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

    And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with the help of Jehovah.

  2. Genesis 4:3 לַֽיהוָֽה׃ la.Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Jehovah.

  3. Genesis 4:4 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And Jehovah had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

  4. Genesis 4:6 יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

  5. Genesis 4:9 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?

  6. Genesis 4:13 יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Cain said unto Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

  7. Genesis 4:15 יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Jehovah appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.

  8. Genesis 4:15 יְהוָ֤ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Jehovah appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.

  9. Genesis 4:16 יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

  10. Genesis 4:26 יְהוָֽה׃ פ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then began men to call upon the name of Jehovah.

  11. Genesis 5:29 יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    and he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, which cometh because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed.

  12. Genesis 6:3 יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.

  13. Genesis 6:5 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

  14. Genesis 6:6 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And it repented Jehovah that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

  15. Genesis 6:7 יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

  16. Genesis 6:8 יְהוָֽה׃ פ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    But Noah found favor in the eyes of Jehovah.

  17. Genesis 7:1 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

  18. Genesis 7:5 יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Noah did according unto all that Jehovah commanded him.

  19. Genesis 7:16 יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him: and Jehovah shut him in.

  20. Genesis 8:20 לַֽיהוָ֑ה la.Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Noah builded an altar unto Jehovah, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar.

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