In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
JEHOVAH
Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah
(noun) terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
Yahweh, YHWH, Yahwe, Yahveh, YHVH, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah, JHVH
(noun) a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Je*ho"vah, n. Etym: [Heb. usually yêhovah (with the vowel points of âdonai Lord), sometimes (to avoid repetition) yêhovih (with the vowel points of êlohim God); but only the four Heb, consonants yhvh are conceded to be certainly known.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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