{ Yahweh (yäw&ebreve_;), Yahwe, n. Also Jahveh (yäw&ebreve_;), Jahve, etc. } A modern transliteration of the Hebrew word translated Jehovah in the Bible; -- used by some critics to discriminate the tribal god of the ancient Hebrews from the Christian Jehovah. Yahweh or Yahwe is the spelling now generally adopted by scholars.[Webster 1913 Suppl.]