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יְהֹוָה H3068

Yᵉhôvâh

yeh-ho-vaw'

from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.

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

From Brown, Driver, and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), in the public domain.


5521 occurrences

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  • Numbers 33:50
    And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
  • Numbers 34:1
    And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
  • Numbers 34:13
    And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
  • Numbers 34:16
    And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
  • Numbers 34:29
    These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
  • Numbers 35:1
    And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
  • Numbers 35:9
    And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
  • Numbers 35:34
    Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.
  • Numbers 36:2
    And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.
  • Numbers 36:5
    And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well.