how do u pronounce yahweh?

Answer 1

To some extent, the name "Yahweh" is a guess at the pronunciation of "the Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew characters representing the personal name of Almighty God which are usually put into Roman characters as "YHWH" or "YHVH". The phonetic spelling of the name "Yahweh" might be "yah-way".

Interestingly, scholars are increasingly beginning to favor "Yehowah" over "Yahweh", since the intermediary "how" is pronounced in names with a similar character structure (such as "Yehoshua" or "Joshua"). Centuries ago, English speakers translated the divine name into English as "Jehovah".

It is true that the Almighty did not say, "Listen, thousands of years from now when a new language called English comes along, they can pronounce my name as 'Jehovah' and that's fine."

Instead, like with any and every personal name, different languages TRANSLATE personal names to fit their lingual tendencies. George becomes "Hor-hey" in Spanish or "Gay-org" in German and no one gets upset.

It's not exactly wrong to call the Almighty by the impersonal "God", just as it's not wrong to call one's offspring "Child". If we want a familiar and close relationship, however, it makes sense to use the personal name of someone we love. The Scriptures encourage us to use God's personal name.

The Hebrew name “Yahweh” (or “Yehowah”) does seem to accurately pronounce the divine name. Just as the Hebrew name “Yeshua” (or “Yehoshua”) is translated into “Jesus” in English, the Hebrew name “Yahweh” is translated into “Jehovah” in English.

The important thing is to use God’s personal name in whatever language you speak, rather than insisting upon the impersonal! The name “Yahweh” is certainly preferable to the non-name “God” or “Lord”, especially if you speak Hebrew. If you speak English, feel free to use the name "Jehovah".

(Psalms 83:18) That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth

(John 17:26) [Jesus said] I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them

Answer 2

It was traditionally the name of God, which should not be uttered. Most modern Christians pronounce it "yah" (like the German yes) "way". It is a more modern rendering of the old word Jehovah.

Answer 3

I am told it has three syllables and is pronounced Yah HO Wah. Accent on the middle syllable. "long O" pronounced "OH"

Answer 4

YHWH has no vowels, its not meant to be pronounced. No one can tell you the correct pronunciation. Just assumptions like Jahveh or Jehovah.

Answer 5

Here ya go

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?yahweh01.wav=Yahweh

Answer 6

yaway