Jehover - How many of you heard it pronounced that way? (page 2)

Elsewhere

What do you mean with this question? I am from germany and Jehova (iehofa?) is pronounced differently as in russian, polish or many other languages.

Imagine if the person giving a talk kept saying iehofer instead of iehofa... that is what I'm talking about. In english one is supposed to say Jehovah... but instead some english speaking people e will say Jehover. I'm not talking about people with english as a second language... I can handle an accent... but some people just flat out say it wrong.

mineralogist

So what? Who knows the correct pronounciation? As it was mentioned on another thread: try talking about Jahwe at the meeting

It is all about separating from the rest of the world ... so i think you are right. I just have to think about Isebel or isebel (in german)

Nosferatu

My mom used to say "That Fucker you worship in that shit religion you in"

What's wrong with saying it like that?

SYN

Never heard it pronounced this way personally (the accent is wildly different in South Africa), but you've gotta agree that it's as funny as hell!

dannyboy

In ancient times, that was the way it was pronounced in Israel's poor, Southern Districts.

LOL @ Farkel

Personally, never heard "Jehover" till I started hanging out 'round here

---Dan

gitasatsangha

It's important how you accent it too.

For Example.

Mom or Dad is mad at you: Ja ho' vah' knows what you did, son!

Saying a prayer: Jah' hova God, we come before you in blah blah blah

Yelling It in the Heat of Passion During Sex: Oh Jahooooooooovahhhh!

Cussing: What the Je ho vah' did you do to my car?

codeblue

I moved down "south" and heard Jehover for the first time and couldn't stop laughing during the meeting...

Then they said: Isaiaher and Jeremiaher!!! (Just can't get enough of those R's...lol)

Codeblue

DanTheMan

There was a lovely sweet lady in a cong I attended, grew up in Queens, she pronounced it that way, as did a bro from Massachusetts. I think it's an east coast thing. People from Ohio just say Jehovah because we speak perfect unaccented English.

gwyneth

I am from Massachusetts, and that's how it's pronounced up there. It's the exchanging of the "a" and "r" sounds, as mentioned before. My mom's name is Martha, and she always hated it when it was pronounced "Mah-ther." As in, "Mah-ther, go pahk the cah!"

Jehover - How many of you heard it pronounced that way?

shamus