The form in which the Heb. Yah, shortened form of Yahwe(h (Jahveh) JEHOVAH, is represented in the English Bible.
1539. Bible (Great), Ps. lxviii. 4. Oh synge vnto God, . prayse ye him in his name Ia [1611 Iah] and reioyse before hym.
1613. Purchas, Pilgrimage (1614), 154. In the name of Iah the God of Israel. There is none like to Iah our God.
1758. C. Wesley, Hymn, ‘Lo! He comes,’ iv. Jah, Jehovah, Everlasting God, come down.
