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The ancient name of God, as used in the Book of Genesis, 'YHWH', is known as the tetragrammaton. Ancient Hebrew writing did not have vowels or vowel indicators, and it is sometimes difficult to determine what vowels were used in the spoken language and therefore how words were pronounced. Most scholars say that it was pronounced 'Yahweh'. This was translated into German as 'Jehovah', a word which has since entered the English language.

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