Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Jahweh · IPA 01 n. a name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the Hebrew YHVH. See Jehovah. 1. a name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the Hebrew YHVH. See Jehovah. See: Jehovah Syn. Yahweh, Yahwe, Yahveh, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah.