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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 109:15
    Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
  • Psalms 109:20
    Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
  • Psalms 109:26
    Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy:
  • Psalms 109:27
    That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it.
  • Psalms 109:30
    I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
  • Psalms 110:1
    A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
  • Psalms 110:2
    The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
  • Psalms 110:4
    The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
  • Psalms 111:1
    Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
  • Psalms 111:2
    The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.