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Strong's numbers

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

Shown in the King James Version (KJV), whichever translation you read in — it is the text these numbers are tagged against.

  • Psalms 99:8
    Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
  • Psalms 99:9
    Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.
  • Psalms 100:1
    A Psalm of praise. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
  • Psalms 100:2
    Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
  • Psalms 100:3
    Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
  • Psalms 100:5
    For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
  • Psalms 101:1
    A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.
  • Psalms 101:8
    I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.
  • Psalms 102:1
    A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.
  • Psalms 102:12
    But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.