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4 unusual facts about Yah


Mappiq

The divine name Yah has a mappiq (a dot inside the last letter), so the last letter shall not be read as a vowel a, but as the consonant H - and therefore Yah (and not Ya).

Yah

Jah, shortened form of the divine name YHWH (also spelled Jehovah or Yahweh)

Yahshua

The Hebrew Bible uses Yehoshua (יהושע), and later Aramaic form Yeshua (ישוע), for Joshua, which means "Yah is Salvation."

Tal Ilan's Lexicon of Jewish Names in Late Antiquity (2002), notes Yehoshua (יהושע), and the later Aramaic form Yeshua among many names containing Yah derived from YHWH.


Belenggu

:Yoseph Yapi Taum, a lecturer at Sanata Dharma University in Yogyakarta, views Tini's aloof nature as a major force driving Tono to Yah; her lifestyle, of which Tono is not a part, alienates him and drives him to find a more traditional woman.

Bitcrusher

In harder versions of the electronic music genre Dubstep/Drumstep, bitcrusher "yah yah" and "yoi yoi" effects have become more popular in the recent years of the genre; some artists even using the effect more than the genre's signature "bass wobbles".

Lewis Hector Garrard

Wah-to-Yah, the title, is the Indian name for the Spanish Peaks in southern Colorado.

Pillaro

Píllaro (pronounced 'PEE-yah-ro') is a city in Ecuador, located in the province of Tungurahua.

Pryor Creek, Oklahoma

Originally named Coo-Y-Yah, Cherokee for Huckleberry, it was renamed Pryor Creek, the name of the local railroad station (named for the creek).

Reggae Gold 2012

The first disc featured the recent hits, including Konshens’ “Gal a Bubble” and ”Do Sum'n”, Popcaan’s “Only Man She Want”, Busy Signal’s “Come Over (Missing You)”, Cham’s “Wine”, Sean Paul’s “She Doesn't Mind”, Potential Kidd’s “Yah Suh Nice”, Christopher Martin’s “Cheater's Prayer”, Tarrus Riley’s “Not Missing You”, Gyptian’s “Overtime” and more.

The Unexpected Items

One of their sketches, Gap Yah, became a YouTube sensation in 2010, and the Gap Yah catchphrase gained popularity in schools and universities around the country.

Yah Mo B There

A salesman, David (played by Paul Rudd), has developed an intense hatred of the DVD and tells the manager, "I would rather listen to Fran Drescher for eight hours than have to listen to Michael McDonald. Nothing against him, but if I hear 'Yah Mo B There' one more time, I'm gonna 'yah mo' burn this place to the ground!"


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