旧约词汇 - Y

Yahweh

The hypothetical pronounciation of the divine name YHWH; by some pronounced Yahveh. See YHWH. See Introduction, Part 1.

Yahwist narrative

(also called Yahwist source; abbreviated J) A reconstructed literary source lying behind the Torah/Pentateuch, written around 950 B.C.E. in Judah. See Part 1.

Yahwist

The author of the narrative source in the Torah/Pentateuch that favors the use of the divine name Yahweh. See Yahwist source.

YHWH

(Yahweh) The sacred name of God in the Hebrew Bible; also known as the tetragrammaton; since Hebrew was written without vowels in ancient times, the four consonants YHWH contain no clue to their original pronunciation; they are generally rendered Yahweh in contemporary scholarship; in traditional Judaism, the name is not pronounced, but Adonay ("Lord") or something similar is substituted; in most English versions of the Bible the tetragrammaton is represented by "LORD" (or less frequently, "Jehovah").See Introduction, Part 1.

Yom Kippur

(Hebrew for "Day of Atonement") Annual day of fasting, penitence, and atonement, occurring in the fall on Tishri 10 (just after Rosh Hashanah); the most solemn and important occasion of the Jewish religious year.