하나님

Korean

Etymology

From a dialectal pronunciation of 하느님 (haneunim, “God”) which became popularized because of a folk etymology connecting it to 하나 (hana), and thus to the Christian concept of monotheism.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠na̠nim]
• Phonetic hangul: [하나님]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Hananim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Hananim
McCune–Reischauer?	Hananim
Yale Romanization?	hananim

Proper noun

하나님 • (Hananim)

1. (Protestantism) God, creator
   • 1961, Bible (Korean Revised Version), Changsegi (創世記 / 창세기) (Genesis) 1:1

     太(태)初(초)에 하나님이 天(천)地(지)를 創(창)造(조)하시니라

     In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2. (Islam) God, creator
   • Shahada

     하나님 외에 다른 신은 없습니다. 무함마드는 그분의 사도입니다.

     Hananim oe-e dareun sin-eun eopseumnida. Muhammadeu-neun Geubun-ui sado-imnida.

     There is no god but God. Muhammad is the messenger of God.

Related terms

• 하느님 (Haneunim, “God, heaven”)