Jah

English · Français

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Jah

/dʒɑː/ UK
/jɑː/ UK
/dʒɑ/ US
/jɑ/ US

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew יָהּ (Yāh).

proper noun Yah

A shortened form of the Tetragrammaton. Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.
Rastafari God. So [...] he say a prayer of thanks because Jah know.

Translations

Every language

name shortened form of Jehovah

हिन्दी	याह Yāh
עברית	יה, יהוה

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"Jah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Jah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jah

Chicago

"Jah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jah.

BibTeX

@misc{jah_2026,
  title = {Jah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}