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יְהֹוָה

ye.ho.vah · LORD

Hebrew · Strong's H3068 · Noun · Sounds like: yeh-ho-vaw' · 6,528 occurrences

English

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 28:21 יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    so that I come again to my father's house in peace, and Jehovah will be my God,

  2. Genesis 29:31 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

  3. Genesis 29:32 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Because Jehovah hath looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.

  4. Genesis 29:33 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And she conceived again, and bare a son: and said, Because Jehovah hath heard that I am hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

  5. Genesis 29:35 יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, This time will I praise Jehovah: therefore she called his name Judah; and she left off bearing.

  6. Genesis 30:24 יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    and she called his name Joseph, saying, Jehovah add to me another son.

  7. Genesis 30:27 יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Laban said unto him, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, tarry: for I have divined that Jehovah hath blessed me for thy sake.

  8. Genesis 30:30 יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased unto a multitude; and Jehovah hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?

  9. Genesis 31:3 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

  10. Genesis 31:49 יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    and Mizpah, for he said, Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

  11. Genesis 32:9 יְהוָ֞ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Jehovah, who saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good:

  12. Genesis 38:7 יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah slew him.

  13. Genesis 38:7 יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah slew him.

  14. Genesis 38:10 יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and he slew him also.

  15. Genesis 39:2 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

  16. Genesis 39:3 יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And his master saw that Jehovah was with him, and that Jehovah made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

  17. Genesis 39:3 יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And his master saw that Jehovah was with him, and that Jehovah made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

  18. Genesis 39:5 יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And it came to pass from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was upon all that he had, in the house and in the field.

  19. Genesis 39:5 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    And it came to pass from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was upon all that he had, in the house and in the field.

  20. Genesis 39:21 יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh · A person, place or thing

    But Jehovah was with Joseph, and showed kindness unto him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

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