יהוה
Written Form
Examine the four-letter divine name in the Hebrew text and where English Bibles often print LORD instead of a personal name.
Open study ›FOUNDATIONAL STUDY
THE NAMES
YAHUAH & YAHSHUA
A dedicated research center on the divine name, the name Yahshua, biblical names containing Yah/Yahu, and the history of how Hebrew names were transmitted into later languages.
THE DIVINE NAME
Why this site uses Yahuah
Study the four Hebrew consonants יהוה, English title substitution, manuscript and reading traditions, and the distinction between what is written in the Hebrew text and later pronunciation traditions.יהושע
Yahshua
Trace Hebrew and Aramaic name forms into Greek transmission and later English forms while preserving Yahshua as the site’s preferred form.
Open study ›יה
Yah / Yahu
Study names that preserve the divine element and show how those names appear in familiar English Bible forms.
Open study ›LANGUAGE & TRANSMISSION
The divine element in biblical names: Yah / Yahu
This index highlights Hebrew or transliterated forms alongside common English forms so readers can see what changed and what remained recognizable.| Hebrew / Transliteration | Common English Form | Element | Study Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yesha‘yahu | Isaiah | Yahu | Prophetic name containing the divine element Yahu |
| Yirmeyahu | Jeremiah | Yahu | Prophetic name containing Yahu |
| Eliyahu | Elijah | Yahu | Hebrew name ending with Yahu |
| Hizqiyahu | Hezekiah | Yahu | Royal name ending with Yahu |
| Yoshiyahu | Josiah | Yahu | Royal name ending with Yahu |
| Zekharyah | Zechariah | Yah | Name ending with Yah |
| Tsephanyah | Zephaniah | Yah | Name ending with Yah |
| Ovadyah | Obadiah | Yah | Name ending with Yah |
| Nehemyah | Nehemiah | Yah | Name ending with Yah |
| Uriyah | Uriah | Yah | Name ending with Yah |
| Gedalyah | Gedaliah | Yah | Name ending with Yah |
| Mikhayah | Micaiah | Yah | Name ending with Yah |
RESEARCH METHOD
How claims about the names are evaluated
The site does not blur textual evidence, linguistic development and claims of deliberate alteration into one category.Hebrew Text
What consonants and forms are actually present in the Hebrew witnesses?
Ancient Versions
How do Greek and other ancient translations represent names and titles?
English Tradition
Which forms entered English through Greek, Latin or conventional Bible translation?
Site Position
Explain why the site uses Yahuah and Yahshua and identify disputed points honestly.
CROSS-DATABASE RESEARCH
African-name records & the Yah/Yahu comparison notebook
Saved records from the Transatlantic Slave Trade research lab appear here so researchers can compare them directly with documented Hebrew Yah/Yahu forms.Keep the two datasets distinct
The Hebrew table above documents biblical Hebrew name forms. The notebook below contains historical African-name records selected by the researcher. A visual spelling resemblance is not itself evidence that two names share a language, meaning or origin.
Study the written forms
Compare Hebrew text, manuscript witnesses, translation conventions and uncertainties.
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