Yahweh (English spelling)

Japanese: ヤハウェ（英語表記）Yahweh

The name of the God of Israel revealed to the prophet Moses. It is also called Yahveh or Jehovah. It is said to have four letters because it is written with four Hebrew consonants (Hebrew usually has three consonants). It is said to mean "He who is," "He who is with," "He who makes it happen," etc., but there is no consensus. There is also a theory that it is the god of the Kenites, the family of Moses' wife, where he took refuge, but this is doubtful. It is a god unique to Israel, and it seems to have been known before Moses. The Jews did not speak of Yahweh out of excessive respect, calling him instead Adonai (my Lord), and the Septuagint also translated it as Kyrios (Lord). After the fall of Jerusalem in 70, the correct pronunciation of the four letters that had been handed down to the high priests was lost along with them, which also led to the four letters being read only as Adonai. In Christianity, the pronunciation "Yahweh" is often used. (→ Tetragrammaton )

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Japanese:

預言者モーセに啓示されたとされるイスラエルの神の名。ヤーベ，エホバともいう。ヘブライ語の4子音で表記されるところから4文字 (通常ヘブライ語は3子音) といわれる。「ありてある者」「ともにある者」「あらしめる者」などの意といわれるが定説はない。またモーセが避難した妻の実家ケニ人の神との説もあるが疑わしい。イスラエル固有の神で，すでにモーセ以前に知られていたらしい。ユダヤ人は過度の尊敬からヤハウェを口にせず，代りにアドナイ (私の主) と呼び，七十人訳 (セプトゥアギンタ) もこれをとってキュリオス (主) と訳している。 70年のエルサレム陥落後，大祭司に相伝された4文字の正確な発音が彼らとともに失われたことも，4文字をアドナイとのみ読む原因となった。キリスト教ではしばしば「ヤハウェ」の発音を使用している。 (→テトラグラマトン ) 　

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