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Revision as of 23:13, 16 January 2023
English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Jah
- (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”).
- (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
God — see God