יה

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaːh/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jɔːɔh/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ja(h)/

Contracted form of יהוה (“YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah”).

יָהּ • (Yah) m

1. Jah, one of the names of God and a common theophoric element in Hebrew names.

• Observant Jews, outside of prayer, may prefer to write and say קָהּ (kah), so as not to abuse the name of God.

• H3050 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

From י (“ten”) +‎ ה (“five”).

יה • (15) m

1. alternative form of טו ("fifteen"), usually avoided owing to its homonymy with the holy name Jah