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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. Ruth 1:6 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that Jehovah had visited his people in giving them bread.

  2. Ruth 1:8 יְהוָ֤ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Naomi said unto her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each of you to her mother's house: Jehovah deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

  3. Ruth 1:9 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Jehovah grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voice, and wept.

  4. Ruth 1:13 יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    would ye therefore tarry till they were grown? would ye therefore stay from having husbands? nay, my daughters, for it grieveth me much for your sakes, for the hand of Jehovah is gone forth against me.

  5. Ruth 1:17 יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: Jehovah do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.

  6. Ruth 1:21 יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    I went out full, and Jehovah hath brought me home again empty; why call ye me Naomi, seeing Jehovah hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?

  7. Ruth 1:21 וַֽיהוָה֙ va.Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    I went out full, and Jehovah hath brought me home again empty; why call ye me Naomi, seeing Jehovah hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?

  8. Ruth 2:4 יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, Jehovah be with you. And they answered him, Jehovah bless thee.

  9. Ruth 2:4 יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, Jehovah be with you. And they answered him, Jehovah bless thee.

  10. Ruth 2:12 יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Jehovah recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of Jehovah, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge.

  11. Ruth 2:12 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Jehovah recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of Jehovah, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge.

  12. Ruth 2:20 לַיהוָ֔ה la.Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of Jehovah, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is nigh of kin unto us, one of our near kinsmen.

  13. Ruth 3:10 לַֽיהוָה֙ la.Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter: thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.

  14. Ruth 3:13 יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as Jehovah liveth: lie down until the morning.

  15. Ruth 4:11 יְהוָ֨ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. Jehovah make the woman that is come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:

  16. Ruth 4:12 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    and let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which Jehovah shall give thee of this young woman.

  17. Ruth 4:13 יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in unto her, and Jehovah gave her conception, and she bare a son.

  18. Ruth 4:14 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be Jehovah, who hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman; and let his name be famous in Israel.

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