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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. Zephaniah 1:1 יְהוָ֣ה׀ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    The word of Jehovah which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.

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

    I will utterly consume all things from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah.

  3. Zephaniah 1:3 יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah.

  4. Zephaniah 1:5 לַֽיהוָ֔ה la.Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, that swear to Jehovah and swear by Malcam;

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

    and them that are turned back from following Jehovah; and those that have not sought Jehovah, nor inquired after him.

  6. Zephaniah 1:6 יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    and them that are turned back from following Jehovah; and those that have not sought Jehovah, nor inquired after him.

  7. Zephaniah 1:7 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord Jehovah; for the day of Jehovah is at hand: for Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath consecrated his guests.

  8. Zephaniah 1:7 יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord Jehovah; for the day of Jehovah is at hand: for Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath consecrated his guests.

  9. Zephaniah 1:8 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And it shall come to pass in the day of Jehovah's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.

  10. Zephaniah 1:10 יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And in that day, saith Jehovah, there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills.

  11. Zephaniah 1:12 יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.

  12. Zephaniah 1:14 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    The great day of Jehovah is near, it is near and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of Jehovah; the mighty man crieth there bitterly.

  13. Zephaniah 1:14 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    The great day of Jehovah is near, it is near and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of Jehovah; the mighty man crieth there bitterly.

  14. Zephaniah 1:17 לַֽיהוָ֖ה la.Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against Jehovah; and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung.

  15. Zephaniah 1:18 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of Jehovah's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.

  16. Zephaniah 2:2 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of Jehovah come upon you, before the day of Jehovah's anger come upon you.

  17. Zephaniah 2:2 יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of Jehovah come upon you, before the day of Jehovah's anger come upon you.

  18. Zephaniah 2:3 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger.

  19. Zephaniah 2:3 יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger.

  20. Zephaniah 2:5 יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea-coast, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of Jehovah is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines; I will destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.

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