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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 18:14 מֵיְהוָ֖ה me.Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.

  2. Genesis 18:17 וַֽיהֹוָ֖ה va.Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;

  3. Genesis 18:19 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

  4. Genesis 18:19 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

  5. Genesis 18:20 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

  6. Genesis 18:22 יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah.

  7. Genesis 18:26 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake.

  8. Genesis 18:33 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah went his way, as soon as he had left off communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

  9. Genesis 19:13 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before Jehovah; and Jehovah hath sent us to destroy it.

  10. Genesis 19:13 יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before Jehovah; and Jehovah hath sent us to destroy it.

  11. Genesis 19:14 יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for Jehovah will destroy the city. But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that mocked.

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

    But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters, Jehovah being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

  13. Genesis 19:24 וַֽיהוָ֗ה va.Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Then Jehovah rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Jehovah out of heaven;

  14. Genesis 19:24 יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    Then Jehovah rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Jehovah out of heaven;

  15. Genesis 19:27 יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before Jehovah:

  16. Genesis 20:18 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

  17. Genesis 21:1 וַֽיהוָ֛ה va.Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said, and Jehovah did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

  18. Genesis 21:1 יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said, and Jehovah did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

  19. Genesis 21:33 יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Jehovah, the Everlasting God.

  20. Genesis 22:11 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And the angel of Jehovah called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here I am.

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