n. [ Heb. usually y&ebreve_;hōvāh (with the vowel points of ădōnāi Lord), sometimes (to avoid repetition) y&ebreve_;hōvih (with the vowel points of &ebreve_;lōhīm God); but only the four Heb, consonants yhvh are conceded to be certainly known. ] A Scripture name of the Supreme Being, by which he was revealed to the Jews as their covenant God or Sovereign of the theocracy; the “ineffable name” of the Supreme Being, which was not pronounced by the Jews. [ 1913 Webster ]