# Yahweh — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/yahweh-whe-definition-discussion/16344>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [October 22, 2018, 8:57am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/yahweh-whe-definition-discussion/16344 "2018-10-22T08:57:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 8:57am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/yahweh-whe-definition-discussion/16344/1 "2018-10-22T08:57:25Z")

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Yahweh is the name of the state god of the ancient Kingdom of Israel and, later, the Kingdom of Judah. His name is composed of four Hebrew consonants (YHWH, known as the Tetragrammaton) which the prophet Moses is said to have revealed to his people and is sometimes given in English as "Jehovah."

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Yahweh/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Yahweh/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/yahweh-whe-definition-discussion/16344/2 "2026-07-30T18:50:12Z")

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