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יְהֹוָה

ye.ho.vah · LORD

Hebrew · Strong's H3068 · Noun · Sounds like: yeh-ho-vaw' · 6,528 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • LORD H3068G 6,526
  • The Lord H3068H · a Name of 1
  • (Jerusalem of) the Lord H3068I · a Part of 1

Strong's dictionary

from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
יהוה c. 6823 i.e. יַהְוֶה n.pr.dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel—(1. MT יְהֹוָה 6518 (Qr אֲדֹנָי), or יֱהֹוִה 305 (Qr אֱלֹהִים) 2. Many recent scholars explain יַהְוֶה as Hiph. of הוה (= היה) the one bringing into being, life-giver)
I. יהוה is not used by E in Gn, but is given Ex 3:12-15 as the name of the God who revealed Himself to Moses at Horeb
II.
1. יהוה is used with אלהים and suffixes, especially in D
2. the phrase † אֲנִי יהוה is noteworthy
3. יהוה is also used with several predicates, to form sacred names of holy places of Yahweh

Every occurrence

  1. Job 1:6 יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.

  2. Job 1:7 יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

  3. Job 1:7 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

  4. Job 1:8 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil.

  5. Job 1:9 יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

  6. Job 1:12 יְהוָ֜ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

  7. Job 1:12 יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

  8. Job 1:21 יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.

  9. Job 1:21 וַיהוָ֖ה va.Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.

  10. Job 1:21 יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.

  11. Job 2:1 יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Jehovah.

  12. Job 2:1 יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Jehovah.

  13. Job 2:2 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

  14. Job 2:2 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

  15. Job 2:3 יְהוָ֜ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil: and he still holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

  16. Job 2:4 יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

  17. Job 2:6 יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.

  18. Job 2:7 יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

  19. Job 12:9 יְ֝הוָה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this,

  20. Job 38:1 יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

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