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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. Genesis 2:4 יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven.

  2. Genesis 2:5 יְהוָ֤ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Jehovah God had not caused it to rain upon the earth: and there was not a man to till the ground;

  3. Genesis 2:7 יְהוָ֨ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

  4. Genesis 2:8 יְהוָ֧ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

  5. Genesis 2:9 יְהוָ֤ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And out of the ground made Jehovah God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

  6. Genesis 2:15 יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

  7. Genesis 2:16 יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

  8. Genesis 2:18 יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.

  9. Genesis 2:19 יְהוָ֨ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

  10. Genesis 2:21 יְהוָ֨ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof:

  11. Genesis 2:22 יְהוָ֨ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

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

    Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?

  13. Genesis 3:8 יְהוָ֧ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God amongst the trees of the garden.

  14. Genesis 3:8 יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God amongst the trees of the garden.

  15. Genesis 3:9 יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah God called unto the man, and said unto him, Where art thou?

  16. Genesis 3:13 יְהוָ֧ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah God said unto the woman, What is this thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

  17. Genesis 3:14 יְהֹוָ֨ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

  18. Genesis 3:21 יְהוָ֨ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them.

  19. Genesis 3:22 יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever—

  20. Genesis 3:23 יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    therefore Jehovah God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

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