 《耶和華祝福滿滿》 (Jehovah's Blessings Abound)
    Iâ-hô-hoa chiok-hok móa-móa, chhin-chhiūⁿ hái-piⁿ thô͘-soa, un-tián chû-ài ti̍t-kàu bān sè-tāi. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    The Lord has blessings all around, as many as the sand; His favour and love never end. (lit. Jehovah’s blessings abound, just like the sand beside the sea; His grace and love goes on for generations.)
    From: 2007, 陳世桓 (lyricist and translator), 《稱頌祢聖名》 (I Exalt Your Name)
    Nǐ shì zìyǒuyǒngyǒu, Nǐ míng shì Yēhéhuá [Pinyin]
    My God, the great I Am, Your name is Yahweh (lit. You are "I Am that I Am", Your name is Jehovah)

#### Synonyms

| Branch | Words |
| Protestant | 耶和華, 上主, 雅威 uncommon |
| Roman Catholic | 雅威, 上主 |
| Church of the East | 序娑 |

#### Derived terms

* 耶和華以勒 / 耶和华以勒 (Yēhéhuá-Yǐlè)
* 耶和華尼西 / 耶和华尼西 (Yēhéhuá-Níxī)
* 耶和華沙龍 / 耶和华沙龙
* 耶和華見證人 / 耶和华见证人 (Yēhéhuá jiànzhèngrén)