Jehovah, name of God

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ltwin said:
The Jehova’s Witness insist on using “Jehovah” as the name of God even though it is a fact that the word “Jehovah” is an incorrect re-construction of the Tetragrammaton (YHWH). The favored transliteration of YHWH by scholars is “Yahweh.”

As to why the Jewish people chose not to say the name, it is because God is holy and this name was an important name. Ever heard the phrase “familiarity breeds contempt”? I think the same principle is at work.
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My only problem with the 1800s version of “Yahweh” in English is that it is only two syllables. Jehovah, using a soft ‘j’ (ie i) and soft ‘v’ (ie w) is three syllables.
 
I will also add that the tetragram is 4 characters not 3, but the “H” is mentioned twice. That is because the “H” flows from the “Y” and flows from the “W” but it is the same “H”, and it is a breathing sound as in the Holy Spirit.

Hope that is not too obscure.

I will also add that the Jewish use the term G_d, what is missing is the second person.
 
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