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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.

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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. Zechariah 1:1 יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,

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

    Jehovah was sore displeased with your fathers.

  3. Zechariah 1:3 יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Return unto me, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will return unto you, saith Jehovah of hosts.

  4. Zechariah 1:3 יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Return unto me, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will return unto you, saith Jehovah of hosts.

  5. Zechariah 1:3 יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Return unto me, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will return unto you, saith Jehovah of hosts.

  6. Zechariah 1:4 יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets cried, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Return ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith Jehovah.

  7. Zechariah 1:4 יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets cried, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Return ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith Jehovah.

  8. Zechariah 1:6 יְהוָ֤ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? and they turned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

  9. Zechariah 1:7 יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,

  10. Zechariah 1:10 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees answered and said, These are they whom Jehovah hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.

  11. Zechariah 1:11 יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And they answered the angel of Jehovah that stood among the myrtle-trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.

  12. Zechariah 1:12 יְהוָה֮ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Then the angel of Jehovah answered and said, O Jehovah of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?

  13. Zechariah 1:12 יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Then the angel of Jehovah answered and said, O Jehovah of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?

  14. Zechariah 1:13 יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah answered the angel that talked with me with good words, even comfortable words.

  15. Zechariah 1:14 יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    So the angel that talked with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

  16. Zechariah 1:16 יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Therefore thus saith Jehovah: I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies; my house shall be built in it, saith Jehovah of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem.

  17. Zechariah 1:16 יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Therefore thus saith Jehovah: I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies; my house shall be built in it, saith Jehovah of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem.

  18. Zechariah 1:17 יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Cry yet again, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: My cities shall yet overflow with prosperity; and Jehovah shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

  19. Zechariah 1:17 יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Cry yet again, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: My cities shall yet overflow with prosperity; and Jehovah shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

  20. Zechariah 1:20 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah showed me four smiths.

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