how to pronounce jehovah

/dʒəˈhoʊvə/

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jehovah is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of jehovah in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… oh thou great jehovah yes well …”

meaning of jehovah

Jehovah is the name of the god of the Hebrew Bible.

jehovah frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word jehovah occurs in english on average 2.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.